Principal Corporate Financial Analyst

The Corporate FP&A team at Blackbaud plays a critical role in guiding companywide financial planning, enabling strategic decisionmaking, and scaling financial processes to support our missiondriven growth. As a Principal Corporate Financial Analyst, you will lead initiatives that modernize and automate our planning infrastructure, enhance balance sheet and cash flow forecasting, and reduce manual reporting efforts—freeing up time for strategic analysis and insight generation.

This is a highimpact role ideal for a finance professional who thrives at the intersection of technology, strategy, and financial analysis.

What you’ll do:

• Lead enhancements to 3statement financial planning, leveraging our current Hyperion Planning and WorkdayAdaptive Planning systems while shaping the roadmap for nextgeneration planning tools.

• Champion automation across FP&A using technologies such as Power BI, Alteryx, and AIdriven tools to streamline reporting and forecasting.

• Collaborate crossfunctionally with Finance, IT, Treasury, and Accounting to evaluate and potentially implement a new financial planning system.

• Provide strategic insights and datadriven analysis to inform revenue, profitability, and capital allocation decisions.

• Influence short and longterm planning by identifying risks and opportunities and aligning stakeholders on action plans to achieve financial goals.

• Develop highimpact presentations and dashboards for the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors.

• Conduct ad hoc strategic analysis in support of corporate development (M&Adivestitures) and investor relations initiatives.

• What you’ll bring:

  • 6–8+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, corporate development, or strategic finance.

  • Deep expertise in financial modeling, valuation, and scenario planning.

  • A selfstarter mindset with a passion for solving complex problems and driving continuous improvement.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex topics clearly to executive audiences.

  • Background in the SaaS or technology industry strongly preferred.

  • Experience in program or project management, particularly with financial system implementations, is a plus.

  • Familiarity with public company reporting cycles and quarterly close processes is preferred.

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    The starting base pay is $87,700.00 to $114,200.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.

    Benefits Include:

    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

    • Remotefirst workforce

    • 401(k) program with employer match

    • Flexible paid time off

    • Generous Parental Leave

    • Volunteer for vacation

    • Opportunities to connect to build community and belonging

    • Pet insurance, legal and identity protection

    • Tuition reimbursement program