Hybrid FP&A Senior Financial Analyst: OPEX/CAPEX Focus

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

ESPP 27-month lookback

Paid Vacation

Job summary

Progress is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Burlington, MA, combining home-office work with our headquarters. The role focuses on FP&A, forecasting OPEX and CAPEX, and ensuring GAAP-compliant accounting for expenses and capital activity.

You will partner with IT, Workplace Ops, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to deliver monthly close entries, management reports, and variance analyses. A strong Excel/PowerPoint skillset and 3+ years' experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of accrual accounting and 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 the 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 skills to explain 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 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 experience

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical thinking

Executive engagement

Adaptability

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Progress is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Burlington, MA, combining home-office work with our headquarters. The role focuses on FP&A, forecasting OPEX and CAPEX, and ensuring GAAP-compliant accounting for expenses and capital activity.

You will partner with IT, Workplace Ops, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to deliver monthly close entries, management reports, and variance analyses. A strong Excel/PowerPoint skillset and 3+ years' experience are required.