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Alarm.com · 1 day ago

Strategic Financial Analyst

Tysons Corner, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Alarm.com is a leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things, seeking an Analyst for their Strategic Finance team. The role involves providing analytical support and project management to optimize business strategies and inform financial analysis as the company scales.

InternetInternet of ThingsSecurityWireless

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Financial strategy – assist in the development of unit economic and go-to-market strategy for our growing suite of solutions in a variety of product categories and channels, facilitating discussions with other members of the Alarm.com pricing committee and other internal groups to implement and monitor these strategies

Deal design –engage with internal parties to design contract terms and structures for customer relationships; learning to define and deploy negotiation strategies internally and externally as well as to monitor the effect on business outcomes stemming from the designs

Project management – leverage business and industry knowledge to lead internal initiatives from ideation to launch, managing responsibilities in multiple areas of the project to ensure successful execution in pursuit of business objectives

Stakeholder management – proactively communicate with product management, supply chain and sales throughout the project lifecycles to ensure that all groups are aligned and exchanging information seamlessly

Addressable market analysis - evaluate addressable market opportunities to help inform resource allocation planning, incorporating data from multiple sources to quantify current and future market / category growth along with Alarm.com’s competitive positioning in the market

Unit economic analysis – build robust and dynamic models to evaluate business impact across different scenarios, including pricing changes, demand growth, COGS changes, etc

Post-implementation analysis – collaborate across teams to assess the impact of pricing, contract, and business model changes, surfacing insights that inform future strategy and decision-making

Comparative analysis – conduct competitive analysis and pricing research, surveys, and in-market testing to understand elasticity and inform recommendations

Collaboration – work cross-functionally with sales, finance, operations, legal, business intelligence, marketing, product, and others

AI First Mindset – approach everything through a dual lens that includes a critical assessment of how you can make a process work more efficiently through automation and/or adoption of emerging technologies

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Strategic financeFinancial analysisProject managementSubscription-based modelsAdvanced Excel skillsStakeholder managementAnalytical acumenCollaborationCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

You have excellent leadership skills and thrive in matrixed organizations

You are a team player, have strong analytical acumen and attention to detail

You have experience with subscription-based business models

You have 2-4 years of relevant professional experience which includes strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, FP&A, or a similar data-centric role

You are detail-orientated with the ability to develop, and execute identified objectives

You're a self-starter and a proven team player in an achievement-oriented environment

You value being both a mentor and mentee and strive to be a reliable partner in the business

You have the proven ability to develop creative/non-traditional solutions with strategic thinking

You are an effective communicator comfortable presenting complex information to audiences with varying levels of financial acumen, including executives

You have an undergraduate degree – preferably with advanced course work in Accounting, Finance, Strategy, Mathematics, and/or Economics

You have working knowledge of accounting and financial concepts

You have advanced Microsoft Excel skills (V or X lookup, index/match functions, pivot tables, sumifs, etc.)

You are willing to put personal ambition aside to achieve optimal outcomes through collective endeavors – allowing the best ideas to win while contributing to the pursuit of value creation, regardless of personal attribution and commendation