Senior Financial Analyst

Adobe

Senior Financial Analyst

San Jose, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    JOB LEVEL
    P40
    EMPLOYEE ROLE
    Individual Contributor

    The GTM & Sales Consol team is seeking a highly analytical and technically strong finance professional to support our consolidation, forecasting, and financial reporting processes. This hybrid role combines FP&A expertise with backend data ownership, including maintaining and improving SQL and Databricks logic that powers financial dashboards and reporting.

    This position must be located at the Adobe San Jose, CA office and works a Hybrid schedule (3 days in office each week).

    Key Responsibilities

    Financial Forecasting & Planning

    • Lead and consolidate the topline rolling financial forecast process.

    • Support Outlook, Quarterly Rolling Forecast (QRF), and Annual Planning cycles.

    • Determine appropriate forecasting methodologies, modeling techniques, drivers, and assumptions.

    • Identify and refine key variables that improve forecast accuracy and business insights.

    • Perform variance analysis between actuals, forecasts, and plans; drive deep root-cause analysis and clear explanations for leadership.

    Reporting & Executive Support

    • Develop and consolidate financial reporting and analysis, including quarterly results packages for executive financial reviews.

    • Build and track important metrics to drive business performance and monitor growth initiatives.

    • Deliver concise, data-driven commentary and executive-ready materials.

    Systems & Data Ownership (SQL / Databricks)

    • Maintain and improve backend dashboard logic in SQL and Databricks.

    • Ensure all data jobs run efficiently and reliably; proactively monitor performance and troubleshoot issues.

    • Update and refine data transformation logic as business needs evolve.

    • Build and maintain scalable, data-driven dashboards to support financial and operational decision-making.

    • Build scalable, flexible processes that support business growth.

    Process Improvement & Systems Partnership

    • Seek efficiencies in financial processes and reporting workflows; build for scale and automation.

    • Partner with the Finance Systems team to refine data systems and reporting tools.

    • Provide reporting solutions that improve operational insights and decision-making.

    • Contribute to ongoing improvements in data governance, documentation, and system reliability.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field.

    • 4-8+ years of experience in FP&A, financial systems, or a related analytical role.

    • Strong financial modeling and forecasting experience.

    • Skilled in SQL and familiar with Databricks or comparable data platforms.

    • Experience supporting planning cycles (Outlook, quarterly forecasts, annual planning).

    • Strong analytical approach with demonstrated ability to perform root-cause variance analysis.

    • Experience developing or supporting financial dashboards and automated reporting tools.

    • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into executive-ready insights.

    Expected Pay Range:
    Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $102,300 -- $196,450 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills,and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

    In California, the pay range for this position is $135,700 - $196,450

    At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

    In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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    California :

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