Senior Financial Analyst

Aras Corporation

Senior Financial Analyst partnering with Aras, a product lifecycle management software company, on budgets and forecasts. Guiding technology investment decisions through executive-level FP&A analysis.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇱 PolandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with a strong focus on B2B SaaS models and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in Excel modeling and BI tools to provide actionable insights and support strategic financial decisions.

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FP&A ExperienceBudgeting And ForecastingVariance AnalysisB2B SaaS KnowledgeExcel Modeling Skills

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisHeadcount TrackingVendor Spend ManagementFinancial ModelingData AnalysisCost/Benefit AnalysisSubscription Revenue ModelsKPI Understanding

Soft Skills

Influencing StakeholdersBusiness AcumenOwnership MindsetBoundary ManagementConstructive Challenge

Tools & Technologies

Power BIMicrosoft Fabric

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSRecurring Revenue ModelsARRNet RetentionGross Margin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with leadership to translate roadmap and staffing priorities into budgets, forecasts, and investment plans
Own Budget vs. Actuals reporting for headcount, software/tooling spend, and consulting/contractor projects
Perform variance analysis distinguishing timing from permanent drivers
Lead headcount planning and tracking, including position bridges, requisition status, and staffing-risk visibility
Forecast AI spend for R&D and the broader organization
Oversee software and tooling spend, vendor registers, renewals, and build-vs-buy and renewal cost/benefit analysis
Track consulting and contractor engagements, including estimated cost to complete and burn against plan
Lead annual budgeting and periodic reforecast cycles
Provide spend-trend, budget-risk, and financial-health insights to senior and FP&A leadership
Challenge senior stakeholders on spend assumptions and investment tradeoffs using data and business context
Coordinate with FP&A leadership, Accounting, and Procurement for aligned execution

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of FP&A or financial business-partnering experience
Direct partnership experience with senior VP/SVP-level leadership
Experience in B2B SaaS companies
Understanding of subscription and recurring-revenue models and KPIs including ARR, net retention, and gross margin
Strong business acumen and understanding of technical and product-team value creation
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, headcount/position tracking, and vendor or contractor spend management
Ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders using data and business context
Strong Excel modeling skills
Comfort with SUMIFS/SUMPRODUCT-based variance-analysis models
Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Fabric
Clear ownership mindset with ability to form, defend, and track recommendations
Strong boundary management between strategic finance partnership and transactional accounting
Fluency in English and Polish
German language skills advantageous

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Individual-contributor role with executive-level scope
Direct, sustained exposure to senior technology leadership
Autonomy to shape investment decisions at the SVP level