Hybrid FP&A Analyst — Exec Partnerships & Forecasting

Progress Software Corporation; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Flexible vacation & holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Progress Software Corporation in Burlington, MA is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our hybrid finance team. You will partner with IT, Workplace Operations, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to align expenses with strategic priorities and provide reliable forecasts and insights.

You will own OPEX and CAPEX forecasts, reconcile actuals, post journal entries, and deliver variance analyses and management reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling expenses, and documenting month-end close entries.
• Ability to engage confidently with executive leaders while diving into details with team members at every level of the organization.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with an ability to work efficiently and build repeatable processes.
• Analytical judgment and clear communication of objectives, findings, and operational drivers of financial results.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines under pressure and respond quickly to changing business needs.
• Experience in planning, analysis, and reporting for multinational organizations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders in IT, Workplace Operations, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to align spending with business priorities and provide foundational guidance on expenses and budget availability.
• Own OPEX and CAPEX forecasts, working with budget owners to validate assumptions and update spending plans as business needs change.
• Reconcile actual expenses and prepare and post journal entries for monthly close, coordinating with Accounting and maintaining supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounting to apply GAAP accounting rules to expense, capital, and forecast treatment.
• Prepare and distribute management reports on OPEX and CAPEX performance, spending trends, and forecast assumptions for senior leadership.
• Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, explaining operational drivers, risks, opportunities, and implications for future spending.
• Partner with business leaders on ad hoc analyses to evaluate expense assumptions and the financial impact of proposed initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement on contract management to align vendor agreements with budgets, forecasts, and spending plans.
• Maintain accurate forecasting models and improve reporting processes, data quality, efficiency, and consistency.

Skills

FP&A

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical judgment

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Progress Software Corporation in Burlington, MA is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our hybrid finance team. You will partner with IT, Workplace Operations, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to align expenses with strategic priorities and provide reliable forecasts and insights.

You will own OPEX and CAPEX forecasts, reconcile actuals, post journal entries, and deliver variance analyses and management reporting to senior leadership.