As the Senior Analyst of Strategy and Growth, you will partner closely with the Office of the CFO to tackle sophisticated business problems: ranging from strategic planning and business model analyses to M&A diligence and integration. You will support and work with executives directly to lead cross-functional projects and steer the teams towards deliverables that will craft the future of Cohesity.

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and resourceful individual who excels at problem-solving and is motivated to take on the company’s largest business opportunities!

This position will report to the Director of Sales Finance and Strategy.

How You'll Spend Your Time Here

• Heavily passionate about merger integration and associated financial analyses for current pending and potential future mergers and/or strategic partnerships.
• Provide Finance support to the Worldwide Field Sales Organization (WWFO) and other organizations on an as-needed basis.
• Contribute to the development, tracking, and reporting of important metric dashboards.
• Develop ad hoc analyses for key metrics related to current and potential future mergers and/or strategic partnerships.
• Participates in various cross-functional projects to drive the growth and expansion of the company.
• Build strong business partner relationships with senior leaders across the company; establishing trust and gaining an understanding of relevant business drivers.
• Assist in the planning process, particularly as it relates to M&A, partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support the month & quarter-end close activities and reporting processes; including journal entries for expenses and contra revenue, close/forecast packages, and variance analysis.
• Drive and understand reporting of the performance of acquired entities and strategic partnerships and associated drivers of variances relative to Plan and forecast
• Gain knowledge and understanding of Cohesity’s business performance across geographies and user segments.
• Assist with metrics and leading indicators of business performance and partner with the Analytics team to develop tools and dashboards to make these metrics widely accessible across Cohesity.
• Maintain robust financial models to streamline decision-making and highlight key drivers of past, current, and future business performance.
• Be results and service-oriented; comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Undertake ad hoc strategic projects.

Key Skills/Experience (minimum requirements)

• BA/BS degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• 3 - 5 + years of proven experience in dynamic finance positions acting as a business partner to senior collaborators.
• Excellent understanding of the Subscription-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model.
• Upbeat, with a positive attitude and growth mindset.
• Superb business partnering and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability and experience to work in a global environment; partnering across time zones.
• Senior FP&A experience in a corporate environment or a publicly traded company.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced skills in Excel and other financial planning and forecasting tools.
• Familiarity with NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, SFDC, Tableau, and Concur tools are a plus.
• Solid overall business sense including accounting/financial experience.
• A strong curiosity to learn and to take the initiative to tackle problems independently.
• Strong critical thinking, organizational, interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to explain sophisticated financial concepts and data to non-finance leaders.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
• Attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to meet firm deadlines are a must.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills, be a self-starter, understand business issues, and be able to clearly and concisely develop recommendations and implementation plans.
• Embodies Cohesity’s core values: integrity, respect, deliver, positive demeanor, and customer focus.