What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at MathWorks?
Summary
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
We are seeking a motivated and analytical Financial Analyst to support planning, forecasting, and revenue analysis in a dynamic, evolving environment. This role combines strong analytical execution, financial modeling, and cross-functional collaboration to support data driven decision-making and improve visibility into business performance.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
Planning & Forecasting
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
We are seeking a motivated and analytical Financial Analyst to support planning, forecasting, and revenue analysis in a dynamic, evolving environment. This role combines strong analytical execution, financial modeling, and cross-functional collaboration to support data driven decision-making and improve visibility into business performance.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
Planning & Forecasting
- Support components of the annual planning and recurring forecast processes, with a focus on revenue and key business drivers.
- Gather, analyze, and validate inputs from business partners to ensure forecasts are accurate, complete, and well understood.
- Analyze actual revenue/bookings versus plan and help explain key drivers, trends, and variances.
- Partner with Sales Operations and other teams to ensure data consistency and alignment on assumptions.
- Analyze revenue and performance metrics (e.g., revenue trends, customer behavior, renewals, and growth drivers) to support forecasting and management reporting.
- Identify trends, risks, and areas of change and escalate insights to FP&A leadership.
- Contribute to analyses that help inform business decisions and highlight areas requiring further attention.
- Build, maintain, and enhance financial models supporting revenue forecasting, performance tracking, and analysis.
- Improve model accuracy and consistency by updating assumptions, incorporating new data, and documenting logic.
- Use tools such as Excel, Anaplan, Snowflake, and other analytics platforms to support planning and reporting activities.
- A bachelor's degree and 3 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 3–4 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or related finance roles; experience in a technology or SaaS environment is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills with experience working with structured financial data and models.
- Solid financial modeling and Excel skills, with an interest in developing deeper FP&A expertise.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with planning or analytics tools (e.g., Anaplan, Snowflake, Power BI) is a plus.
Salary : $82,400 - $127,700