Strategic Finance Manager

Responsibilities

• Own strategic financial reporting and projects through scenario modeling and ad hoc analysis
• Drive constant improvement on financial models to accurately forecast and plan key financial and operational metrics
• Provide financial expertise to enable strategic investment decisions by Gong’s executive team
• Partner with broader FP&A and GTM Strategy teams to continuously improve our ability to forecast / understand business trends and enable dynamic decision making on business investments
• Deliver timely consolidated financials and report on forecast performance
• Assist in preparation of management presentations, including monthly reporting, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and BOD reviews

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, equity research, or strategy consulting, preferably at either a high-tech or enterprise software company
• Advanced skills in building scalable financial models (via Excel or Google suite), with ability to understand and translate how their inputs/outputs resolve business outcomes
• Vast experience with various financial applications, including ERP, CRM, and financial planning applications (Salesforce, Netsuite, Excel, Pigment etc.)
• Deep expertise with Enterprise Software (SaaS preferred) metrics, having experience calculating and comparing churn, dollar retention rates, cohort growth rates, customer acquisition cost, gross margin expansion etc.
• Strong work ethic and analytical proficiency, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with commitment to achieving quality results. Ability to understand strategic impact on the wider business and yet operate at a detailed tactical level
• Relentlessly curious, you question everything and hold yourself and those around you accountable to understanding the why behind the data and trendlines
• Self-driven and detail-oriented with an extreme ownership mentality
• Experience working in a startup environment, with an ability to balance strategic initiatives and operational execution