Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance
About The Position
This role sits at the center of ServiceNow's multi-year planning process, connecting strategy, operating plans, financial performance, and investment decisions into a clear view of the company's long-term outlook. The Senior Financial Analyst will own ServiceNow's integrated long-range financial model, including revenue, margin, Opex, headcount, cash flow, and key SaaS metrics. They will lead the annual long-range planning process, tying it to the operating plan and quarterly forecasts. The role involves evaluating investment proposals, resource allocation, and operating tradeoffs through scenario and sensitivity analysis under consistent financial frameworks. The analyst will turn broad strategic questions into executive-ready analysis and recommendations with minimal direction, isolating the drivers that matter from large, multi-source datasets. They will align planning assumptions, timelines, and methodologies with business unit and functional Finance teams, building cross-functional agreement without formal authority. Additionally, the role includes building KPI and driver-based frameworks, monitoring internal performance against external benchmarks, and improving planning through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled workflows.
Requirements
- Experience integrating AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving — including tools such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot to automate recurring workflows and build analyses, models, and reporting
- 5+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, equity research, or management consulting, with strong modeling skills across integrated multi-year models, driver-based forecasts, and scenario analyses
- A solid grasp of financial statements, corporate finance, and SaaS business models and metrics
- A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
- Ability to distill complex analysis into crisp, executive-level messaging; advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- High ownership, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
- Hands-on experience with Pigment, Anaplan, or comparable planning tools and with Power BI and/or Snowflake preferred
Responsibilities
- Own ServiceNow's integrated long-range financial model — revenue, margin, Opex, headcount, cash flow, and key SaaS metrics — and lead the annual long-range planning process that ties it to the operating plan and quarterly forecasts
- Evaluate investment proposals, resource allocation, and operating tradeoffs through scenario and sensitivity analysis under consistent financial frameworks
- Turn broad strategic questions into executive-ready analysis and recommendations with minimal direction, isolating the drivers that matter from large, multi-source datasets
- Align planning assumptions, timelines, and methodologies with business unit and functional Finance teams, building cross-functional agreement without formal authority
- Build KPI and driver-based frameworks, monitor internal performance against external benchmarks, and improve planning through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled workflows
Benefits
- health plans
- flexible spending accounts
- a 401(k) Plan with company match
- ESPP
- matching donations
- a flexible time away plan
- family leave programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
