Strategic Finance Manager

What You Get to Do

• Own our financial planning and reporting stack end to end (implementation, model architecture, integrations, permissions, and ongoing admin) so Finance and business partners trust a single source of truth.
• Use AI tools to compress your own analysis, modeling, and commentary work without cutting corners on accuracy.
• Partner with functional leaders on headcount, capacity, pipeline, and investment decisions. Challenge assumptions and drive better outcomes, not just compile packs.
• Own the annual operating plan, forecasts, and scenario models that leadership uses to run the business.
• Build and maintain board, executive, and departmental reporting: ARR, retention, gross margin, burn/runway, and the SaaS metrics that matter.
• Lead month-end FP&A close support: variance analysis, commentary, and flash reporting that explains the why, not just the what.
• Build and re-engineer processes with automation that free the team from spreadsheet grind and raise the quality of decisions.
• Support corporate finance activities: fundraising, board materials, investor relations, and ad-hoc strategic analysis as needed.

What You Bring to the Role

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years in strategic finance / FP&A. Track record of bringing impact, ownership, and builder instincts.
• Proven ownership of a planning / EPM / reporting platform end to end (e.g. Aleph and similar next-gen AI planning/reporting tools, Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive/Workday Adaptive Planning, Cube, Mosaic, or similar). You design, build, and administer; you don't just consume reports.
• You've already used AI tools to compress analysis, modeling, or commentary work, and you won't cut corners on accuracy to get there.
• Hands-on SaaS or B2B software FP&A experience: ARR/NRR, deferred revenue, cohort/retention thinking, headcount and opex planning.
• Advanced Excel (and ideally SQL or a BI tool such as Tableau / Looker / Power BI). Comfortable in NetSuite or a comparable ERP as a consumer and partner to Accounting.
• Business partnership instincts: you've sat with GMs or functional leaders, pushed back on plans, and left them with clearer decisions.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, start-up environment, prioritize across multiple assignments, and learn quickly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and a high standard of confidentiality and discretion handling financial and people data.

Additional information

This role is based in our Foster City, CA office five days a week. The expected salary for this full-time position is $160,000 to $200,000 + equity + benefits. Actual level and compensation are determined by qualifications, professional background, and relevant experience.

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