Financial Analyst II

United States Digital Space LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants (RSUs)

Retirement and 401(k)

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, vision, life, and DIS

Parental leave

Professional development stipend

In-office culture and community

Volunteer week & donation matching

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Braze, a leading customer engagement platform with offices around the world, seeks a Financial Analyst II to join our growing FP&A team in Chicago. You will partner with Sales leadership to drive financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making, owning ACV bookings, operating expenses, and headcount insights.

Reporting to the FP&A Senior Manager supporting Revenue, you’ll collaborate across Sales, Operations, Accounting, and other cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Finance or FP&A experience, preferably in high-growth SaaS/tech.
• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills required.
• Experience with planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as FP&A partner to Sales, providing financial guidance and insights.
• Develop headcount plans aligned with sales targets.
• Own operating expense planning and forecasting for Sales, incl. personnel costs.
• Own the ACV forecast and report performance against targets.
• Support month-end close with variance analysis and reporting.
• Build and maintain financial models for strategic planning and scenarios.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve planning and forecasting.
• Support ad hoc analyses and executive requests.

Skills

Finance FP&A experience

Cross-functional partner

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Salesforce

Pigment

Looker

NetSuite

Job description

At the company, we have found our people. We're a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.

We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization.

To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success.

Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.

If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If the company sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Finance team is seeking a Financial Analyst II to join our growing FP&A team as the primary Finance Business Partner supporting the Sales organization. In this role, you will partner closely with Sales leadership to drive financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision making. You will own the planning and reporting of ACV bookings, operating expenses, and headcount while delivering insights that help optimize business performance and support the company's growth.

Reporting to the FP&A Senior Manager supporting the Revenue organization, you'll collaborate across Sales, Operations, Accounting, and other cross-functional teams. This role is ideal for someone who is analytical, strategic, naturally curious, and enjoys partnering with business leaders to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary FP&A business partner to the Sales organization, providing financial guidance and actionable insights to support business decisions.

• Partner with Sales leadership and the Operations team to develop headcount plans aligned with sales targets and business needs.

• Own operating expense planning and forecasting for the Sales organization, with a focus on personnel costs and other discretionary spend.

• Own the ACV forecast by tracking bookings, analyzing pipeline trends and key business drivers, and reporting performance against targets across segments and regions.

• Support the month end close process by analyzing actuals, investigating variances, partnering with Accounting, and delivering monthly and quarterly financial reporting and insights against plan.

• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models that support strategic planning, investment decisions, and scenario analysis.

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, reporting, and forecasting through automation and process enhancements.

• Support strategic initiatives, ad hoc analyses, and executive requests while developing and tracking key operational and efficiency metrics to drive business performance.

WHO YOU ARE

• 3+ years of Finance or FP&A experience, preferably in a high-growth SaaS or technology company

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

• Collaborative business partner with strong cross-functional relationship-building skills

• Strong financial modeling skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends, and deliver actionable business insights

• Proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement

• Experience with Adaptive Insights, Salesforce, Pigment, Looker, or NetSuite is a plus

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $64,000 and $101,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $73,000 and $104,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.

WHAT WE OFFER

*the company benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.*

From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. the company offers benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation that may include equity

• Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans

• Flexible paid time off

• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability

• Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave

• Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend

• A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation

• Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching

• Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within the company

• Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work

ABOUT the company

the company is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging. the company helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the the company Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered decisioning and optimization, the company enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.

The company has been consistently recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was named a G2 'Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product' in 2026. the company was also named a 2026 Best Places to Work by Built In, a 2025 America's Greenest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology by Great Place To Work. the company is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore.

The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Berlin, Bucharest, Chicago, Dubai, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo.

the company IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

At the company, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization.

Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We’re committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive experience – regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin,