Senior Financial Analyst

About Us

Redwood Software is the leader in full-stack automation fabric solutions for mission-critical business processes. We empower organizations to intelligently automate and orchestrate mission-critical business and IT processes across complex ERP, hybrid cloud, data, and emerging agentic AI systems. Through our SaaS-first automation fabric—with AI embedded across the automation lifecycle—Redwood accelerates the path to autonomous operations. Backed by 30 years of experience and trusted by more than 50% of the Fortune 50, Redwood helps organizations unlock human potential to focus on innovation, growth, and what’s next.

Core Values

• One Team. One Redwood
• Make Your Own Weather
• Obsess over Customer Success
• Work the Problem
• Be Curious
• Own the Outcome
• Respect Each Other

About the Role

Join our Finance team as a motivated, dynamic Senior FP&A Analyst supporting a rapidly growing business. You will be the financial backbone for our R&D and Support functions, leading forecasting and operational activities. This role includes budgeting, variance analysis, and process improvements, while directly interacting with Redwood leadership. This is a hands-on, in-depth analysis role where you will drive efficiency and profitability by actioning a financial strategy founded in analytics that impacts critical business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Manage annual budgets and forecasts for R&D departments (e.g., Engineering, Product, Support, InfoSec, AWS).
  • Collaborate with department leads to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
  • Build and refine financial models to project future Opex trends and identify potential risks and opportunities.
• Variance Analysis
  • Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual Opex to budget and forecast.
  • Investigate and explain variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
  • Prepare insightful reports and presentations summarizing findings for leadership review.
• COGS & OPEX Management & Reporting
  • Monitor and track functional Opex spending, ensuring alignment to budget.
  • Monitor and track AWS spending, ensuring alignment to budget.
  • Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to track Opex efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Prepare regular financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual Opex summaries.
  • Support the close process by providing accurate and timely Opex data.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Build strong relationships with peers, R&D department leads, and leadership/key stakeholders.
  • Communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-financial audiences.
  • Collaborate with the broader finance team to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial reporting.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of work experience in financial planning & analysis in a SaaS environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance-related field.
• Workday and Adaptive Planning experience is a plus, but not required.
• Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite of products, most specifically Excel and Sheets.
• Strong financial and business modeling skills with experience in building financial models.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills, and business acumen.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent project and time management abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure within short time constraints and in a complex, high-growth organization.
• Possess a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and team-oriented mindset. Must be highly driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to pivot and successfully adapt in a constantly changing environment.

Schedule

This is a remote role with expectations of working EST/CST time zone.