Lead Financial Analyst

Lead Financial Analyst
Based at Rapid7 global headquarters in Boston, the Lead Financial Analyst will serve as a Finance Business Partner to help support senior leadership across the company.
About the Team:
The FP&A team works closely with business leaders across the company to drive growth and scale. In a collaborative effort with executive leadership and budget owners, the team ensures that the company is built for lasting success.
About the Role
About the Role:
In this role you will be heavily involved with central Financial Planning & Analysis activities such as financial modeling and forecasting, financial analytics and metrics (both routine and ad hoc), annual operating plan, project management, and process improvement initiatives. This position is a unique blend of business partnering, financial analytics, and management reporting that offers you a great opportunity to make a direct and immediate impact, coupled with a significant opportunity to grow and expand your scope of responsibilities as the Finance function scales to support Rapid7's business.
In this role, you will:

• Develop relevant reporting and metrics to understand, measure, and drive financial and operational performance of the business.
• Develop monthly cadence with business partners to review results, identify and explain variances versus forecast and budget, mitigate risks, and capitalize on opportunities
• Perform cost / benefit analysis and provide financial guidance on all resourcing and investment decisions
• Lead the annual budgeting exercise for designated areas of the business and implement the necessary controls to effectively execute against the plan throughout the year; Support the broader, company-wide annual planning exercise by working closely with FP&A colleagues to develop, administer, and execute against the plan.
• Develop a deep understanding of expense drivers and assumptions in order to articulate risks and opportunities to the forecast.

The skills you'll bring include:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other quantitative discipline
• 6+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, M&A, Investment Banking, or other related field
• Advanced proficiency with Excel (Adaptive Planning, Netsuite, Tableau, Google Workspace applications a plus)
• Demonstrated competency in financial modeling and planning including core competencies in budgeting and reporting, financial analysis, and solid familiarity with corporate accounting
• Working knowledge and understanding of cloud computing costs
• Proven ability designing, building and implementing key FP&A forecasting or planning cadence, processes and tools.
• Enjoys working in a fast paced environment and implementing scalable and repeatable solutions, processes and tools.
• Very high attention to detail, process oriented and systems savvy.
• Strong self-awareness and interpersonal skills, able to build meaningful relationships at all levels of the organization
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to be proactive and anticipate needs before asked
• Ability to manage large volumes of data and present concise and clear recommendations of results
• Motivated with a strong desire to succeed, both individually and as part of a team
• Intellectually curious with a keen desire to learn and understand the big picture

We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. Teams reflecting a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) helps organizations across the globe protect what matters most so innovation can thrive in an increasingly connected world. Our comprehensive technology, services, and community-focused research simplify the complex for security teams, helping them reduce vulnerabilities, monitor for malicious behavior, be in 10 places at once, and shut down attacks. We're on a mission to make security solutions easier to use and access so we can bring safety and resilience to more people. With more than 10,000 customers across 140+ countries, Rapid7 is a leader in cybersecurity that has earned numerous industry accolades and recognition for our technology and culture.
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