Financial Planning and Analysis (FP+A) Business Partner Lead Analyst (USA Remote)
Gurobi OptimizationJob Summary
Gurobi Optimization is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP+A) Business Partner Lead Analyst to join their team in the USA. The successful candidate will be responsible for obtaining, analyzing, and reviewing customer and target contract data to provide business insights to internal and external stakeholders. They will collaborate with Finance, Sales, Marketing, Licensing, and Operations colleagues to understand and monitor business objectives and participate in the development of financial strategies. The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in an FP&A or revenue operational role, strong MS Excel skills, and proficiency in using NetSuite, Salesforce, PowerBI, and Anaplan. They should also demonstrate intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, and be able to work independently and collaboratively in a remote setting.
What will you be doing?
- Creating and maintaining analyses over key performance indicators (KPIs), including annual recurring revenue (ARR), and renewal and retention metrics.
- Working with significant amounts of data from various sources to prepare weekly and monthly reporting for investors and leadership.
- Performing detailed and timely reviews of customer activity real-time and preparing insights for executive management.
- Collaborating closely with sales and finance leadership to understand and monitor business objectives and participate in the development of financial strategies to support organizational growth.
- Assisting leadership in the development and preparation of financial models, including recurring forecasting and the annual budget process.
- Assisting in the preparation of commission calculations on a quarterly basis.
- Building relationships internally with global team members to establish timely and efficient processes and reporting mechanisms.
What experience and qualifications should you have?
- 3-5 years of relevant experience in an FP&A or revenue operational role.
- Strong MS Excel skills in managing and formatting large amounts of data.
- Proficiency in using NetSuite or a comparable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or a comparable Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
- Familiarity and experience working with data in PowerBI.
- Experience with Anaplan, or a comparable budgeting and forecasting tool or software, is a plus.
What skills and abilities should you have?
- Experience within a software or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company and familiarity with key measurements and reporting models.
- Proficiency in using MS Excel and other reporting tools.
- Taking the lead on business analyses by demonstrating intellectual curiosity, optimizing current data models and tools, and recommending and implementing new ones.
- Willingness and ability to work with significant amounts of data, including summarizing and formatting for various intents and purposes.
- Exhibiting a natural inclination to work across business units and departments to build close relationships and establish real and active partnerships with both operations and management.
- Demonstrating a growth mindset in the development and implementation of key financial analysis and reporting processes.
- Understanding, and is comfortable with, various data models, productivity tools, and business intelligence solutions.
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced work environment independently and as part of a team.
- Comfort working collaboratively and individually in a remote setting, accommodating different time zones.
Your Alignment with our Gurobi Core Values:
- Customer Focus: Verbal & written communication skills that bring clarity and build trust.
- Power of the Team: Motivated with a team-oriented mindset that aims to both inspire and be inspired by others.
- Innovation: The courage to bring ideas forward and see yourself as an integral part of our global team.
- Dedication: Organized and agile, focusing on meeting professional objectives while promoting a healthy work/life balance.
- Integrity: Promise to uphold honesty as your compass and conduct all business practices ethically while promoting fiscal responsibility.