Associate Financial Analyst

What We’re About:

At CentralSquare, you’ll get the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment within a company that builds complex web-based enterprise applications for our Public Servants across North America. As over 250 Million citizens in the US are impacted by CentralSquare Software, we are on a trajectory to revolutionize the way agencies address citizens’ needs by improving quality of life and building safer, smarter communities...and we need great candidates to do it!

Looking to grow your career? That’s great! Hard work should be rewarded, and we are committed to cultivating careers while providing competitive compensation and a great benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and unlimited PTO. Our flexible work environment also enables you to take advantage of an excellent work-life balance whether you are in office or working remotely.

The Role

This role will be responsible for providing CentralSquare Leadership with high-quality, detailed and highly complex analyses to help management understand trends, identify key performance indicators (“KPI’s”) and support decision-making to better drive business results. This role will also compile and prepare reports, graphs, and charts of data developed to help analyze and illustrate forecasts and business trends. 

Job Duties Include: 

• Responsible for planning and forecasting cycles including annual plans, quarterly forecast, periodic reviews and updates.
• Analyze commercial (not needed) and business performance and develop recommendations for improvements in revenue growth or resource allocation.
• Communicate financial results to management, providing effective access to information for business leaders.
• Consider the effects on relevant IT infrastructure & controllership, from both a functional and systems perspective.
• Support cross-functional business partners with needed analysis, reporting, and collaboration in driving sound business decisions in line with company targets and goals
• Works with accounting and business partners to ensure accurate and timely financial results are reported to the business and external customers.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for customized complex data/reports in a timely & flexible manner.
• Key contributor on cross-functional and companywide financial analysis initiatives.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or in a related field preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum of 5-7 years working with cloud, service, support, financial analysis, including business planning, budget variance analysis, and interacting with operational groups.
• Software and SaaS company experience is strongly preferred
• Experience working with Salesforce.com, SAP, Vena, Power BI highly desirable
• Revenue Recognition experience highly desirable
• Cross Functional / Business Partnership - experience supporting organization's cloud, support or professional services functions highly desirable
• Business Case development
• Exposure to M&A activity