Senior Financial Analyst

Role Overview

• Join our Finance team as a motivated, dynamic Senior FP&A Analyst supporting a rapidly growing business.
• You will be the financial backbone for our R&D and Support functions, leading forecasting and operational activities.
• This role includes budgeting, variance analysis, and process improvements, while directly interacting with Redwood leadership.
• This is a hands-on, in-depth analysis role.
• You will drive efficiency and profitability by actioning a financial strategy founded in analytics which impacts critical business decisions.
• Manage annual budgets and forecasts for R&D departments (e.g., Engineering, Product, Support, InfoSec, AWS).
• Collaborate with department leads to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Build and refine financial models to project future Opex trends and identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual Opex to budget and forecast.
• Investigate and explain variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Prepare insightful reports and presentations summarizing findings for leadership review.
• Monitor and track functional Opex spending, ensuring alignment to budget.
• Monitor and track AWS spending, ensuring alignment to budget.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to track Opex efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepare regular financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual Opex summaries.
• Support the close process by providing accurate and timely Opex data.
• Build strong relationships with peers, R&D department leads, and leadership/ key stakeholders.
• Communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-financial audiences.
• Collaborate with the broader finance team to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial reporting.

Requirements

• 3
• 5 years of work experience in financial planning & analysis in a SaaS environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance related field
• Workday and Adaptive Planning Experience is a plus, but not required
• Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite of products, most specifically Excel and Sheets.
• Strong financial and business modeling skills with experience in building financial models
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and business acumen
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent project and time management abilities
• Ability to work under pressure within short time constraints and in a complex high growth organization
• Possess a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and team-oriented mindset. Must be highly driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to pivot and successfully adapt in a constantly changing environment

Tech Stack

• AWS

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements