Senior FP&A Manager (Contract)
Cloudinary · San Jose, CA · 3 mo ago
HybridFinance$100/hrFull-time
What You’ll Do
- Support the company’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP), long-range planning, and rolling forecast processes, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and resource allocation
- Own company-wide cash flow Annual Budget, forecasting and liquidity planning, including monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term projections
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, and key SaaS operating metrics
- Drive scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and risk assessments to support executive decision-making and strategic initiatives
- Consolidate departmental forecasts into company-wide financial outlooks and evaluate risks and opportunities against plan
- Partner with FinOps, Revenue Operations, GTM, and Business Analysis teams to improve revenue-to-cash visibility, collections forecasting, and cash predictability
- Monitor and analyze key working capital drivers, including DSO, collections performance, and balance sheet cash impacts
- Lead monthly and quarterly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) and Forecast vs. Actual (FvA) analyses, providing clear insights into business performance and cash flow trends
- Own and report on key SaaS operating metrics, including NRR, Gross Retention, CAC, CAC Payback period, Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Rule of 40, and Free Cash Flow
- Prepare executive, Board, and investor-ready financial reporting materials, translating complex financial information into actionable insights
- Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, forecasting methodologies, governance, and financial systems to support scalability and IPO readiness
- Collaborate closely with Accounting, ARR Reporting & Analysis, Procurement, RevOps, and other business partners to ensure consistency across planning, reporting, and operational processes
- Support strategic initiatives, ad hoc analyses, and special projects that influence company growth and long-term value creation
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of progressive FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Strategic Finance experience
- Experience in a public, pre-IPO, or high-growth private SaaS company, preferably with $100M+ ARR
- Strong understanding of SaaS business models, operating metrics, revenue drivers, and working capital management
- Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, and executive reporting processes
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making
- Strong understanding of cash flow forecasting, balance sheet planning, liquidity management, and free cash flow drivers
- Experience preparing executive and Board-level presentations and influencing senior leadership decisions through financial insights
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets modeling skills
- Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce
- Experience with financial planning and consolidation systems (Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar) - a plus
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, including Claude Code or similar technologies, for FP&A use cases - an advantage