Director, Technology FP&A
Director-level FP&A leader partnering with Engineering to own financial forecasts, cloud cost optimization, and strategic resource planning. Requires 13+ years FP&A experience, 2+ years cloud infrastructure analysis, and 5+ years people management.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Partner with Engineering leadership to provide financial modeling assistance for key business decisions including prioritizing resources and investments to get the best ROI
- Develop understanding of Engineering related issues and priorities; reconcile those matters with long term forecasts
- Bring insights from industry knowledge and business acumen to influence business leadership to drive results
- Improve existing processes and work across teams to achieve results
- Own financial forecasts, annual operating plan, budget tracking, and long range plan by partnering with various stakeholders
- Establish and communicate information about financial targets on a quarterly and annual basis
- Identify and report risk and opportunity levels determined for the overall financial plan
- Provide actionable insights (e.g. productivity analysis, ROI, contractor spend optimization, capex management)
- Track and report KPIs against strategic Cloud Hosting agreements
- Optimize costs by working with engineers to balance workloads across dual cloud environment
- Run strategic projects in partnership with program management and engineering leaders to drive efficiencies and accountability for promised returns
- Oversee production of complex financial models that incorporate assumptions, expectations, and known risks
- Prepare presentations and other supporting materials for recommendations
- Develop and implement strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce
- Diagnose capability gaps; recruit, select, and develop talent
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics or similar quantitative discipline (MBA, CPA highly preferred)
- 13+ years in FP&A experience
- 2+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure and cloud cost analysis
- 5+ years of people management experience
- Experience working with AWS or GCP cloud products
- Experience working in investment banking or consulting required
- Strong understanding of financial statements including B/S, P&L and drivers for margin
- Experience with owning and leading planning and forecasting, large data sets and sophisticated models
- Proven proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint presentations and deck creation
- Strategic thinker who demonstrates leadership, vision, and insight
- Hands-on manager with a strong finance background
- Strong work ethic; high sense of urgency; ability to learn and deliver results in tight timeline
- Experience partnering with stakeholders across the organization and drive projects forward
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience working with Engineering a plus
Benefits
- Annual Personal & Professional development funds
- Comprehensive Health benefits
- Workspace benefits for your home office
- 401k Matching
- Family Planning Support
- Flexible Vacation & Monthly Global Wellness Days
- 4+ months paid Parental Leave
- Paid Volunteer time off
Skills
FP&A, AWS, GCP, Cloud Cost Analysis, Financial Modeling, Excel, PowerPoint, Investment Banking, Consulting, People Management
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