Senior Financial Analyst (Business Partner Commercial)

About Us

Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, serving 1 million users from over 25,000 organizations around the world. Our software enables holistic and informed conversations about GRC and ESG to ensure CEOs, CFOs and the board have an integrated view of audit, risk, information security, ethics and compliance from across the organization.

Position Overview:

Diligent is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to play a key role in providing business partnership to our Commercial International team, with a core focus on planning, forecasting, reporting and analysis. The Commercial International Business Unit covers EMEA and APAC regions and is responsible for the support of our existing customers and expanding, scaling, and bringing our suite of innovative GRC & ESG solutions to the market

The ideal person for this role has experience in strong financial analysis and forecasting abilities, to enable Diligent to determine how best to deploy our resources to continue and accelerate our growth trajectory. This role, offers you a unique opportunity to make an immediate and substantial impact at a market leading SaaS organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• International team
• Consolidate & analyze financial data (Budgets, Forecasts, ARR Roll-Forwards, Invoicing, Headcount forecasts, etc.) considering Diligent’s goals and financial standing
• Track and Report the International Commercial BU’s financial performance by analyzing actual results compared to budget and forecasts providing monthly expense & revenue variance reviews to business leaders
• Ownership of weekly CS backlog process in conjunction with INTL CS leadership.
• Ownership and coordination with HR team of key registration projects locally such as BB-BEE.
• Perform deep-dive analyses on root causes of issues and make recommendations on how best to monitor and meet them. In conjunction with VP Finance International – execute on recommendations with wider INTL Business
• Ad hoc analysis requests as required by the INTL leadership team

• Global team
• Work with Accounting and Sales Operations monthly to identify and explain key revenue variance drivers
• Perform bi-weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reporting to FP&A team, VP Finance International & Business Partners by developing models/trackers to analyze KPIs of the International business helping support our growth (ex. Bookings, Renewals, Billings/Backlog, Headcount Forecasts, Commissions, etc.)
• Provide approaches and solutions for more efficient operations using data and business intelligence tools

Required Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree; concentration in finance or accounting
• Proven success working within a global FP&A team
• Ability to work independently handling multiple tasks, while knowing when to seek guidance
• Strong modeling and presentation skills, Excellent communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal
• A proactive, team player who is action oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• Oracle, Salesforce, and OneStream experience a plus
• A strong level of confidentiality for sensitive information

What Diligent Offers You

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, competitive vacation policy and meeting-free days across the company. We care about our team’s health and wellness and even offer a quarterly health club reimbursement!
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. 

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

We are a drug free workplace. Diligent is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status, protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Diligent's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@diligent.com.

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