Senior Financial Analyst at Visier Solutions

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, People Analytics, Workforce Planning, Compensation ManagementIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related quantitative field
  • 7+ years of experience with a strong focus on financial analysis, preferably within a corporate finance or FP&A team
  • Tech industry experience strongly preferred, especially within a SaaS environment
  • Experience gathering and analyzing data for financial planning and forecasting
  • Proven ability to analyze high-volume, complex datasets with a strong focus on identifying significant trends and patterns
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets (e.g., XLOOKUP, pivot tables, array formulas, queries and other advanced formulas)
  • Experience with financial planning software (e.g., Pigment, Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, Anaplan) or ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics) is a plus
  • Experience operating in a multi-system data integration environment, with the ability to master complex data dimensions and hierarchies to support scenario planning and model building
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a business-outcome and impact-driving orientation
  • Demonstrated growth mindset—naturally curious and open to learning new tools, processes, and perspectives

Responsibilities

  • Support and execute various planning cycles (semi-annual planning, quarterly rolling-forward forecasts, ad-hoc planning scenarios)
  • Work with different business units to understand their assumptions and ensure planning data is complete and accurate
  • Maintain and update financial models and templates used for planning
  • Support ongoing rolling forecast process in Pigment by incorporating updated financial information and analyzing how current performance compares to previous estimates
  • Help update financial forecasts for revenue, expenses, and cash flow, highlighting key insights and potential risks or opportunities
  • Collaborate with department leads to refine forecast inputs
  • Dive into large financial datasets to spot key trends, patterns, and underlying drivers related to performance, profitability, and efficiency
  • Organize, analyze, and present financial data using Pigment or Google Sheets
  • Perform variance analysis (comparing actual results to budget/forecast) and help explain significant differences
  • Perform deep analysis on operational data to uncover impactful and actionable insights, partnering with department leaders to communicate information that helps them execute on operational and financial goals
  • Monitor and provide recommendations around functional key performance indicators (KPIs) to improve efficiency and performance

Skills

Financial Modeling
Forecasting
FP&A
Planning Cycles
Rolling Forecasts
Pigment
Revenue Forecasting
Expense Analysis
Cash Flow Forecasting
Data Analysis
Trend Analysis

Visier Solutions

People analytics and workforce planning solutions

About Visier Solutions

Visier provides people analytics and workforce planning solutions to help businesses analyze and optimize their workforce data. Its main product, Visier People, is a user-friendly platform that allows HR professionals and business leaders to extract insights from workforce data without needing advanced technical skills. Clients, including large enterprises and mid-sized businesses, use Visier's tools to tackle HR challenges like employee burnout, hiring efficiency, and gender pay equity by visualizing data and gaining actionable insights. Unlike many competitors, Visier operates on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, where clients subscribe for access to the platform and its updates. The recent acquisition of Yva.ai enhances Visier's capabilities by providing deeper insights into work and team dynamics. The goal of Visier is to empower organizations to make informed decisions that lead to improved business outcomes.

Vancouver, CanadaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$254.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options
Performance Bonus

Risks

Emerging competition from Paychex challenges Visier's market position.
Demand for high-quality data in Singapore highlights potential gaps in Visier's offerings.
Visier's success is tied to SmartRecruiters' market performance, posing potential risks.

Differentiation

Visier offers unmatched people analytics and workforce planning solutions for HR challenges.
The acquisition of Yva.ai enhances Visier's insights into team dynamics.
Visier's SaaS model provides continuous updates and customer support for growing business value.

Upsides

Visier's strategic partnerships expand its reach to over 4000 customers worldwide.
Recognition as a leader in HR analytics boosts Visier's market credibility.
The integration of generative AI with Paychex attracts small and medium-sized businesses.

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