Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avalara is an AI-first provider of a cloud compliance platform that connects tax and technology. The company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own ARR and Revenue forecasting, reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and long-range planning while partnering with analytics, operations, accounting, and executive stakeholders. This remote role supports monthly, quarterly, annual, and Board-level financial planning cycles.
Responsibilities
- Oversee Revenue forecasting for finance, ensuring GAI's model outputs align to GAAP revenue recognition (ASC 606) and reporting standards
- Maintain an understanding of Avalara's revenue drivers, new business, expansion, contraction, and churn and confirm that they reflect in the forward-looking forecast
- Maintain the ARR waterfall (new, upsell, downgrade, churn) and associated cohort view so retention and growth trends stay clear and comparable period over period
- Partner with Revenue Operations and GAI to challenge assumptions, surface risks and opportunities, and run a feedback loop between actuals and the model, anchored to the monthly close and forecast refresh schedule
- Prepare and deliver ARR and Revenue reporting packages for executive leadership, QBRs, Finance Reviews, and the Board
- Run variance analysis on actuals vs. forecast and prior periods, providing written commentary on drivers and recommended actions
- Support annual budgeting and long-range planning with bottoms-up and tops-down views of ARR and Revenue
- Partner with Accounting during month-end close to reconcile revenue actuals to forecast and flag material variances
- Build scalable processes for ARR and Revenue reporting as the business grows
Skills
- 3+ years in FP&A, Revenue Finance, or a finance role, at a high-tech or enterprise SaaS company
- Understanding of SaaS/use revenue and ARR metrics, including bookings, churn, retention metrics (NRR and GRR), and recurring vs. non-recurring revenue
- Experience partnering across analytics, operations, and accounting to turn complex model outputs into clear financial insights
- Experience building executive and Board-level presentations, balancing analytical rigor with storytelling clarity
- Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills, including variance analysis and revenue waterfall builds
- Experience authoring variance and driver commentary for executive and Board audiences
- Proficiency with financial reporting tools (Pigment, NetSuite, Excel; Snowflake)
- You have an AI bar-raising mindset with a readiness to adopt advanced data tools and automation to lead forecasting efficiency and accuracy
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
Benefits
- This is a remote position in the United States.
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses
- Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
- 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship
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