Financial Analyst (6 month contract)

The role / impact

As a Finance Analyst, you will serve as the operational backbone for expense management across our Go-To-Market (GTM) Americas finance team. You will lead the week-to-week and month-to-month forecasting, tracking, and reporting of expenses and headcount, ensuring leadership receives accurate financial insights and reporting packs ahead of key business reviews.

Beyond driving the core operational cadence, this position offers direct visibility and growth across broader financial planning and analysis. You will collaborate cross-functionally with revenue operations, department budget owners, and global finance teams, while gaining hands-on exposure to deal modelling, capacity planning, and annual budget cycles.

The team & how they connect

You will join a focused, collaborative team of three finance professionals located across Denver and New York supporting our Americas Go-To-Market organisation. The team manages financial planning, reporting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to guide business growth across the region. Working closely alongside revenue operations, budget owners, and global finance partners, the team maintains an open and communicative environment to ensure seamless cross-functional alignment.

Initially, the role will focus on:

• Leveraging systems like Anaplan, Adaptive, Excel, and Google Suite to maintain and refresh monthly and weekly GTM expense and headcount forecasting models.

• Running the monthly soft-close process to bridge financial planning and accounting data while ensuring high precision across all financial outputs.

• Preparing comprehensive reporting deliverables, including Monthly Business Reviews, Finance Review Packs, and All Hands presentation materials for leadership.

• Assisting with capacity planning, deal review processes, and annual budget consolidation as strategic projects evolve.

Where and how you can work

This role can be based in our Denver or New York offices, or worked remotely across North America. We offer flexible working arrangements designed to support balance, productivity, and team connection, with office-based team members utilising hybrid spaces for collaborative days and shared team activities.

Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role:

• A background in FP&A, accounting, or commercial finance with a strong foundation in financial modelling and analysis.

• Advanced proficiency with spreadsheets, alongside experience or interest in financial systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Google Suite.

• Strong organisational abilities and a track record of balancing multiple recurring reporting cadences and tight deadlines.

• Exceptional attention to detail, taking pride in delivering accurate financial data and QA-checked reports to senior stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative approach to building relationships with non-finance budget owners and cross-functional teams.

Compensation & Total Rewards

At Xero, we value the impact and skills you bring to the team. We don’t just hire for a role; we invest in people. We believe in a Total Package philosophy - which means your value isn't just a single number on a paycheck. While base salary is a core component, we look at your compensation through a holistic lens that includes equity, performance incentives, and world-class benefits.

The expected base salary range for this role in:

• California, New York and Washington: $102,000 - 128,000 USD

• All other States: $85,000 - $106,000 USD

Individual pay is determined by various factors, including geography, level of experience, and the specific skills you bring to the role.

In addition to base pay, Xero’s roles are eligible for the following forms of variable compensation:

• Variable Pay: Permanent employees are eligible to participate in our annual bonus and equity (RSU) programs. You may also be eligible for performance-based cash or equity (RSUs) incentives depending on your role level, and company performance.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and 21 days PTO, 10 days of Wellbeing leave, 5 days of Xtra Leave, 1 volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave. Further information included on our Xero Perks https://careers.xero.com/inside-xero/benefits-wellbeing/ page.

Xero uses AI to help screen applications based on job-related qualifications. These tools assist our recruiters but do not make automated hiring decisions. A human recruiter reviews all candidates before any hiring action is taken.

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.