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Senior Financial Analyst

DDN New York, New York, United States

Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees

Aug 05
Remote financial-analyst Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a strategic partner to Engineering and Product teams, managing R&D financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. They will also define efficiency metrics, manage infrastructure costs, and provide data-driven insights to influence product roadmap and resource allocation decisions.

What they look for

Financial modeling Strategic finance FP&A Budgeting Forecasting Variance analysis KPI reporting SQL BI tools Pigment Adaptive Workday Executive presentation Business partnership Capital allocation Product strategy

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field. A minimum of 4 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or management consulting is required, along with proficiency in financial modeling and executive communication.

Full description

This role will serve as a strategic partner to DDN's Engineering and Product organizations. You'll translate investment and roadmap decisions into measurable business outcomes, and partner with technical leadership on capital allocation, product strategy, and company/business unit operations. The ideal candidate combines strategic finance expertise with a genuine curiosity for how and why technology companies build products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Embedded finance partner to Engineering and Product leadership. Build trusted relationships to influence resource allocation and roadmap decisions.
  • Own end-to-end R&D financial planning: budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning (LRP), and variance analysis with clear narratives for headcount, non-payroll, and infrastructure spend.
  • Partner with R&D to define efficiency metrics, identify cost optimization opportunities, and manage cloud and on-prem infrastructure costs.
  • Develop and manage KPI reporting that ladders up to business unit and overall company objectives, Develop a clear understanding of the product portfolio's current and future state (drivers, trends, use cases, etc) and provide input on business decisions
  • Support DDN's pricing, packaging, and deal structure redesign as the business and product evolve.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related quantitative field
  • 4+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, or management consulting. Experience at a high-growth or pre-IPO company a plus.

Skills & Competencies

· Proficient in financial modeling, executive-ready presentations, and business partnership with technical stakeholders.

· SQL & BI tools, planning tools (Pigment, Adaptive), and ERP (Workday) experience a plus.

· Strong executive presence with the ability to partner across all levels of stakeholders. Intellectually curious, self-directed, and comfortable with ambiguity.

· Interest in AI tools and willingness to build them into daily work.

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