Analyst, Product Financial Planning & Analysis

Salesforce•Indianapolis, IN

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

At Salesforce, Finance and Strategy (F&S) works closely with leaders across the organization to produce financial plans and deliver key insights to drive the best possible investment decisions, focusing primarily on growth and execution of our aggressive long-range plans. We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst on the Finance & Strategy (F&S) team supporting our Product organization, working across geographies on worldwide tasks and initiatives. This is a key position that will operate cross-functionally with F&S, Product business partners, corporate finance, and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated individual with demonstrated ability to deliver dynamic top-line forecasts, deep product analysis and contribute to process improvement projects. We are looking for goal oriented individuals that will succeed in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
1-2+ years post-qualification experience in an FP&A, Finance & Strategy, Accounting, Operations, Business Consulting, or Sales Strategy function of a multinational entity.
Strong MS Excel or Google Sheet.
Strong data analysis skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Track record of successful and quantifiable process improvement projects.
Great teammate - thrives in an environment of collaboration.
Intellectual curiosity, fueled by a proactive approach to continuously expand one’s skillset.
Highly motivated, self-aware, collaborative, and responsive.

Nice To Haves

Hyperion and/or Smartview is a plus.
Familiarity / experience with spreadsheets, financial planning tools, BI tool such as Tableau and advanced data skills like SQL are a plus.

Responsibilities

Support teams in developing short-term and long-term revenue forecasting incorporating key business drivers.
Build strong relationships with key business partners, establishing trust and gaining an understanding of relevant business drivers.
Conduct deep-dive analysis and modeling to support decision-making in a rapidly changing business environment.
Assist with the analysis of new products and relevant pricing and discounting decisions.
Contribute to scalable metric reporting across the product portfolio, leveraging tools like Tableau
Work cross-functionally across other F&S teams, business partners and subject matter experts to ensure alignment and accuracy.
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and successfully deliver process improvement while meeting critical deadlines.