Sr Financial Analyst

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr Financial Analyst based in Brazil.
We are seeking a commercially minded and highly analytical Senior Financial Analyst to strengthen financial planning and analysis across a growing business. In this role, you will take ownership of key revenue and cost forecasting activities, translating commercial and operational drivers into accurate financial models and actionable insights. You will collaborate with Sales, Finance, HR, and other business leaders to support budgeting, expense management, and strategic decision-making. You will also contribute to management reporting, performance analysis, and the continuous improvement of financial systems and processes. Your work will help improve forecast accuracy, strengthen financial controls, and provide leadership with a clearer view of business performance. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, performance-oriented environment.

Accountabilities

Build, maintain, and enhance detailed revenue models based on key commercial and business drivers.

Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue forecasts, incorporating pipeline, bookings, customer activity, pricing, renewals, and other relevant metrics.

Perform actual-versus-budget and actual-versus-forecast analyses, explaining revenue variances and identifying trends.

Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analyses to support management decisions and improve forecast accuracy.

Own operating expense and cost forecasts across departments and cost centers, monitoring spending against budgets and identifying risks and opportunities.

Partner with functional leaders to understand hiring plans, vendor expenses, discretionary spending, and other cost drivers.

Support headcount and compensation forecasting in collaboration with Finance and HR.

Contribute to annual budgeting, periodic reforecasting, and long-range financial planning.

Prepare monthly and quarterly financial analyses and management reports covering revenue, operating expenses, EBITDA, headcount, and other key performance indicators.

Develop KPI reporting that connects operational performance with financial results.

Provide financial analysis and business cases to support strategic and operational decisions.

Improve financial planning systems, reporting processes, and data integrations across ERP, planning, CRM, and business intelligence platforms.

Identify opportunities to automate manual workflows, improve data integrity, and strengthen reporting controls.

Support sales commission planning and administration by modeling commission structures, forecasting related expenses, validating calculations, and developing scalable processes.

Requirements:

5–10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, financial analysis, or a related discipline.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.

Strong understanding of financial statements and the relationship between the profit and loss statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Demonstrated experience building sophisticated revenue and cost forecasting models.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to develop driver-based financial models from the ground up.

Strong financial systems aptitude and experience working with large datasets from multiple sources.

Familiarity with ERP, financial planning, CRM, and business intelligence tools.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, concise business insights.

Excellent business partnering and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Sales, HR, and other departments.

High attention to detail, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in software, SaaS, technology, or recurring-revenue businesses.

Experience with sales commissions, compensation planning, or commission administration.

Familiarity with NetSuite and/or Salesforce.

Experience implementing or improving FP&A and financial planning systems.

Understanding of recurring revenue metrics and commercial performance indicators.

Experience working in a private equity-backed or similarly performance-driven environment.

Knowledge of tools such as Power BI, Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Planful, or comparable platforms.

Benefits:

Full-time employment opportunity.

Remote work arrangement within Brazil.

Opportunity to contribute to financial strategy, forecasting, and business performance.

Cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Sales, HR, and business leadership.

Exposure to financial planning systems, reporting tools, and process improvement initiatives.