Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the worlds most demanding AI data centers in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services autonomous cars Government academia research and manufacturing.

DDNs A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure. IDC

The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments - Marc Hamilton VP Solutions Architecture & Engineering NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance reliability and scalability DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation customer-centricity and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation customer success and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

The Senior Strategic Finance Analyst will work acrossthree ofDDNs core finance coverage areas Corporate FP&A R&D/Product Finance and G&A supporting financial planning analysis and reporting that directly informs how the business isrun. This is a cross-functional role with broad exposure: youll contribute to the corporate planning cycle partner with Engineering and Product leadership on R&D investment decisions and support G&A cost management and reporting all while helping build the foundational processes and infrastructure a scaling finance team needs.

Corporate FP&A will be the primary focus area with R&D/Product Finance as the next most commonworkstreamand G&A as a supporting piece. The ideal candidate is analytical operationally minded and comfortable toggling betweendifferent partsof the business without losing rigor or context. This is a high-growth pre-IPO environmentwhereyoullhave more ownership and visibility than a typical senior analyst role.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate FP&A

• Support the end-to-end corporate financial planning cycle annual operating plan quarterly forecasting monthly close reporting and variance analysis.
• Help build andmaintainintegrated financial models (P&L cash flow long-range plan) and support scenario analysis and ad-hoc modeling requests.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables including close decks variance analysis and internal financial packages for the broader finance team senior leadership and BOD.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure accuracy and alignment and improvements in our financial reporting.
• Helpidentifyand implement process improvements reporting automation and data infrastructure enhancements

R&D / Product Finance

• Support financial planning and analysis for Engineering and Product organizations budgeting forecasting and variance analysis for headcount non-payrollspend and infrastructure costs.
• Help develop and maintain KPI reporting andanalysisthat tie R&D investment to business outcomes.
• Supportmodelingonbuild-vs-buy program investment and other ad-hoc business decisions as they arise.
• Contribute to understanding DDNs evolving product economics how pricing packaging and cost structure impact margins as the businessevolves

G&A Finance

• Support budgeting forecasting and spend tracking for G&A functions (Finance Legal HR IT Facilities etc.).
• Analyzenon-payroll spend trends andpartnerwith department leads toidentifyefficiency opportunities.
• Help build reporting frameworks that give G&Aleadersvisibility into their financial performanceandassistin anyad-hoc requests.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related quantitative field; MBA or CPAa plus.
• 46 years in FP&A corporate finance investment banking or management consulting. Experience at a high-growth pre-IPO or scaling technologycompanya plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial modeling skills in Excel comfortable building andmaintainingmodels not just populating templates. Analytical and detail-oriented with the ability to synthesize data into actionable insights for different audiences.
• Excellent communicator who can present clearly to senior leadership and partner effectively with non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel. SQLproficiencyor strong willingness to develop it comfort at the intersection of finance and data is a differentiator. Experience with planning tools (AdaptiveAnaplan Pigment) ERP systems (Workday) and BI tools (Power BI Tableau Looker)a plus.

Salary Pay Range:$140000 $160000

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities:

Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives.

Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals focuses on critical priorities and is accountable.

Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical realistic and resourceful.

Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas challenges the status quo and solves problems creatively.

DataDirect Networks Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity gender expression transgender sex stereotyping sexual orientation national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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