Financial Analyst

We're looking for a sharp, operationally-minded Financial Analyst to own company consolidations, allocated spending tracking, and system excellence in our financial planning infrastructure. Sitting within a lean, high-impact finance team at a fast-growing global AI and Agentic Tools company, you will bring financial rigor, analytical depth, and systems thinking to how we manage spend visibility, fund allocation, and consolidated financial reporting. This role is on the core operational finance team, working for the Director of Finance – Budget and Cost Management. You will directly contribute to the company's monthly consolidation close process, allocated spend transparency, and continuous improvement of our Abacum FPA platform. You will be chartered to ensure that every dollar allocation is tracked, understood, and optimized across the organization. What you'll do: Company Consolidations & Financial Reporting Own the monthly consolidation process — partner with Finance Systems, subsidiary finance teams, and cost centers to collect, validate, and consolidate global financial data. Build and maintain consolidated P&L reporting frameworks, bridging subsidiary operations with corporate reporting standards. Manage inter-company eliminations, currency translation, and consolidation adjustments — ensuring accuracy and auditability. Produce monthly consolidation narratives and variance analyses to support board and CFO-level reporting. Support audit processes, including SOX compliance and external audit preparations. Allocated Spending Visibility & Analysis Design and maintain allocated spending models — translating corporate costs (shared services, infrastructure, corporate overhead) into cost center allocations. Partner with Finance Leadership to define allocation methodologies and drive adoption across cost centers. Conduct detailed allocated spend analysis — identifying inefficiencies, trends, and opportunities to optimize allocation drivers. Build reporting views that provide cost center leaders real-time visibility into their direct and allocated spend. Ad Hoc Financial Analysis & Business Insights Drive ad hoc analysis on spending trends, cost driver variance, and efficiency metrics — translating complex data into clear, decision-ready insights. Conduct scenario modeling and impact analysis for strategic spending decisions (M&A, restructuring, investment scenarios). Support cross-functional initiatives on cost optimization, headcount productivity, and operational efficiency. Collaborate with the broader finance team to identify and quantify operational improvement opportunities. Continuous Improvement through Systems and AI Applications Own system administration for Abacum — managing dimensions, hierarchies, driver definitions, and system configuration to support consolidations, allocations, and reporting. Build and maintain workflows, rules engines, and consolidation processes that support our monthly close and reporting cycle. Establish data governance standards and validation protocols to ensure data integrity in the FPA system. Ensure the tool has deep engagement across the teams from first onboarding. Build ThoughtSpot liveboards to manage the cost tracking and budget compliance across the company. Apply AI and agent-based tools to improve consolidation accuracy, forecasting, and reporting workflows. What you bring: Experience: 2+ years of financial analysis and planning experience in a SaaS, B2B technology, or global business environment. Proven experience with company consolidations, inter-company transactions, or complex financial close processes. Hands-on experience with Abacum, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Anaplan, Pigment, or similar FP&A planning and modeling tools. Experience designing and managing allocated spend models or cost allocation methodologies. Analytical Skills: Exceptional analytical rigor and attention to detail — ability to manage large, complex data sets with precision. Strong financial modeling skills with ability to translate complex financial concepts into clear narratives and insights. Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in financial planning or consolidation tools; willingness to own system administration, configuration, and improvement. Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills. Experience building dashboards or reporting layers (Tableau, ThoughtSpot, or similar) to provide financial visibility. AI & Data-Driven Finance: Stay current on emerging AI capabilities. Previously demonstrated ability to apply AI tools or agents to improve consolidation, forecasting, or reporting processes. Process Improvement: Proactive mindset — constantly seeking to streamline consolidation workflows, improve data quality, and scale processes across multiple entities. Global & Cross-Cultural: Experience working across multiple time zones and with globally distributed teams. Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a STEM field Mandatory and Required Skills for All ThoughtSpot Roles Spotters are expected to demonstrate AI literacy and workflow integration to include to ability to: Comfortably and confidently integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflow to increase productivity and quality. Hands-on experience to leverage AI tools (industry-leading LLMs) to increase productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve work quality. Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization while maintaining ownership of judgment and final decisions. Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools. Spotters are expected to exemplify these key traits and AI Mindset: Curiosity in exploring new AI tools Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary This combination of curiosity, adaptability, and discernment defines the AI mindset, and it’s required for every role at ThoughtSpot. AI Mindset for All Spotters At ThoughtSpot, we believe AI is a necessary and essential part of how we work. Every role, across every team, is expected to be fluent and comfortable with using AI to do their best work. All Spotters are expected to experiment with ThoughtSpot’s AI tools (like Spotter and SpotterViz) and leading industry LLMs to streamline workflows, enhance output, and uncover new insights. Whether drafting content, analyzing data, or summarizing documents, AI is a daily partner. We value curiosity, openness to learning, and thoughtful application of AI to create real value. Training and resources are provided so every Spotter can confidently create with AI. Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot Spotters are expected in-office 3 days per week to experience the energy of their local office. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams. ThoughtSpot for All At ThoughtSpot, diverse teams build better products. Complex data problems need many perspectives, not just one. We welcome different backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we work to create a place where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. If this role excites you and you believe you’re a strong match, we encourage you to apply. What Makes ThoughtSpot a Great Place to Work? ThoughtSpot is the Agentic Analytics Platform that empowers every enterprise to transform insights into action, on a mission to make the world more fact driven. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives - this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Trust, Customer Obsession, Innovation and Intensity, ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you. About ThoughtSpot The world’s most innovative companies turn to ThoughtSpot’s AI-Powered Analytics to put data in the hands of everyone, from the C-suite to the frontline. With simple, natural language search and AI, anyone can ask questions, discover insights, and act with confidence. 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