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Cypress HCM

Financial Analyst – FP&A II

Hybrid

Palo alto, United states

$ 52 /hour

Junior

Freelance

22-01-2026

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Skills

Communication Go Tableau Salesforce Workday Sales Attention to detail Marketing

Job Specifications

Financial Analyst – FP&A

The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member of the Go-To-Market Finance team. Reporting to Senior Manager Finance, they will work on Commissions forecast, Headcount Management, and support key deliverables like annual planning, business reporting, accruals, BvA analysis, monthly/quarterly financial reporting and ad hoc analysis of the business.

This position will be based in Palo Alto, California and will require in-office attendance 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

Own Sales headcount management and collaborate with Sales Ops and Recruiting to maintain accurate source of truth for actuals & forecasts.
Construct monthly and quarterly review of metrics like
Bookings by Product / team
Expense by type / team
Pipeline generation, conversion trends, risks
Commission attainment analysis
Productivity analysis
Tracking KPIs for Marketing, Channel, SDR orgs that support Americas Sales
Work on end-to-end Commissions Cash and Opex forecast and BvA
Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis for senior management as needed to review and improve business and financial performance

Essential Skills & Experience

Excellent attention to detail
3-5 years work experience in FP&A department
A Bachelor's degree
Advanced Excel & Google Sheets skills
Excellent analytical and written communication skills
Ability to work well in cross-functional teams and build strong working relationship with key partners
Demonstrated abilities to prioritize and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines with efficiency and accuracy
Experience with Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Salesforce, Tableau, Workday, Coupa a plus
Prior experience managing headcount and conducting BvA calls (Budget vs Actual) a plus
Experience with sales bookings plan, expense plan, sales headcount ratios a plus

Compensation: $40 - $52 per hour

ID#: 25-00218

About the Company

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