Senior Financial Analyst

The Basics:

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Go-To-Market (GTM) Sales FP&A team where you will work closely with Sales leadership and their respective operations functions to provide business partner support for our CRO. You will be an integral part of a Finance team charged with providing the highest caliber of relevant financial and business analysis that is insightful and actionable. The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling/analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to partner with key leaders in a fast-paced and high-growth environment. 

This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with Sales leadership and respective operations functions to advance the insight and understanding of business performance to drive further alignment and accountability across the company.
• Analyze cost of acquisition by market segment and geography to help sales leadership make financially sound and strategically aligned decisions that thoughtfully weigh opportunities and risk. 
• Analyze quotas and compensation plans to accurately forecast cash commission expense and translate to GAAP commission expense under ASC 606. 
• Build and maintain Sales capacity models aligning with key stakeholders. 
• Establish positive relationships with and become a key advisor to our Sales leadership, allowing you to build a nuanced understanding of data inputs and outputs. 
• Analyzing large data sets, synthesizing insights, and presenting recommendations to executives. 
• Assist in other ad-hoc analysis in partnership with Sales Ops and presentation of strategic materials for Sales management. 
• Drive month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting and variance analysis commentary for key stakeholders 
• Develop and/or enhance policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and efficiency of the Finance organization. 
• Drive improvements within existing financial models and forecasting tools including enhancements to automation capabilities. 
• Comfortable working in high growth environments and having to operate in ambiguity. 

We’re looking for someone with:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance. 
• 4+ years of relevant SaaS experience in any roles related to FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, management consulting, or private equity. A combination of the aforementioned is a plus. 
• Advanced Excel experience building sophisticated models. 
• Advanced PowerPoint skills and experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools. 
• Deep understanding of financial statements, valuation methods, and key metrics used in B2B SaaS 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to quickly craft precise and elegant responses. Ability to communicate with a C-suite and institutional investor audience. 
• Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar finance forecasting systems. 
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled tools to streamline workflows is a plus. 

About Tanium 

On a mission. Together. 

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.   

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.  

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. 

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.   

What you’ll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $65,000 - $200,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.

In addition to an annual base salary, team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.

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