FP&A Product Lead, Financial Manager

About the role

Financial Manager is a product that bridges the gap between Tempo's operational data and finance-grade outputs required by controllers, FP&A leaders, and auditors. It integrates with various systems like Jira, Capacity Planner, Timesheets, and ERP systems to provide comprehensive financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy for Financial Manager’s budgeting, cost, and billing capabilities.
• Discovery with CFOs, FP&A leaders, Controllers, and finance business partners to understand budget authority flows and audit requirements.
• Manage capitalization and expense recognition workflows, including ASC 350-40 and IAS 38, and ensure audit-grade traceability.
• Create integration strategies with ERP and CPM systems, prioritizing batch uploads and existing API endpoints over bespoke direct integrations.
• Develop AI feature strategy for Financial Manager, focusing on genuine, verifiable financial pain points and managing AI-assisted financial outputs' quality, cost, and scalability.
• Collaborate with Tempo’s integrations team and finance-adjacent GSI partners to ensure seamless integration and support.

Requirements

We seek a creative systems thinker with deep domain knowledge in enterprise finance, FP&A, ERP implementation, financial systems consulting, or public accounting. Key skills include:

• Experience with software capitalization workflows (ASC 350-40 / IAS 38).
• Understanding of how organizations budget large programs, including cost centers, headcount planning, CapEx vs. OpEx treatment, and approval workflows.
• Knowledge of enterprise finance or ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, etc.) and integration at a conceptual level.
• Genuine AI proficiency, able to distinguish between AI that creates verifiable value and AI that just generates output.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to executive audiences and collaborate effectively within a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should have:

• 4-8 years of experience in enterprise finance, FP&A, ERP implementation, financial systems consulting, or public accounting.
• Hands-on experience with large program budgeting and financial governance pain points.
• Strong organizational fluency, including experience with Big Four firms and understanding of auditor requirements.
• Tooling familiarity with enterprise finance or ERP systems and integration strategies.
• Able to navigate complex financial workflows and communicate findings clearly to executives.

Skills

The following skills are essential for success in this role:

• Deep understanding of enterprise finance and FP&A processes.
• Experience with software capitalization workflows (ASC 350-40 / IAS 38).
• Strong organizational fluency, including experience with Big Four firms and understanding of auditor requirements.
• Tooling familiarity with enterprise finance or ERP systems and integration strategies.
• Genuine AI proficiency, including the ability to distinguish between AI that creates verifiable value and AI that just generates output.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, especially with executive stakeholders.

Benefits

Tempo offers:

• Remote-first work environment.
• Unlimited vacation in most locations.
• Great benefits including health, dental, vision, and savings plan.
• Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.
• Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.
• An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.
• A wide range of social activities (both in person and virtual).

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible working hours to accommodate remote work.