FP&A Analyst, Avantra
Automation platform for SAP operations
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Automation platform for SAP operations
21-100 employees
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21-100 employees
Company mission
To eliminate the need for repetitive SAP operations, reduce the cost to serve, and deliver the self-healing enterprise.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly analytical FP&A Analyst to join our finance team.
- The ideal candidate will have strong financial modelling skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, and excellent communication abilities
- Bachelor's degree and must hold a ACA/CA/ACCA qualification
- Qualified accountant with 3+ years of FP&A experience in a PE backed SAAS organisation
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications and BI tools, in particular advanced excel skills
- Experience in working with dataset from ERP and CRM like Salesforce, etc
- Knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement analysis
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
- M&A experience (beneficial)
What the job involves
- The FP&A Analyst will be responsible for assisting with financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis to support strategic decision-making across the organisation
- This role reports to the Global Finance Controller
- Develop and maintain rolling monthly 3 way forecast models and Cash forecasts
- Collaborate with department heads to develop annual budgets and periodic forecasts
- Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, highlighting key areas of opportunity or concern
- Assist in creating long-range financial plans, including scenario analysis
- Producing and presenting GTM reports with insightful analysis
- Ensuring CRM data integrity using control models and visualisation of CRM data
- Business partner to Sales and marketing providing sales forecasts and pipeline analysis
- Develop and maintain dashboards to monitor software subscription-based KPI's
- Develop and maintain financial models for various business units and projects
- Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting
- Maintain monthly KPI reporting for reporting to PE investor
- Analyse financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
- Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and reports as needed to support decision-making
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant information for financial analysis
- Assist in the evaluation of potential investments, mergers, and acquisitions
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to provide financial guidance and support on business initiatives
- Present financial insights and recommendations to senior management in a clear and compelling manner
- Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Support the implementation and enhancement of FP&A tools to improve data management and reporting capabilities
Our take
Avantra provides software solutions designed for monitoring and automating SAP (systems, applications and products) operations. Its AIOps platform enables hyperautomation, and transforms the management of these operations from reactive to proactive.
By offering features such as real-time observability, strategic workflow automation, and robust self-healing capabilities, Avantra helps reduce operational costs, improve system uptime, and streamline IT management processes.
With a strong international presence, Avantra has become favoured by many large enterprises and Managed Service Providers. Along with recent investments, the company is ready to scale its operations and enhance its platform even more.
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Company
Company benefits
- 20 days paid vacation
- 1 Avantra wellbeing paid vacation
- 1 charity paid vacation
- Remote/WFH allowance
- Health insurance
- 401k with a company match
Company values
- Embrace Challenge: We use our initiative, challenge our thinking and own our actions
- Stay Curious: We grow through curiosity and by learning from our successes and mistakes
- Be Caring: We care for the whole team and welcome your whole self
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
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Leadership
John Appleby
(CEO)Joined Avantra in 2019 as CRO before becoming CEO in 2020. Prior to this, they worked at SAP as the Global Head of DDM/HANA COEs. They also worked at Bluefin Solutions in various roles and at Falcon IT as a Director.
Emily Tippins
(CMO)Joined Avantra in 2020 as CMO. Prior to this, they worked in various Senior Marketing roles at SWEAGLE, River, Team River, and Spirax Sarco UK.
Diogo Freire
(CFO)Joined Avantra in 2018 as CFO. They have also served as an Advisor at Collabora for the past 13 years. Prior to this, they were a VP at Sprinklr, CFO/COO at TBG Digital, and a Finance Director at Ethimex.
Bernd Engist
(CTO)Joined Avantra in 2017 as CTO. Prior to this, they were the Head of Development at syslink Operations and Team Lead of SAP Technical Engineering at Roche.
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