Our client is on the hunt for their first FP&A Manager, a role that will be instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of the company. This position offers an exciting opportunity to delve into detailed analyses, accurate forecasts, and key metric tracking. Reporting to the VP of Finance, you'll work closely with senior leaders, finance organization, revenue operations, and engineering teams.
What You'll Do
As an FP&A Manager, your role will be pivotal in driving business performance through leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis processes. You'll collaborate with various teams including Engineering and leadership to track success metrics and KPIs. Your expertise will be crucial in executing monthly budget reports and developing scenario planning. Furthermore, you'll have the opportunity to conduct pricing analysis alongside product, marketing and revenue operations teams. Your role will also involve working closely with senior Sales leadership to develop annual sales targets and commission plans.
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis processes to drive business performance
- Collaborate with Engineering team and leadership on tracking success metrics and KPIs
- Execute monthly budget to actual reporting and rolling forecasts for finance organization
- Develop scenario planning in collaboration with senior leaders
- Conduct pricing analysis in conjunction with product, marketing and revenue operations to increase gross margins
- Work closely with senior Sales leadership, finance, and c-suite to develop annual sales targets and effective commission plans
What You Bring
The ideal candidate for the FP&A Manager role brings a wealth of experience in similar roles. You are adept at handling complex excel tasks and have a deep understanding of financial statements. Your experience with tools like Power BI, Tableau or Looker sets you apart. You've demonstrated your ability to forecast complex revenue effectively. While not mandatory, having a CPA or MBA degree or experience in private equity, investment banking or consulting would certainly give you an edge.
- 8+ years of experience in a similar role is essential
- Master of complex excel is required
- Understanding of financial statements is necessary
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Looker or similar tools is needed
- Proven experience in forecasting complex revenue is mandatory
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment would be beneficial
- CPA and/or MBA would be advantageous
Experience in private equity, investment banking or consulting (Strategy and Operations consulting) would be a plus but not required