Financial Analyst at CloudFactory

As a Financial Analyst, you will play a key role in conducting detailed profitability analysis, as well as supporting the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes. You will work closely with Finance leaders and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver financial insights and analytical support to drive strategic decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to grow professionally while contributing to a mission-driven organization.
Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Assist with the company-wide budgeting and forecasting process.
• Act as a system administrator for the FP&A tool (Abacum). Manage integrations and datasets within the tool, create custom reports and spaces for functional owners, and maintain and update sophisticated models in the FP&A tool.

Gross Margin Analysis

• Own the end-to-end monthly gross margin calculation and analysis for all workstreams, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure all workstream-related costs, including technology and cloud computing expenses, are accurately and timely tracked and allocated.
• Lead the evaluation, setup, and improvement of a new system implementation for Project Accounting.
• Conduct a detailed variance analysis of the cost of revenue and gross margin by client. Summarize and present key trends, findings, and potential risks to leadership.
• Track Sector performance against plans and targets. Support the Sector team in creating, analyzing, and recommending plans to improve Sector gross margins.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring

• Develop and maintain comprehensive reports and Tableau dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs), including company unit economics. 
• Report on actual financial performance against quarterly targets, highlighting and analyzing key variances.

Strategic & Ad-Hoc Analysis

• Support the pricing analysis process and the creation of financial plans of records for new business proposals and expansion opportunities with existing clients. Track variance against financial plans and report key findings to the leadership team.
• Create robust forward looking financial models and perform in-depth ad-hoc analyses on various business aspects to support leadership with data-driven strategic and operational decisions.

Requirements

• Strong analytical mindset with significant experience in a similar role.
• Solid understanding of core Financial and Accounting processes, particularly P&L drivers and unit economics.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to quickly build relationships and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Advanced Financial Modelling skills with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheet Skills.
• Strong organisational and time management abilities with the ability to handle working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Adaptable, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Prior experience in FP&A/Financial Analysis setting, with familiarity in  FP&A systems and Data Visualization tools is a plus.