Sr. Financial Analyst - Arlington, VA

CoStar Group•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At CoStar Group, our finance group centralizes transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. CoStar is currently seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join the Business Unit Finance Team supporting their Commercial Real Estate business. The Senior Financial Analyst will perform financial analysis/modeling, develop management/sales reporting and conduct variance analysis. The Senior Financial Analyst will play a significant role in modeling the company's revenue and expense forecasts while identifying growth-drivers within the business.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college/university.
A track record of commitment to prior employers.
4+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, analytics, and/or sales operations.
Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and financial modeling skills.
Experience using financial and budgeting applications is required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in accounting, finance, or related.
The ideal candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills with a track record of working successfully with both financial and non-finance professionals.
FP&A experience within a publicly traded or large SaaS company.
Analytical business background, problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and high attention to detail.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Oracle ERP, EPM, SmartView experience preferred.
Familiarity with financial reporting and/or business intelligence tools (Power BI) is a plus.
A strong working knowledge of accounting is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work closely with other Finance staff as well as and non-financial professionals around the company (e.g. President/General Managers, Sales Leaders, Marketing team, Product team etc.) to develop budgets and forecasts and maintain those forecasts in the budgeting system.
Concentrated focus on revenue drivers including sales rep productivity, sales activities and performance, as well as SaaS metrics and drivers.
Partner with Sales and Executive Leadership to support their reporting needs to highlight operational performance, present actionable insights, and measure alignment with strategic objectives.
Maintain customer analysis including penetration, total addressable market sizing and performance against specific sales campaigns.
Focus on expense tracking, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling to communicate impacts on business unit profitability.
Collaborate with Marketing to review advertising campaign effectiveness, perform search engine marketing cost analysis, and identify opportunities for more efficient spending.
Assist with the design and creation of PowerPoint presentations for management presentations to support quarterly business reviews and strategic decision making.
Evaluate, model and analyze M&A targets that align with supported business units, as necessary.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
Commuter and parking benefits
401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks