Financial Analyst - Product

Cohesity • Santa Clara, CA

4d

About The Position

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale. We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry. Cohesity is looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to join our Product/R&D Finance team. This role is responsible for providing strategic financial ownership, oversight and analytics to the company’s supply chain and logistics teams. The role partners closely with our operations leadership and cross-functional partners to drive topline growth, investment decision support and long-term financial strategy. This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Product Finance.

Requirements

• Experience supporting a hardware business, including COGS analysis
• Advanced Excel and financial planning skills; familiarity with Salesforce, Tableau, Adaptive Insights, and NetSuite a plus
• Experience using AI tools (Claude, Copilot) to automate workflows and reduce bottlenecks
• Strong business acumen with accounting/finance background
• Advanced financial modeling skills; ability to translate ambiguous problems into actionable analyses
• Curious self-starter who takes initiative and solves problems independently
• Strong critical thinking, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to explain financial data clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong attention to detail with a track record of meeting firm deadlines
• Embodies Cohesity's core values: integrity, respect, deliver, positive attitude, and customer obsession
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a high growth technology company

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent degree a plus
• familiarity with Salesforce, Tableau, Adaptive Insights, and NetSuite a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to supply chain and support logistics organizations with controllership responsibilities of COGS/margin and operating expenses
• Lead bottoms-up financial forecasting and planning for supply chain & support logistics organizations, including coordination with Corporate FP&A on target-setting and gap analysis
• Integrate S&OP demand signals and known backlog data into forward-looking HW shipment forecasts, coordinating with supply chain team to align financial plans with operational realities
• Support month/quarter end close activities and reporting processes, with a strong focus on business variance analysis readouts to senior leadership
• Partner with product managers on understanding portfolio strategy and support growth initiatives through investment evaluation, financial model building, and business case preparation
• Build automated reporting and agentic AI solutions using approved AI tools (Claude, Copilot) and partner with the business to meet their financial reporting needs
• Build strong cross functional relationships and drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration, and commitment across multiple groups with competing priorities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees