Senior Financial Analyst

Cision employs the brightest, most passionate people in the tech industry. We’d love for you to join our growing team! We invest in our people through training and professional development while supporting you along the way—all so you can meet your career goals. To us, the most important measure of our success is yours.

As a Senior FP&A Analyst at Cision, you will play a key role in driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis activities for the Go-to-Market function. This role is instrumental in supporting strategic decision-making for our sales, marketing, and customer success functions. You will collaborate with various departments to provide insightful financial information and contribute to strategic decision-making processes. The ideal candidate possesses a strong analytical mindset, a proven track record in automating financial reporting processes and a keen understanding of financial principles.

Responsibilities

• Data Integration and Analysis: 
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automated financial models and dashboards for key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Integrate financial data from various sources into automated reporting systems.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Dashboard Development:
• Create dynamic and visually appealing dashboards that provide actionable insights for executive leadership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and customize dashboards accordingly.
• Process Optimization:
• Streamline existing financial reporting processes through automation to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Implement best practices for data visualization and reporting within the FP&A team.
• Headcount Planning and Modeling:
• Collaborate with go-to-market leadership to develop and maintain headcount models aligned with business strategies.
• Analyze historical data and industry benchmarks to inform realistic and data-driven headcount projections.

Desired Background/Experience

• Prior experience working in FP&A, corporate finance, or a finance leadership development program
• Experience utilizing a diverse suite of financial and CRM systems, with exposure to BI tools (Power BI, SAS, Tableau); VBA, SQL experience is a plus
• Humble and hungry self-starter with a strong desire to learn, drive improvements, and evolve
• Global / strategic thinker with high attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to translate data to business insights that drive decisions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; experience creating stories in PowerPoint a plus
• Must be results driven and capable of handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Seeking 3-5+ years of experience in commercial finance, FP&A, market analysis, or data-driven roles with a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
• Highly efficient with Microsoft Office suite, with advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint 

As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.

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