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Senior Financial Analyst
Aras
Andover, USA
Full-time
Mid · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Key Skills for This Role
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Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with the leadership team, translating roadmap and staffing priorities into budgets, forecasts, and investment plans.
- Own Budget vs. Actuals (BvA) reporting for the organization, including headcount, software/tooling spend, and consulting/contractor projects, with variance analysis that distinguishes timing from permanent drivers.
- Lead headcount planning and tracking, including the position bridge, open requisition status versus approved plan, and early visibility into staffing risk.
- Forecast ramp up of AI spend for R&D as well as for the whole organization
- Own software and tooling spend oversight, including a vendor register, renewal timing, and cost/benefit input to build-vs-buy and renewal negotiations.
- Track consulting and contractor engagements, including estimated cost to complete (ETC) and burn against plan.
- Lead the annual budget and periodic reforecast cycles for the organization, working directly with department leaders to model staffing and spend decisions.
- Provide data-supported insights on spend trends, budget risk, and financial health directly to senior leadership and FP&A leadership.
- Constructively challenge senior stakeholders on spend assumptions and investment tradeoffs, backing recommendations with data and business context.
- Work closely with FP&A leadership, Accounting, and Procurement to ensure clear handoffs and aligned execution.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of FP&A or financial business-partnering experience, including direct partnership with senior (VP/SVP-level) leadership.
- Experience in B2B SaaS companies with an understanding of subscription/recurring-revenue models and the KPIs that drive them (ARR, net retention, gross margin).
- Nice to have: experience in PE-backed companies or fast-paced environments.
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand how technical and product teams create value, and how that translates into cost and investment decisions.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, headcount/position tracking, and vendor or contractor spend management.
- Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively, using data and business context — and to hold ground in the room without a supporting team behind you.
- Strong Excel modeling skills; comfort with variance analysis techniques (e.g., SUMIFS/SUMPRODUCT-based models) and BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Fabric.
- Clear ownership mindset: able to form recommendations, defend them with evidence, and track outcomes against plan.
- Strong boundary management and ability to separate strategic finance partnership from transactional accounting execution.
- This role is designated as hybrid with in-office days are Wednesday and Thursday
- Aras was recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries. Feedback from our community has also established Aras as a top-ranked PLM vendor in online review services like G2 and Gartner Peer Insights.
- With over 700 employees in 11 countries, we’re looking to add to our incredible team. If you’re passionate about helping develop next generation product innovation, we encourage you to apply!
- Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected base salary range will be between $80,000-$110,000. This position is also bonus eligible.
- Flexible paid time off to recharge when you need it, plus company-paid holidays and a dedicated Global Wellness Day.
- A 401(k) plan with company match to help you invest in your future.
- Robust health coverage, including generous medical, dental, and vision insurance with high premium contributions and deductible reimbursement.
- Company-paid life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage for added peace of mind.
- Please visit our Privacy Notice and our
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Aras is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Preferred Qualifications
- Nice to have: experience in PE-backed companies or fast-paced environments.
- Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected base salary range will be between $80,000-$110,000. This position is also bonus eligible.
- experience in PE-backed companies or fast-paced environments.
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand how technical and product teams create value, and how that translates into cost and investment decisions.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, headcount/position tracking, and vendor or contractor spend management.
- Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively, using data and business context — and to hold ground in the room without a supporting team behind you.
- Strong Excel modeling skills; comfort with variance analysis techniques (e.g., SUMIFS/SUMPRODUCT-based models) and BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Fabric.
- Clear ownership mindset: able to form recommendations, defend them with evidence, and track outcomes against plan.
- Strong boundary management and ability to separate strategic finance partnership from transactional accounting execution.
- This role is designated as hybrid with in-office days are Wednesday and Thursday
- Aras was recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic QuadrantTM for PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries. Feedback from our community has also established Aras as a top-ranked PLM vendor in online review services like G2 and Gartner Peer Insights.
- With over 700 employees in 11 countries, we’re looking to add to our incredible team. If you’re passionate about helping develop next generation product innovation, we encourage you to apply!
- Flexible paid time off to recharge when you need it, plus company-paid holidays and a dedicated Global Wellness Day.
- A 401(k) plan with company match to help you invest in your future.
- Robust health coverage, including generous medical, dental, and vision insurance with high premium contributions and deductible reimbursement.
- Company-paid life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage for added peace of mind.
- Please visit our Privacy Notice and our
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Aras is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Aras
Software & SaaS817 employeesFounded 2000
Aras is a privately held software company providing low-code product lifecycle management and digital-thread solutions to manufacturers.
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