Senior Financial Analyst

Cerence; Canada; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to key metrics for financial performance and support strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have a BS in finance or accounting and 3-4 years of experience in the software industry. Strong skills in financial analysis, budgeting, and proficiency in Excel are required. This role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively with management teams and drive business activities towards financial goals.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in Finance or Accounting in the software industry.
• Self-directed and self-motivated with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to interpret internal client requirements and meet expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate financial analyses to drive business activities.
• Assist in preparing business and strategic financial models.
• Maintain and present KPIs to track financial performance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in finance or accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Workday

Adaptive

Job description

Overview

A Moving Experience. The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member involved in budgeting, forecasting, reporting and long-term strategic planning. This individual will provide meaningful analysis on complex data, identify trends, and provide meaningful analysis to support business decisions. This individual will work with various teams throughout the organization largely supporting our R&D, Sales, Marketing and G&A functions.

Your daily functions or responsibilities will be:

• Working closely with management teams, providing accurate financial analyses to drive business activities toward achieving financial goals.
• Assist in the preparation and coordination of business and strategic financial models.
• Prepare monthly management reports emphasizing operational/financial performance metrics, historical results, budgets, forecasts, and trends.
• Maintain and present key performance indicators (KPIs) to track financial performance.
• Collaborate with Accounting during month end to ensure accurate reporting.
• Drive continuous process improvements.

To succeed in this role, you must have these qualifications:

• BS in finance or accounting
• 3-4 years of experience in Finance or Accounting experience in the software industry.
• Experience with Workday, Adaptive, or other financial planning tools a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills

And these preferred skills:

• Comfortable wearing multiple hats, ranging from leading finance discussions to working with data and providing thoughtful analysis.
• Self-directed, self-motivated, and demonstrated experience providing ideas and solutions to further business understanding.
• Must be able to listen to and interpret the requirements of internal clients, plan accordingly and meet or exceed expectations.
• Exemplifies initiative, intelligence, integrity and strives for continuous improvement.
• Strong presentation skills.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

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• Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
• Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
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