Senior FP&A Analyst

At SiteMinder we believe the individual contributions of our employees are what drive our success. That’s why we hire and encourage diverse teams that include and respect a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their unique selves to work and be proud of doing so. It’s in our differences that we will keep revolutionising the way for our customers. We are better together!

What We Do…

We’re people who love technology but know that hoteliers just want things to be simple. So since 2006 we’ve been constantly innovating our world-leading hotel commerce platform to help accommodation owners find and book more guests online - quickly and simply.

We’ve helped everyone from boutique hotels to big chains, enabling travellers to book igloos, cabins, castles, holiday parks, campsites, pubs, resorts, Airbnbs, and everything in between.

And today, we’re the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, supporting 47,000 hotels in 150 countries - with over 125 million reservations processed by SiteMinder’s technology every year.

About the Senior FP&A Analyst role...

We are recruiting a Senior FP&A analyst to support the Director and the broader FP&A team drive OPEX budget delivery and fidelity in the cost budget by department, geography and phasing, with a focus on building and maintaining scalable templates. The role will generate insights to senior leadership to make financial decisions input into business strategy, including headcount and resource allocation. We are looking for someone who can run these models quickly, adapt to new information and respond with timely, clear communication, and articulate in regular meetings with stakeholders outside finance.

The ideal candidate would be an agile thinker, highly organised and process driven, and commercially aware to critically evaluate business spending. The role will also support the team in revenue forecasting and top line analysis as needed.

What you'll do...

• Cost Budget Development: Leading the completion of comprehensive cost budgets across all P&L lines and divisions

• Deep-Dive Cost Analysis: Conducting thorough analysis of historical cost trends, driver-based modeling, and variance investigation across all cost categories

• Cost Optimization: Identifying cost reduction opportunities, challenging existing spend patterns, and recommending efficiency improvements

• Stakeholder Cost Management: Partnering with department heads to validate cost assumptions, gather budget inputs, and ensure buy-in on cost targets

• Cost Reporting: Providing detailed cost analysis, variance explanations, and budget-to-actual tracking for leadership. Synthesis of key information and ‘the key takeaways’ - focusing the variables and levers that drive the business most

• Providing regular management and Board reporting (key monthly deliverable) and supporting Full Year close and reporting - most intense in July/August

• Ad hoc modeling to support the business wherever it is needed, including revenue streams and provide timely recommendations

What you have...

• Exceptional Excel / Google Sheets skills to build and refine financial models and the agility to scale those models with changing assumptions

• Experience working with Adaptive Planning, Tableau and Workday

• Possess meticulous attention to detail, and willingness to live in the detail

• Maturity to see the bigger picture, and articulate and reason logical arguments

• Demonstrate commercial awareness, thoughtful cost management philosophy with ability to challenge spend and identify efficiencies

• Are able to form opinions and make recommendations in spite of incomplete and ambiguous information

• Are able to work independently and manage competing, time-sensitive priorities for multiple stakeholders

• Have a demonstrable interest in tech and a passion for learning SaaS

• Typically, come from a commercial environment, with 5-7 years experience in financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting

• Comfortable in managing multiple stakeholders across departments and across regions, with time-sensitive priorities

• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate information clearly and concisely to management

• Ideally has experience with SQL

• CA/ CPA qualified or equivalent preferred

Our Perks & Benefits…

- Equity packages for you to be a part of the SiteMinder journey

- Flexibility to work in a Hybrid model (in-office & from home)

- Mental health and well-being initiatives

- Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy

- Paid birthday, study and volunteering leave every year

- Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations

- Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to help you connect and get involved

- Investment in your personal growth offering training for your advancement

Does this job sound like you? If yes, we'd love for you to be part of our team! Please send a copy of your resume and our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch.

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