Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.
Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.
We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.
We are seeing a highly analytic and detail oriented Financial Analyst to join Sphera. This role will play a critical part in understanding and optimizing our recurring revenue. You will partner closely with sales operations and accounting to provide visibility into customer behavior and revenue trends. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to analyze upsell, cross-sell, churn, downsell, and renewal dynamics to generate actionable insights for the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain detailed ARR, retention, and renewals analysis, with a strong focus on accuracy and data integrity
- Perform in-depth churn and downsell tracking, including maintaining a database of loss reasons
- Analyze retention and renewals performance across multiple categories including
- Industry vertical
- Geography/region
- Customer size
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting using PowerBI to monitor ARR, retention, and renewals trends
- Support renewals reporting including forecasting, trend analysis, and performance tracking
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a financial analyst with a SaaS business with experience with ARR, retention, churn, and renewal metrics
- Proven experience with Alteryx and PowerBI
- Advanced analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional teams
Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.
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What We Do
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. We help enterprises build sustainable businesses while keeping people and the planet safe. Our solutions provide critical visibility and alignment across safety, risk, and supply chains -- empowering organizations to create lasting, sustainable impact.
Our Mission:
To create a safer, more sustainable and productive world by advancing operational excellence. Sphera's many internal initiatives, such as its annual Mentoring Program, running for its sixth year in 2025, supports staff in feeling and achieving their best. The goal of the Mentoring Program is to help participants achieve career development, personal growth, and create opportunities to partner with others from across the organization.
Why Work With Us
At Sphera we are solving some of the most important challenges facing the world today. Our staff, some of the world’s leading safety and sustainability experts, are meeting this challenge. Sphera is a hybrid company, with Chicago team attending SpheraIn days.
We are always looking for talented people who want to make a difference.
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