Senior Financial Analyst
DDN · New York, New York, United States
Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees
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
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.
