What We’re About:
At CentralSquare, you’ll get the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment within a company that builds complex web-based enterprise applications for our Public Servants across North America. As over 250 Million citizens in the US are impacted by CentralSquare Software, we are on a trajectory to revolutionize the way agencies address citizens’ needs by improving quality of life and building safer, smarter communities...and we need great candidates to do it!
Looking to grow your career? That’s great! Hard work should be rewarded, and we are committed to cultivating careers while providing competitive compensation and a great benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, and unlimited PTO. Our flexible work environment also enables you to take advantage of an excellent work-life balance whether you are in office or working remotely.
The Role:
The Senior Finance Operations Analyst will serve as a strategic partner to CentralSquare’s leadership and cross‑functional teams, providing high-quality, complex financial and operational analysis to drive informed decision-making, operational efficiency, and financial performance. This role plays a critical part in translating data into insights, identifying trends and KPIs, improving financial and operational processes, and partnering with the business to support scalable growth and disciplined execution.
Job Duties:
This individual will work closely with Finance and Operational leaders across the organization to ensure accurate reporting, efficient forecasting, and alignment between financial outcomes and business strategy.
- Lead and support core planning and forecasting processes, including annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, periodic reviews, and ongoing updates.
- Deliver detailed financial and operational analyses to identify trends, performance gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve revenue growth, cost efficiency, and resource allocation.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support operational and financial decision-making aligned with company goals and performance targets.
- Drive continuous process improvement by assessing financial workflows, data quality, reporting cadence, and system utilization to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
- Prepare and present clear, insight-driven financial reports, dashboards, charts, and summaries for leadership and business partners.
- Evaluate the impact of business and operational changes on financial systems, reporting processes, and IT infrastructure.
- Serve as a key contributor on cross-functional, companywide financial and operational initiatives.
- Respond to ad-hoc requests for complex, customized analysis and reporting in a timely and flexible manner.
- Support business case development for new initiatives, investments, and operational improvements.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline required.
- 2–5 years of experience in financial analysis, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and close partnership with operational teams.
- Strong experience in cross-functional business partnership, ideally supporting Sales or operational organizations.
- Software and SaaS industry experience strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Salesforce, SAP, Vena, Power BI, or similar financial and reporting tools highly desirable.
- Revenue recognition experience highly desirable.
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Experience developing business cases and supporting data-driven investment decisions.
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