The Sr. Financial Analyst will reside within the company's FP&A team to support our Corporate FP&A reporting, forecasting and budgeting processes. As the Sr. Analyst, you will contribute to the analysis of the financial results, including revenue, direct margin, Opex and Capex both on a monthly basis but also related to the evaluation of business cases. Additionally, you will be involved in the corporate budgeting process and making recommendations pertinent to potential cost-saving measures to improve profitability of the overall business. You will work closely with engineering, marketing, sales and operations across TeleSign and its international subsidiaries, with considerable exposure to the leadership teams. 

A strong candidate will have a track record of impacting and influencing business decisions and presenting to senior business audiences. He/she will be a resourceful, fact-based strategic thinker with very strong analytical and business skills. Additionally, this individual will have a keen interest in technology, enterprise telecom, and/or security industries, and will have demonstrated abilities to develop insightful financial models.

Essential Functions

• Prepare financial and business-related analysis in such areas as financial and expense performance, rate of return and investments and derive recommendations to improve the business.
• Perform and improve monthly financial reporting, including analysis of deviations to budget, prior month and prior year. Present and discuss results with the VP of FP&A, CFO, other department leaders and the Executive Committee.
• Prepare consolidated monthly forecasts, annual budgets, multi-year plans and analyze trends in revenue, direct margin, operating expenses, capital expenditures and other related areas.
• Conduct departmental budget reviews and maintain strong relationships across business units to ensure proper preparation, visibility and action throughout the budgeting process.
• Assist with special financial and business-related studies and partner with other departments in preparing analyses, including financial modeling of business cases.
• Partner with teams to influence long-term cost savings, efficiencies, process improvements, and P&L optimization.
• Work closely with corporate accounting during the monthly close cycle.
• Perform other duties as required.

Essential Requirements

• 3 - 5 or more years of experience in financial analysis and planning or business analysis. FP&A experience in a global company a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in quantitative discipline; MBA is a plus.
• Experience and extensive working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills across verbal, email, Word/memo, and PowerPoint channels, experienced in communicating with senior management.
• Critical thinking skills, depth of analysis, and ability to easily contextualize hypothetical business situations required.
• Good team player.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Netsuite and Adaptive Insights a plus.
• Prior experience in start-ups, tech or telecom and in an international environment also a plus