Senior Financial Analyst, WW Sales

ServiceNow•Santa Clara, CA

3d•$114,300 - $188,600

About The Position

What you get to do in this role: Drive comprehensive end-to-end financial planning processes including forecasting, budgeting, and P&L reporting for our dynamic global Sales organization, ensuring alignment with company-wide strategic objectives Consolidate and manage operational expenditures across Sales by delivering detailed monthly and quarterly variance analysis, proactively identifying areas of risk or savings opportunity, and maintaining rigorous forecast accuracy to enable data-driven decision making. Build trusted business partner relationships by conducting regular structured check-ins, providing insightful forward-looking analysis, and delivering finance support that anticipates stakeholder needs. Manage comprehensive Geo P&L reporting processes to empower Sales leaders with transparent financial insights, enabling them to make strategic investment tradeoffs to improve the margin profile of their regional businesses. Develop and maintain a sophisticated view of critical Sales Key Performance Indicators and an always-on Sales capacity model to drive visibility into business health, pipeline development, and resource utilization trends Improve finance operations by implementing industry best practices for financial close and planning processes, ensuring data accuracy, and innovating on ways to automate reporting for increased efficiency and scale Support special projects focused on profitability improvement, strategic resource allocation, and finance transformation

Requirements

Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
5+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), accounting, or related finance roles
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field (MBA and/or CPA is a plus)
Experience leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance financial analysis, forecasting accuracy, and strategic decision-making
Strong understanding of SaaS metrics, KPIs, and GTM planning processes
Experience with enterprise planning tools such as Anaplan, and visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau
Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis, and Excel
Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, especially during busy periods like period-end, annual planning, and long-range planning processes
A developed sense of ownership with pride in work integrity, quality, timeliness, and accuracy

Responsibilities

Drive comprehensive end-to-end financial planning processes including forecasting, budgeting, and P&L reporting for our dynamic global Sales organization, ensuring alignment with company-wide strategic objectives
Consolidate and manage operational expenditures across Sales by delivering detailed monthly and quarterly variance analysis, proactively identifying areas of risk or savings opportunity, and maintaining rigorous forecast accuracy to enable data-driven decision making.
Build trusted business partner relationships by conducting regular structured check-ins, providing insightful forward-looking analysis, and delivering finance support that anticipates stakeholder needs.
Manage comprehensive Geo P&L reporting processes to empower Sales leaders with transparent financial insights, enabling them to make strategic investment tradeoffs to improve the margin profile of their regional businesses.
Develop and maintain a sophisticated view of critical Sales Key Performance Indicators and an always-on Sales capacity model to drive visibility into business health, pipeline development, and resource utilization trends
Improve finance operations by implementing industry best practices for financial close and planning processes, ensuring data accuracy, and innovating on ways to automate reporting for increased efficiency and scale
Support special projects focused on profitability improvement, strategic resource allocation, and finance transformation