ABOUT THE ROLE

The Sr. Financial Analyst will be an integral part of the FP&A team, responsible for providing high-caliber, relevant financial analysis and supporting business partners with ongoing and budget analysis that is insightful and actionable. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues within the FP&A department and partner cross-functionally with stakeholders across the organization. In addition, the Sr. Financial Analyst will support the financial close process, owning key deliverables and partnering closely with the Accounting team.

The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritize in a fast-paced environment. A strong sense of ownership is critical for success in this role. The ideal candidate will also be an effective communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze financial results; distill and synthesize key trends; assess current and future budget risks; and communicate key insights to leadership.
• Support the month-end close process and provide schedules for monthly accruals and reclasses.
• Support functional budget owners by providing high-quality monthly variance analysis and timely ad hoc reporting on critical budget issues.
• Build financial models, develop ad hoc financial scenarios, and create analyses that provide relevant and insightful information for decision-making.
• Track key metrics and performance indicators to evaluate the health of the business.
• Drive improvements within existing financial models used by the Finance organization.
• Participate in cross-functional efforts to continuously improve data quality and establish rigor in measuring and monitoring the business.
• Availability during Pacific Time Zone working hours.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, or Economics.
• 3–5 years of experience at a high-tech company (SaaS/cloud model preferred).
• Advanced Excel skills with experience building sophisticated, detailed financial models.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Power BI or other data visualization tools, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Critical thinker with a demonstrated ability to solve open-ended problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong business partnership skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with data modeling, SQL, or other data analysis tools.
• Software or SaaS company experience strongly preferred.

Accela is establishing a new entity in Costa Rica as part of our global growth strategy. Our organization specializes in advanced SaaS Software Applications covering a wide range of technologies and complex solutions such as: Hybrid Mobile Applications, Data Analytics & Reporting, Enterprise Payment Integrations, Advanced GIS mapping & routing, Responsive Angular UIs, and new AI POCs. These applications are hosted on our multi-cloud platform spanning both Azure and AWS. Being a part of the Accela team provides an opportunity to collaborate with world-class application engineers and a leadership team renowned for expertise in Agriculture, Operations, Security.

Compensation and Benefits: Accela offers a competitive salary and benefits in line with local standards.

Work-Life Balance: Accela is a “remote-first” organization and offers remote work options where feasible so employees can work in an environment that sparks motivation and creativity. Additionally, Accela offers generous paid time off with paid holidays, paid annual leave, paid “wellness days” offered sporadically throughout the year to focus on rest and relaxation, and a company “soft-close” during the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Career Growth and Development: Accela encourages and practices promoting from within to enable employees to hone or expand their skill set, contribute more value to the company, and grow. In addition, Accela offers non-promotional learning and development opportunities for skills enhancement through on-the-job training and internal and external education, including a paid LinkedIn Learning subscription to all employees. As a global company, Accela employees have the opportunity to work closely with international teams, providing a broader perspective and a chance to develop a global network.

Impactful Contributions: As a new member of Accela’s Costa Rica team, you will make significant contributions in setting the tone and influencing the company’s success in a new location. This opportunity provides a chance to make a visible impact.

Accela Culture: Our closely integrated, diverse team thrives on a #oneteam philosophy, embracing agile methodologies for software development, fostering a culture of collaboration, and active communication. At Accela, your ideas matter, your contribution makes an impact, and together we thrive. We think of employees as partners because we are all partners in shared success. We make sure everything we do is through the lens of humanity—from our commitment to the highest-quality SaaS solutions to the way we engage with our customers and communities to do business responsibly. We offer our employees strong values and purpose, empathetic leadership, and a place where all people feel they belong. Accela believes in building a diverse and inclusive culture where team members can make a real impact.

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ABOUT ACCELA

For nearly 20 years, Accela has been an industry leader in designing and delivering government software to improve efficiency, increase citizen engagement and enable the development of thriving communities. Today, citizens are savvy to how services should be delivered, and expect a consistently convenient, openly transparent view into their local government. While government agencies struggle to do more with less, our mission has never been more critical. Accela provides a robust, cloud-based platform of government software solutions that accelerate growth, efficiency, and transparency in communities of all sizes. From planning, to building, to service request management and more, Accela’s SaaS offerings level the playing field for small and medium governments and enable smaller agencies to leverage larger city technologies. Our open and flexible technology helps agencies address specific needs today, while ensuring they are well prepared for the emerging challenges of the future.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Accela believes in developing and nurturing a workplace community where our differences are celebrated, and everyone feels a sense of psychological safety and belonging. Accela is committed to putting resources and attention towards evolving our practices, policies, and philosophies to enable diversity to thrive and to support equity in opportunity for everyone.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or based on disability, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

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