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Senior SaaS Finance Analyst

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full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SeattleArizonaCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $115,000 - $142,000 per year

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About the role

  • Analyze subscription revenue performance (ARR, MRR, retention, churn, etc) to provide insights that support strategic decision-making
  • Maintain reports, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses that offer real-time visibility into operational and subscription-based KPI’s
  • Build advanced financial and analytical models to forecast performance, assess ROI, evaluate business scenarios, and improve forecast accuracy
  • Identify root causes behind trends in customer retention, product usage, sales velocity and pipeline performance
  • Monitor leading and lagging SaaS indicators to proactively identify risks and opportunities
  • Independently identify and pursue industry trends, market developments, and emerging technologies, proactively incorporating relevant insights into analytical approaches and recommendations
  • Develop dashboards, reports, and ad hoc analyses that support FP&A, GTM, and product leadership
  • Create compelling visualizations and narratives that help executives understand key trends and metrics
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align on definitions for ARR/MRR, churn, cohorts, and other core SaaS measures
  • Collaborate with data and BI teams to ensure data accuracy and metric consistency (without owning ETL, data engineering, or database development)
  • Work closely with Product and GTM teams to translate business questions into analytical insights
  • Maintain clear documentation around methodologies, assumptions, and standard metrics

Requirements

  • 7+ years’ experience in financial analysis, business analytics, or FP&A with 3+ years supporting SaaS/subscription businesses
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
  • Strong understanding of SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, retention, churn, cohorts, product adoption KPI's
  • Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and SQL (intermediate querying for analysis)
  • Experience with CRM & ERP systems and subscription business models; Ed Tech experience a plus
  • Excellent data visualization, storytelling, and executive communication skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical judgment, and attention to detail
  • High attention to detail, confidentiality, and sound professional judgement
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
Benefits
  • 100% of premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage
  • 50% for dependent’s medical and dental premiums
  • Retirement plan + company match up to 3%
  • Flexible work subsidy: $100 per month for phone and internet costs, office supplies, or commuting costs
  • 16 paid holidays (including winter break and 1 floating holiday)
  • 3 weeks' vacation in first year
  • Separate sick leave accrual
  • Monthly contribution to childcare and/or dependent expenses
  • FSA account
  • Parental leave
  • Sabbatical leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Annual wellness reimbursement
  • Growth and development opportunities
  • Disability and life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisbusiness analyticsFP&ASaaS metricsExcelPower BISQLdata visualizationanalytical modelingforecasting
Soft Skills
executive communicationcritical thinkinganalytical judgmentattention to detailstorytellingsynthesizing findingsactionable recommendationscollaborationadaptabilitytime management