Finance Business Partner
Target Group
Senior Financial Analyst
Kneat Solutions
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Limerick • 🇮🇪 Ireland
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Senior
About the role
- Work with FP&A manager in the preparation of annual budget, and quarterly forecasts and take ownership for maintaining and keeping the financial model up to date
- Participate in regular interaction and communication with commercial, professional services and business teams to ensure that their input is accurately reflected in the financial model (budgets and forecasts); in particular keep revenue forecasts up to date and track progress against monthly and quarterly targets
- Preparation of (including detailed analysis to support) review of monthly actuals v budget in support of the monthly reporting process and quarterly public reporting
- Co-ordinate preparation of management monthly financial reporting including KPI’s and other metrics
- Preparation of reports to external stakeholders, as required
- Support due diligence exercises and other similar projects
- Support preparation of management monthly financial reports
- Prepare schedules to support reporting to external finance providers in accordance with rigid deadlines
- Identify trends using financial analysis and recommend actions, including potential cost saving opportunities, to the FP&A manager
- Support work necessary to refine planning tools (Abacum) to support developing forecasts and targets for metrics
- Maintain process documentation for planning and forecasting platform
- Understand analyst estimated and how they compare to Kneat’s forecast
- Benchmark Kneat’s SaaS metrics against similar companies
- Ensure all budgetary controls are in place and are operating effectively
- Maintain briefing information of key historical and forecast information for CFO and CEO for analyst and IR meetings
- Support improvement initiatives across the finance department and the business
- Coordinate with the CFO and the executive team on long term financial planning
- Periodically review alternative budgeting systems and evaluate vs the systems used by Kneat
- Maintain commissions software and ensure timely and accurate calculations
- Other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
- Professional accounting qualification e.g. Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) certification
- 5+ years of PQE, preferably in a financial planning and analysis role
- High level of proficiency of financial modelling is essential
- Proficiency with Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Power BI experience is an advantage
- High level of attention to detail; ensuring both numerical and written accuracy
- Positive self-motivated individual with excellent communication and teamworking skills
- Experience with non-excel budget/ planning systems is an advantage
- Public company experience is an advantage
- Experience with NetSuite is a plus (not a requirement)
Benefits
- A fantastic culture, team, and energy.
- Competitive compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Training and professional development.
- Equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer.
- Reasonable accommodations for disabilities and application assistance.
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
financial modellingbudget preparationfinancial analysisKPI reportingcost saving analysisforecastingprocess documentationtrend identificationdue diligencefinancial reporting
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunication skillsteamworking skillsself-motivatedorganizational skills
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA
