The Senior Financial Analyst will manage financial forecasting, provide insights on budgeting, and assist departments with financial analysis and P&L management.
Senior Financial Analyst
Job Description
CoStar Group Company Intro:
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.
We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.
We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles — bringing past experience to help scale our processes and ensure continued accuracy and analysis in each quarterly cycle.
- Monthly reporting against the forecasts and budgets providing insights and analysis to assist the business leaders in improving financial performance.
- Own and manage the corporate financial forecast model and assist with Long Term strategic financial planning
- Serve as the business partner to R&D, Hardware, Product, Marketing, and G&A leadership providing sound financial guidance, analysis, reporting, & decision making
- Own and manage product and project P&L projections and business cases with high predictability, considering all operational aspects and their impacts on the corporate financials
- COGS forecasting and analysis for SaaS and hardware and develop recommendations for optimization
- Continuously identify and communicate all risks and opportunities against the budget and/or forecast(s)
- Bring a collaborative, hands-on approach to your work, developing open communications and productive work relationships across the Finance organization.
- Develop financial models for new product introductions and work with product owners, marketing team, and engineering team on developing projections and ROI.
- Financial analysis on an ad hoc basis
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field from an accredited, not-for-profit University or College.
- A track record of commitment to prior employers.
- 3+ years FP&A experience in a public traded SaaS company
- Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills and superior analytical skills
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel
- Prior experience in software engineering/technology a plus
What’s in it for you?
When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.
We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.
Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
- Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
- Commuter and parking benefits
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
- Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
Top Skills
Excel
CoStar Group Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
33 Arch Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02110
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