Senior Reporting and Project Analyst

Cadence Design Systems; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems is seeking a Senior Reporting and Project Analyst in Dublin to lead reporting and analytics initiatives. You will automate reports, build dashboards, and analyze AR trends, aging, and cash forecasts to drive data-driven decisions across finance and collections.

The role emphasizes project management, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with SAP/ERP systems. A strong Excel and BI background, plus experience with enterprise tools, is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in reporting, business analysis, financial analysis, project management, or process improvement.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience supporting Finance, Credit & Collections, Treasury, Accounts Receivable, or other operational functions.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and self-motivated.
• Strong project ownership mindset & continuous improvement mentality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Reporting & Analytics Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Macros, Power Query, complex formulas, data modelling).
• Dashboard and KPI development.
• Understanding of KPI design, metrics, and performance measurement.
• Data analysis and trend identification.
• Forecasting and performance reporting.
• Ability to transform large volumes of operational data into actionable management insights.
• ERP & Business Systems Experience with SAP, Oracle, HighRadius, Salesforce, or similar enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of data extraction, reconciliation, and reporting from ERP environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and automate operational and management reports.
• Improve reporting infrastructure and eliminate manual reporting activities through AI adoption where needed.
• Analyse Accounts Receivable (AR) trends, aging, collections performance, DSO, and cash forecast metrics.
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPI reporting.
• Identify business trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.
• Build dashboards and reporting solutions (AI Solutions where applicable).
• Analyse collection effectiveness, automation performance, and productivity metrics.
• Perform root-cause analysis on AR issues, disputes, and customer payment behaviour.
• Support business decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Measure process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead reporting and automation projects from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prepare executive summaries, project updates, and business cases.
• Support M&A Activities, system implementations, process redesign, and integration initiatives.
• Identify and automate manual, repetitive processes.
• Support reporting automation initiatives and workflow enhancements.
• Define reporting standards, controls, and governance.
• Work with business and technical teams to improve data quality and system utilization (High-Radius and SAP Hanna).
• Document business processes and reporting requirements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Data Analytics

Financial Analysis

Project Management

Process Improvement

Dashboard Development

Stakeholder Management

Executive Reporting

Credit & Collections Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems

Tools

SAP

Oracle

HighRadius

Salesforce

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Title

Senior Reporting and Project Analyst

Job Details

Location: The role is based in the Dublin office.

Reports to: Sr Manager, Credit & Collections.

Job Overview

This role combines reporting, business analytics, process improvement, and project management responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities

Core Reporting Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and automate operational and management reports.
• Improve reporting infrastructure and eliminate manual reporting activities through AI adoption where needed.
• Analyse Accounts Receivable (AR) trends, aging, collections performance, DSO, and cash forecast metrics.
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual KPI reporting.
• Identify business trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Build dashboards and reporting solutions (AI Solutions where applicable).
• Analyse collection effectiveness, automation performance, and productivity metrics.
• Perform root-cause analysis on AR issues, disputes, and customer payment behaviour.
• Support business decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Measure process performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Project Management Responsibilities

• Lead reporting and automation projects from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Track project milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prepare executive summaries, project updates, and business cases.
• Support M&A Activities, system implementations, process redesign, and integration initiatives.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify and automate manual, repetitive processes.
• Support reporting automation initiatives and workflow enhancements.
• Define reporting standards, controls, and governance.
• Work with business and technical teams to improve data quality and system utilization (High-Radius and SAP Hanna).
• Document business processes and reporting requirements.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.

Several years of experience in reporting, business analysis, financial analysis, project management, or process improvement.

Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.

Experience supporting Finance, Credit & Collections, Treasury, Accounts Receivable, or other operational functions.

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Highly organized and self-motivated.

Strong project ownership mindset & continuous improvement mentality.

Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment.

Reporting & Analytics Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, Macros, Power Query, complex formulas, data modelling).

Dashboard and KPI development.

Understanding of KPI design, metrics, and performance measurement.

Data analysis and trend identification.

Forecasting and performance reporting.

Ability to transform large volumes of operational data into actionable management insights.

ERP & Business Systems Experience with SAP, Oracle, HighRadius, Salesforce, or similar enterprise systems.

Knowledge of data extraction, reconciliation, and reporting from ERP environments.

Key Skills Summary

• Advanced Excel
• Power BI
• SAP/ERP Reporting
• Data Analytics
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Dashboard Development
• Stakeholder Management
• Executive Reporting
• Credit & Collections Knowledge

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