About the role
OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation. AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. YOUR IMPACT Reporting to the Source-to-Pay (S2P) Reporting Leader, the S2P Senior Business Analyst is responsible for developing cash disbursement forecasts and delivering reporting and insights to internal stakeholders, playing a key role within the finance team by supporting financial and operational performance analysis across a global business. This role focuses on building vendor spend models to support S2P and FP&A teams, while leading the execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes to ensure accuracy and timely delivery, including preparing materials for management review and communicating insights to senior leadership. The individual also drives continuous improvement by streamlining forecasting processes through automation, data analytics, and system expertise, while establishing best practices to enhance overall business performance management. WHAT
THE ROLE OFFERS Perform variance analysis by comparing financial results to annual plan, prior forecast, and prior year to identify sourcing activities, vendor negotiations, business drivers, and economic drivers that impact our models. You will lead the development and maintenance of financial models, including sensitivity analysis, to support overall business objectives. Build capabilities in reporting automation to drive efficiency for
the team. Perform ad hoc analysis, communicate findings, and provide a recommendation on next step. Own quarter-end activities include preparing and submitting dashboard metrics on global spend. Lead monthly and quarterly management reporting, distilling/synthesizing key trends, assessing current and future business risks, and communicating key messages to senior leadership. Lead special projects including building new models/templates, revamping existing processes, and ad-hoc analyses that arise as the business changes. Successful candidates will have high attention to details, excellent analytical skills, and an initiative-taker mentality. In addition, strong professionalism and communication skills are crucial to proactively partner with key stakeholders WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or Accounting or 3-5 years of relative experience Knowledge of Data Analytics tools, concepts, and applications is highly preferred. You have experience across a broad range of subject matter, including moderate to complex financial modeling and advanced Excel skills, with strong proficiency in PowerPoint and working knowledge of finance and risk management concepts such as balance sheet management and stress testing. You know that details matter. You notice things that others do not. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making. You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems and making sense of information. You communicate detailed information in a meaningful way. Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work, and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability. ONE LAST THING OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal