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Corporate strategic finance manager

Watershed · San Francisco, CA · 3 wk ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time

About the role

We are seeking a Corporate strategic finance manager to own our corporate financial model and serve as the primary finance partner to our Product, Business Foundation and Executive teams. This role reports to our Head of Strategic Finance.

Responsibilities

  • Corporate planning: own the integrated 3-statement financial model, rolling forecasts, and both the short and long-range financial planning processes
  • Product partnership: assist the Engineering, Product, Design and Science orgs in executing on strategy while driving operating efficiencies within our R&D organization
  • Customer partnership: partner closely with the customer org to drive optimal resource allocation vs product demand to drive improvements to gross margins
  • Cash forecasting: partner directly with RevOps and Accounting to build and own the cash model for capital allocation
  • Headcount, opex & gross margin % management: collaborate with department heads to manage hiring, roadmaps and optimal resource allocation. Gross Margin % will be a key metric that you own and you will work closely with our Customer and Infrastructure teams
  • Corporate & board reporting: partner with Accounting on month-end close and Exec reporting. Responsible for owning the calculation and a key contributor in driving improvements in core SaaS metrics (Gross Margin %, Magic Number, Cash burn multiple, Rule of 40)
  • Strategic projects: provide analytical support for pricing and packaging, potential M&A or new market or product expansion scenarios

Requirements

Experience: 6-8+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Investment Banking/Private Equity, with at least 2+ years operating inside a high-growth B2B SaaS company (Series B/C/D stage preferred).

Experience with: financial modeling, consolidations, P&L Management, forecasting, Budget vs Actuals, annual and long-range planning.

SaaS DNA: deep understanding of enterprise software metrics and the mechanics of recurring revenue business models.

Business partnering: proven ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial leaders and push back strategically when necessary.

Systems knowledge: experience extracting and analyzing data from CRMs (Salesforce), ERPs (NetSuite), and HRIS systems (Rippling).

Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles).

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