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 owns ServiceNow's integrated long-range financial model, covering revenue, margin, operating expenses, headcount, cash flow, and key SaaS metrics, and leads the annual long-range planning process that connects the model to the operating plan and quarterly forecasts. The role evaluates investment proposals, resource allocation, and operating tradeoffs through scenario and sensitivity analysis. It turns broad strategic questions into executive-ready analysis and recommendations, aligns planning assumptions and methods across business unit and functional Finance teams, and builds KPI and driver-based frameworks. The analyst also monitors performance against external benchmarks and improves planning through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled workflows.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, equity research, or management consulting.
- Strong modeling skills, including integrated multi-year models, driver-based forecasts, and scenario analyses.
- Solid grasp of financial statements, corporate finance, and SaaS business models and metrics.
- 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.
- Experience integrating AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving, including use of tools such as Claude and Microsoft Copilot to automate recurring workflows and build analyses, models, and reporting.
- High ownership, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with Pigment, Anaplan, or comparable planning tools.
- Experience with Power BI and/or Snowflake.
Responsibilities
- Own the integrated long-range financial model covering revenue, margin, operating expenses, headcount, cash flow, and key SaaS metrics.
- Lead the annual long-range planning process and connect it to the operating plan and quarterly forecasts.
- Evaluate investment proposals, resource allocation, and operating tradeoffs using scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- Develop executive-ready analysis and recommendations from broad strategic questions and large, multi-source datasets.
- Align planning assumptions, timelines, and methodologies with business unit and functional Finance teams, building agreement across functions.
- Build KPI and driver-based frameworks and monitor internal performance against external benchmarks.
- Improve planning through automation, standardization, and AI-enabled workflows.
Benefits
- Equity, when applicable.
- Variable/incentive compensation.
- Health plans, including flexible spending accounts.
- 401(k) Plan with company match.
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Matching donations.
- Flexible time away plan.
- Family leave programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
