Senior Analyst, Corporate FP&A

Role Overview

HCSS, a Thoma Bravo‑backed construction technology leader, is seeking a Senior Analyst, Corporate FP&A to serve as an embedded finance partner to the company’s most significant cost centers and drive strategic value across the business. This senior individual‑contributor role requires a finance professional who combines strong analytical and modeling depth with the executive presence needed to operate as a credible thought partner to senior business leaders.

The successful candidate will be aligned to one or more of HCSS’s largest cost domains – including Research & Development, Product & Engineering, General & Administrative functions, and Professional Services – and will serve as the financial conscience of those organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field required
• 4‑7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, business finance, investment banking, management consulting, or a comparable analytical role within a SaaS or technology environment
• Demonstrated experience serving as an embedded finance partner to senior business leaders, with a track record of influencing decisions beyond producing reports
• Strong business partnering skills: ability to build credibility quickly with non‑finance executives and translate financial analysis into actionable recommendations
• Hands‑on financial modeling capability: comfortable building cost models, P&Ls, and allocation frameworks from inception rather than maintaining inherited templates
• Experience owning cost center budgeting and variance analysis, including headcount and compensation modeling across functional teams
• Working knowledge of SaaS unit economics, margin analysis, and operational efficiency benchmarking
• Expert‑level proficiency in Excel; comfortable diagnosing and resolving formula‑level errors in complex workbooks
• Working proficiency in ERP systems (Net Suite or Microsoft Dynamics preferred) and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or Looker)
• Proficiency in a financial planning tool such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, One Stream, or similar
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to present financial analysis clearly to senior non‑finance audiences
• Ability to work standard Central Time business hours; availability during close cycle and planning periods as needed

• Prior experience in a PE‑backed SaaS environment with exposure to value creation initiatives, margin improvement programs, or operational efficiency projects
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure cost economics, Fin Ops concepts, and cost‑per‑customer or cost‑per‑unit modeling
• Working knowledge of capitalized software accounting (ASC 350‑40) and engineering capacity modeling
• Experience managing a professional services P&L, including utilization rate, services margin, and revenue recognition timing
• Familiarity with product‑level or segment‑level P&L construction and cost allocation methodology
• Working knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition as applied to services or multi‑element arrangements

• Serve as the embedded finance partner to a designated set of senior functional leaders (such as the CTO, CPO, VP of Engineering, VP of Product, VP of Professional Services, or G&A function heads), building credibility and influence over time
• Own cost center budgeting and monthly variance analysis for assigned functional areas, including headcount and compensation modeling
• Build, maintain, and continuously improve financial models supporting cost management, margin analysis, P&L performance, and resource allocation decisions
• Surface strategic insights and improvement opportunities – including margin enhancement, cost rationalization, and investment prioritization – proactively rather than reactively
• Partner with functional leaders on annual planning, headcount planning, and long‑range investment cases
• Contribute cost, margin, and headcount inputs to the consolidated monthly forecast, annual operating plan, and long‑range planning process
• Prepare clear, insight‑driven variance commentary for internal and leadership reporting
• Coordinate with the Corporate FP&A team and the Financial…