Progress Careers

In this role, you will:

• Partner with senior leaders in IT, Workplace Operations, and the Office of the Chief AI Officer to align spending with business priorities and provide foundational guidance on expenses and budget availability.
• Own OPEX and CAPEX forecasts, working with budget owners to validate assumptions and update spending plans as business needs change.
• Reconcile actual expenses and prepare and post journal entries for monthly close, coordinating with Accounting and maintaining supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounting to apply GAAP accounting rules to expense, capital, and forecast treatment.
• Prepare and distribute management reports on OPEX and CAPEX performance, spending trends, and forecast assumptions for senior leadership.
• Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, explaining operational drivers, risks, opportunities, and implications for future spending.
• Partner with business leaders on ad hoc analyses to evaluate expense assumptions and the financial impact of proposed initiatives.
• Partner with Procurement on contract management to align vendor agreements with budgets, forecasts, and spending plans.
• Maintain accurate forecasting models and improve reporting processes, data quality, efficiency, and consistency.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 3 years of experience in accounting, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of accrual accounting and hands-on experience preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling expenses, and documenting month-end close entries.
• Ability to engage confidently with executive leaders while diving into the details with team members at every level of the organization.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with an ability to work efficiently and build repeatable processes.
• Analytical judgment and clear communication skills to explain objectives, findings, and operational drivers of financial results.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines under pressure and respond quickly to changing business needs.
• Experience in planning, analysis, and reporting for multinational organizations is a plus.

What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:  

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits, including a 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and optional benefits such as critical illness/hospital indemnity/personal accident, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal insurance, and pet insurance.
• Competitive salary and incentive compensation opportunities, including bonus or uncapped commission (as applicable to the position), along with a best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) featuring a 27-month lookback.
• Flexible paid vacation time, a paid day off for your birthday, company holidays, and a variety of leave programs, including Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employee well-being resources focused on physical, mental, social, and financial health.