SaaS Strategy & Finance Analyst

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Hawkins in Dublin seeks a commercially minded finance professional to join a growing global technology client in a strategic FP&A role at the intersection of Finance, Product, Engineering and Sales. You will build financial models, support pricing and profitability decisions, analyse investment trade-offs and present clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

The role offers exposure to senior leadership, influence on product investment and monetisation strategy, and the opportunity to

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or relevant strategic, commercial or corporate finance experience.
• 5+ years' experience in strategic finance, FP&A, commercial finance, corporate finance or a similar analytical role, ideally within technology or SaaS.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills, with experience analysing large datasets and working with BI and analytics tools.
• Commercial understanding with an interest in SaaS economics, pricing, product profitability and investment decisions.
• Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly to senior stakeholders and influence decisions using data and evidence.

Responsibilities

• Partner across Product, Engineering, Sales and Finance to analyse pricing, investment decisions and profitability.
• Build financial models, forecasts and business cases for R&D, new products and strategic initiatives.
• Assess returns and trade-offs across the product portfolio and track outcomes.
• Develop pricing models and scenarios for product capabilities and packaging changes.
• Analyse product, customer and segment profitability and drivers of margin performance.
• Develop cost-to-serve and unit economics including cloud hosting and infrastructure costs.
• Translate complex information into clear scenarios for senior stakeholders.
• Support scalable Product Finance processes and standards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

BI tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Darwin Hawkins in Dublin seeks a commercially minded finance professional to join a growing global technology client in a strategic FP&A role at the intersection of Finance, Product, Engineering and Sales. You will build financial models, support pricing and profitability decisions, analyse investment trade-offs and present clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

The role offers exposure to senior leadership, influence on product investment and monetisation strategy, and the opportunity to