Senior Financial Analyst Palo Alto

At Talkdesk, we are courageous innovators focused on redefining the customer experience, making the impossible possible for companies globally. We champion an inclusive and diverse culture representative of the communities in which we live and serve. Each day, thousands of employees, customers, and partners all over the world trust Talkdesk to deliver a better way to great experiences. Talkdesk seeks a highly motivated, analytical, and enthusiastic Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. This candidate will perform various financial planning and analysis processes to support key strategic decisions, drive Talkdesk growth, and ensure financial objectives are achieved. Responsibilities: Present strategic guidance and actionable recommendations to GTM team leaders and executives to influence the business. Provide analytical and business support with financial forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, close responsibilities, and annual plan processes. Prepare dynamic monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyze financial results, distill/synthesize key trends, assess current and future business risk, and communicate key messages to senior leadership. Develop new processes and tools to drive scalable analysis and insights. Build strategic reports and present scenario models for efficient allocation of resources to projects/products to senior leadership. Create models and ad hoc analysis to help management evaluate the impact of decisions on short and long term plans. Become embedded with business partners across the company, establishing trust, building relationships and gaining a deep understanding of relevant drivers. Requirements: 3+ years of relevant finance experience preferred; SaaS experience strongly preferred. Strong financial and operational planning skills. Solid problem-solving ability and experience working through ambiguity or unknown datasets. Ability to influence at all levels of an organization with an emphasis on partnering with various business leaders. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with experience developing and delivering presentations. Expertise in building Excel-based financial models, with an emphasis on aggregating and analyzing data to provide actionable insights. Strong understanding of corporate finance concepts and accounting principles. Experience with Financial and ERP systems, such as Adaptive Insights and Netsuite.

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