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Who You Are:
You are a strong analytical thinker with deep technical skills in financial modeling and reporting. You have proven experience owning financial planning and forecasting functions end-to-end in high-growth or PE-backed environments. You're comfortable diving into complexity—building models from scratch, working with data, and translating numbers into clear narratives. You're hands-on and operator-focused: you own the work end-to-end, and when you spot a better way to do something, you drive the improvement.
What You Own
Financial Planning & Forecasting (Primary Domain)
- Own revenue (ARR) forecasting methodology and drive monthly reforecasting cycles
- Build and maintain annual operating plan (AOP) financial models; consolidate departmental expense submissions and build bottom-up expense forecasts
- Model headcount planning and operating expense plans across departments
- Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to stress-test business drivers and assumptions
- Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, process efficiency, and reporting workflows
Variance Analysis & Business Partnership
- Deliver detailed monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis with clear root-cause narratives and recommended actions
- Work proactively with business leaders to understand drivers and provide targeted analytics support
- Communicate headcount status and compensation dollars available to business partners; partner on understanding variances
- Lead drafting of board reporting materials, including financial narratives, charts, and commentary on key financial results
- Partner with Accounting team and Controller to support timely and accurate financial close
What you bring to the role:
Technical & Analytical Expertise
- 5+ years owning financial planning and forecasting processes end-to-end—not executing someone else's model
- Expert-level Excel modeling: build complex, scalable financial models from scratch; optimize for accuracy and insight
- Hands-on experience using Claude or similar AI tools to augment financial modeling, reporting, and presentation work. You're comfortable leveraging AI to work smart and improve efficiency.
- Strong SaaS financial acumen: ARR modeling, churn dynamics, cohort analysis, unit economics
- NetSuite experience or demonstrated ability to rapidly master financial systems
- Comfort with data exploration; SQL familiarity is a plus
- Very strong analytical skills and comfort with modeling and reporting workflows
- Understanding of the "why" behind business drivers and strategic implications
Execution & Improvement Mindset
- Track record of owning financial planning work end-to-end with accountability for accuracy and timeliness
- Proactive mindset: you identify bottlenecks and drive improvements without being asked
- Ownership mentality: you see problems and own solutions end-to-end
- Experience in high-growth or PE-backed environments
Location: Strong preference for candidates located in Austin, Texas to work a hybrid (2 days a week) in our downtown headquarters. Please note that we currently do not hire candidates residing in the following states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have existing authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
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