Senior Financial Analyst

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare quarter-end reporting packages in support of audit committee deliverables and the earnings close process.
• Validate data flowing from source systems (SAP, NGA, Incorta, CPM/Pricebook) to ensure accuracy at the product and customer reporting level.
• Generate reports and ad hoc analyses to support senior management and business unit finance teams.
• Perform exception reporting and data quality reviews; investigate and prepare corrections and reclass entries as needed.
• Participate in UAT for system enhancements and new releases across SAP, CPM (Pricebook), Incorta, and NGA product reporting - documenting test cases, logging issues, and validating fixes.
• Prepare product-level reclass and allocation correction files to maintain reporting integrity.
• Support the integration of acquired companies, including master data setup (customer and product) and conversion of acquired order data into Cadence reporting processes.
• Partner with quote-to-cash finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to resolve reporting discrepancies and support new business model requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of progressive finance experience, ideally within the technology industry.
• Strong proficiency in Excel - comfortable with pivot tables, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, data manipulation, and building structured workbooks
• Hands-on experience with SAP; familiarity with finance data extraction and reporting workflows.
• Experience participating in or supporting UAT cycles for financial systems (SAP, CPM/Pricebook, Incorta, or NGA a strong plus).
• Solid analytical skills with high attention to detail and comfort working with large data sets.
• Clear and effective communicator - able to translate data findings for both finance and non-finance audiences across levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work under tight quarter-end deadlines.

• Working knowledge of revenue accounting principles (ASC 606 / software revenue recognition concepts a plus).
• Familiarity with Incorta, NGA product reporting, or CPM/Pricebook platforms.
• CPA or MBA is a plus but not required.
• Experience supporting acquisition integrations from a finance reporting perspective.