Our SaaS Client is reshaping the future of security for some of the world's largest and most esteemed enterprises. Pre-revenue they had an incredible $100mm in funding. They just closed a Series D and now are totaling $550mm in funding on a $3B valuation.
There is equity in the compensation package and an IPO goal. This is a rocket ship that is about to take off.
Description:
Reporting to the VP / Head of Finance, the FP&A Manager will be responsible for broad ownership of financial reporting, analysis and planning.
As the first FP&A-focused hire on the Finance team, the FP&A manager will take full ownership of the corporate financial model, monthly and quarterly financial reporting, and other FP&A activities currently managed by the VP of Finance.
In addition to being a high output individual contributor , it is key that the FP&A manager also has excellent communication skills in acting as a trusted partner across departments of the business and can provide advisory around investments, efficiency, and growth. This is an exciting and rare opportunity to embark on a journey with a fast-growing category creating company and deliver on highly impactful work - even better if you’ve seen this growth play out before and want to join at an earlier stage.
What You’ll Accomplish:
- Financial Modeling & Reporting : Manage and own all aspects of the Corporate Model including partnering closely with the accounting team to ensure it reflects most recent monthly or quarterly close across P&L, balance sheet, and cashflow statements.
- Help prepare consolidated reporting on financial statements and key SaaS KPIs to stakeholders including the executive team, board of directors and investors.
- You’ll provide high quality commentary and recommendations in completing variance analysis, forecasting, working capital, and operating model updates
- Business Partnering / Cross-Functional Collaboration : Serve as a finance business partner to exec team across departments, assisting them in evaluating investment cases and reviewing their actuals vs budget. You’ll review vendor contracts and help with negotiations as needed.
- Ad-Hoc Projects : Assist in the planning and implementation of key operational projects such as new cost center frameworks, performance dashboards, custom P&Ls by dimensions for different departments, metrics dictionary, etc.
- Tools & Automation : You have an eye for technology and efficiency and will be helping build out financial infrastructure for scale to increase automation and reduce risk of errors. You will oversee implementation and integration of new systems, improve checks and balances, and enhance controls.
Who You Are:
Experience :
- 4-5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, investment banking, or a similar role; FP&A operating experience at a high-growth SaaS / Technology company in the range of $50M+ in ARR is preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent areas; CPA or CFA is a plus
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
- Deep experience in Microsoft Excel
- Familiar with NetSuite and other tools like Ramp, Salesforce, and Tableau - you will help identify where automation can be leveraged in and help select vendors / oversee implementation as applicable
You have:
- An obsession with accuracy and meticulous attention to detail. You take pride in knowing every dollar that comes in and out of a company.
- A passion for all things numbers. You are a deep analytical thinker with advanced Excel skills and enjoy running down the financial story of what happened and why. Executives trust your recommendations.
- A design / infrastructure mindset - you look at how reports and models are built, you think about how it can look better and what data feeds it, and how to connect tools and information harmoniously.
- A strong ability to develop, document, and build frameworks to enable scalability of a fast-growing company.
- An excellent understanding of SaaS KPIs and metrics - you can tell the story of what’s happening in the business operationally and financially.
- An excitement to work in a fast-moving and growing company. You are highly adaptable and understand startup environments with a proven ability to take charge and roll your sleeves up to get the job done.
You also are:
- Well-versed with SaaS / Technology business models and metrics, keep up with market trends
- Passionate about data-driven discussions, giving finance a narrative, and you find ways to bring the “aha” moments and deep level of insights that influence big business decisions
- A highly resourceful self-starter, hungry to find and deliver on opportunities for new value-add projects, improve on your work, and seek new knowledge / resources