Sr. Financial Analyst

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · San Francisco, CA · Finance

This role is for a Sr. Financial Analyst to join the G&A FP&A Team, serving as a finance partner to G&A organizations. The analyst will provide financial insights, analysis, and guidance to optimize investment decisions and accelerate business growth, improve forecast reliability, enhance corporate reporting, and partner with IT, People, and Legal. Responsibilities include assisting with ad hoc requests, strategic projects, long-range strategic planning, and leading process/system improvements. Requires a Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, 4+ years of FP&A or related experience, experience building financial models, and high competency with financial systems. SQL experience is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Be the key Finance partner to IT, People and Legal leaders and their teams, including:
  2. Assist with and manage frequent ad hoc requests and strategic projects to support senior leaders in making informed business decisions
  3. Participate in the company’s long-range strategic planning
  4. Lead process and system improvement and scaling projects for your area to drive the company’s continued growth and scaling.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a comparable quantitative field
  • 4+ years of FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related experience (e.g., Investment Banking, Management Consulting), with a focus on technology; familiarity with the software industry, SaaS business, or consumption-based models
  • Experience in building financial models independently and preparing recommendations
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and collaboration skills
  • Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and experience with GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics
  • High competency with systems such as Anaplan or Pigment, Workday, Netsuite, Salesforce, Coupa, and Zip

Nice to have

  • Experience with supporting G&A functions is a plus
  • Prior experience using SQL or willingness to learn is a plus