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Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A Jobs in India at BrightEdge
Title: Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A
Company: BrightEdge
Location: India
About the Company
BrightEdge is a global leader in enterprise SEO and content performance marketing. Our platform empowers the world’s leading brands to transform online engagement into measurable business results through AI-powered insights, automation, and performance analytics.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly analytical and business-oriented Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A to join our growing finance organization. This role will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership to drive strategic financial planning, SaaS business analysis, forecasting accuracy, and operational decision-making. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in SaaS financial modeling, recurring revenue analytics, and KPI-driven business performance management in a high-growth technology environment.
Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes across business functions.
- Develop and maintain robust SaaS financial models for revenue, ARR, bookings, headcount, operating expenses, and cash flow planning.
- Support annual budgeting and long-range planning exercises.
- Analyze actuals vs. forecast and provide variance insights with actionable recommendations.
SaaS Metrics & Business Analytics
Own and analyze key SaaS performance metrics including:
- ARR / MRR
- Net Revenue Retention (NRR)
- Gross Revenue Retention (GRR)
- CAC
- LTV
- CAC Payback Period
- Churn & Expansion Metrics
- Gross Margin & Unit Economics
- Build scalable KPI dashboards and reporting frameworks for executive leadership.
- Conduct cohort analysis, customer profitability analysis, and scenario modeling.
Strategic Finance & Business Partnering
- Partner with GTM, Customer Success, Sales, Marketing, Product, and Operations teams to support strategic initiatives.
- Provide insights on revenue trends, pipeline performance, sales productivity, and investment efficiency.
- Support board reporting, investor reporting, and executive presentations.
- Assist in evaluating strategic investments, pricing strategies, and operational efficiency opportunities.
Reporting & Process Improvement
- Improve financial reporting automation and data integrity across systems.
- Drive process optimization initiatives within FP&A workflows.
- Collaborate with Accounting during month-end and quarter-end close cycles.
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial and operational data.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- MBA, CFA, CPA, or CA preferred.
- 3–4 years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Financial Analytics roles.
- Strong experience working within a SaaS or subscription-based business model is mandatory.
- Advanced expertise in financial modeling and forecasting.
- Strong understanding of SaaS metrics and subscription economics.
- Experience working with large datasets and business intelligence/reporting tools.
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills required.
- Experience with ERP and FP&A tools is preferred.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Preferred Skills
- Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
- Experience supporting US-based finance teams and leadership stakeholders.
- High attention to detail with strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Comfortable working across global teams and time zones.
- Experience in enterprise B2B SaaS environments preferred.
