29 days ago

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Senior Financial Analyst

$80k - $100k

Sinch

Chicago, ILUSRemote

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a crucial role within the Product and Tech Finance Team, supporting the Email business segment. In this role you will be responsible for solving complex business problems spanning a wide range of cross-functional business activities, including deep analytics and business recommendations. This position will have a heavy focus on revenue and identification of key drivers in order to assist senior management in the decision-making process. Additional responsibilities include being the go-to person for preparation of financial forecasts, budgets, and analyses. The ideal candidate will exhibit outstanding analytical abilities, critical thinking, a steadfast and intellectual curiosity, as well as exceptional interpersonal skills. This is an exciting opportunity to influence, develop, and grow your role within Sinch while reporting directly to the Email Finance Manager.

Sinch is a global leader in the growing market for Communication Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) and mobile customer engagement. We specialize in allowing businesses to reach everyone on the planet in seconds or less through mobile messaging, email, voice, and video.

With a presence in over 50 countries, whether you know us or not, you’ve definitely used our technology. We facilitate over 147 billion conversations every year.

At Sinch, our core values are Make it Happen, Dream Big, Keep it Simple, and Win Together. These values define how our global organization operates and inspire our more than 3,000 employees across 55 different countries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the lead financial analyst for the Email business, specifically focusing on Mailgun and Mailjet, by supporting, discussing, and challenging financial implications with relevant stakeholders.
  • Own and improve Emails detailed driver-based revenue model with an integrated set of assumptions and metrics, including bookings, retention rates, and unit economics.
  • Use market information, SaaS metrics, and leadership input to enhance forecasting accuracy and provide greater insight into revenue drivers and customer segmentation.
  • Participate in monthly closing, forecasting, and budgeting processes for your assigned areas.
  • Improve business case models, ensuring the appropriate financial governance and tracking customer profitability.
  • Act as a valued business partner by providing informed, proactive analysis and business insights to enable effective decision-making and efficient resource utilization.
  • Collaborate with peers to complete special projects while effectively managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines.

  • 4-5 years of experience in a financial analyst role.
  • Educational Requirements: Bachelor – Finance or Accounting, business
  • Proficiency in Excel and strong skills in PowerPoint.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and financial skills with a data-driven focus.
  • Experience with Looker, Netsuite, Aaro, Anaplan or other planning tools is a plus.
  • Proven ability to visualize data and tell a compelling story.
  • Strong customer focus and ability to create value for stakeholders.
  • Humble, personable, and a collaborative team player.
  • Pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset with a proactive approach.
  • High degree of autonomy, self-motivation, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.