Job description
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst who is passionate about driving strategic and operational improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical and financial planning background and experience with SaaS business models. In this role, you will work with executive leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, forecast and advise leadership in our Engineering, IT and Product Management functions to drive improved margins and efficiency. You will also report performance against forecast and plan, as well as identify risks and opportunities to the executive leadership team. A strong sense of intellectual curiosity and a sense of ownership and pride in your work is a must!
This is an exciting, high-profile role, rich in analytics and plays a critical role to support strategic decision-making for some of our largest teams.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
About Avalara
About Avalara:
We’re building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make — every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, meal kit, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there’s an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation. The logic behind calculating taxes — the rules, rates, and boundaries is a global, layered, three-dimensional mess of complexity, with compliance dictated by governments and applied by every business, every day.
Avalara works with businesses of all sizes, all over the world — from corner stores to gigantic global retailers — to calculate tax accurately and automatically, at speeds measured in milliseconds. That’s a massive technical challenge, in terms of scale, reliability, and complexity, and we do it better than anyone. That’s why we’re growing fast. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world, in Brazil, Canada, India, U.K, Belgium and across Europe.
Equal Opportunities:
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst who is passionate about driving strategic and operational improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical and financial planning background and experience with SaaS business models. In this role, you will work with executive leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, forecast and advise leadership in our Engineering, IT and Product Management functions to drive improved margins and efficiency. You will also report performance against forecast and plan, as well as identify risks and opportunities to the executive leadership team. A strong sense of intellectual curiosity and a sense of ownership and pride in your work is a must!
This is an exciting, high-profile role, rich in analytics and plays a critical role to support strategic decision-making for some of our largest teams.
The role offers the opportunity to obtain a 'big picture' view of Avalara's performance while at the same time improving processes to drive forecast efficiencies and accuracy, as well as operational improvements to help the bottom line. This position will be integral to Avalara's ability to successfully execute on our long-term vision and objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead annual corporate planning processes including establishing a consistent framework for modeling that allows insight into forecasts and assumptions
- Cultivate a culture of trust and partnership with executive leadership
- Prepare monthly/quarterly reports to track performance against forecasts
- Integrate forecasting processes across business segments with particular focus on acquisition integration and data consistency
- Seek continuous improvement for our internal processes and procedures, establishing best practices as well as leading change and improvements to enable the team to scale with the business
- Work closely with reporting and technical teams to build system driven reports for key performance indicators, in partnership with executive leaders and functional stakeholders
- Provide actionable insights to senior business leaders
- Serve as the functional expert to the FP&A team for the R&D function to increase and improve understanding of key business drivers and improve projections
- Facilitate continuous improvement to the annual Product Roadmap and investment business cases. Provide financial acumen to ensure consistency of approach and data/methodology
Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in FP&A, or financial operations, preferably in the technology industry
- Advanced modeling, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with SaaS business models
- Experience working with an FP&A planning tool – Adaptive Insights or similar (Anaplan, Planful, etc.)
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related relevant areas.
- Strong communication skills; able to work effectively with personnel throughout the company including senior business leaders and C-suite
- Positive attitude, curious, and comfortable in a fluid environment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- US GAAP knowledge
Pay Range Details
The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be
different in other locations.
Colorado $78,700-$125,900 (annually)
Washington 78,700-$139,200 (annually)
California $78,700-$152,500 (annually)
NYC $87,000-$152,500 (annually)
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The
successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic
location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on
the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.
Benefits
Avalara’s benefits for eligible employees includes company benefits such as medical, dental, and
vision coverage, life, AD&D, and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, 17 days of paid
time off annually, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, and
subsidized transportation options for commuters.
All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and Avalara reserves the right to modify or change
these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law.
The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be
different in other locations.
Colorado $78,700-$125,900 (annually)
Washington 78,700-$139,200 (annually)
California $78,700-$152,500 (annually)
NYC $87,000-$152,500 (annually)
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The
successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic
location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on
the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.
Benefits
Avalara’s benefits for eligible employees includes company benefits such as medical, dental, and
vision coverage, life, AD&D, and disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, 17 days of paid
time off annually, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave, an employee assistance program, and
subsidized transportation options for commuters.
All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and Avalara reserves the right to modify or change
these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law.
About Avalara
About Avalara:
We’re building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make — every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, meal kit, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there’s an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation. The logic behind calculating taxes — the rules, rates, and boundaries is a global, layered, three-dimensional mess of complexity, with compliance dictated by governments and applied by every business, every day.
Avalara works with businesses of all sizes, all over the world — from corner stores to gigantic global retailers — to calculate tax accurately and automatically, at speeds measured in milliseconds. That’s a massive technical challenge, in terms of scale, reliability, and complexity, and we do it better than anyone. That’s why we’re growing fast. Headquartered in Seattle, Avalara has offices across the U.S. and around the world, in Brazil, Canada, India, U.K, Belgium and across Europe.
Equal Opportunities:
Avalara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.
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