Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

1 month ago

Somerville, United States SmartBear Full time

At SmartBear, we deliver the complete visibility developers need to make each release better than the last. Our award winning and industry favorite tools TestComplete, Swagger, ReadyAPI, Zephyr are trusted by over 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations – including world-renowned innovators like Adobe JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft.

About the position

SmartBear is looking to hire a Corporate Director of FP&A to propel its finance function into the next phase of growth. This is a hands-on financial management position that maintains ownership and responsibility of the corporate financial model and drives the development of reporting and financial narrative for the Executive Leadership team and Board of Directors. The Corporate FP&A Director is responsible for the overall annual planning and quarterly forecast cycles and drives the usage of financial and operational KPIs through financial reporting, analysis and business-driven insights. The role also oversees the Business Partnering function within FP&A and requires strong understanding of business strategies and priorities across the business. This role reports to the VP of FP&A and has two direct reports. This is a high-impact role that will offer substantial senior leadership exposure and the opportunity to impact strategic decision making in a hyper-growth environment at scale. The ideal candidate has experience collaborating with leadership across all functions, can drive change management as a thought leader, sharing perspectives, best practices and resources, and is an excellent communicator.

Responsibilities:

  • Proactively collaborate, influence, and align the company's planning processes to achieve the overall company strategy.
  • Partner with each function to align business, operational and financial planning and assist with trade-offs to achieve ultimate company objectives and ROI.
  • Partner with business and M&A team to manage / deliver financial models; Support / lead due diligence and integration efforts for finance.
  • Work to provide deeper insights that will help business partners make smarter decisions and guide to budget.
  • Continue to enhance financial systems and business processes for continued efficiency within the finance team to provide further visibility / value to the business.
  • Manage the annual financial planning process.
  • Ownership and innovation of the total company forecasting model, including consolidations, scenario planning, reporting, variance analyses, etc.
  • Lead, monitor and update budgeting/forecasting across all departments.
  • Lead the preparation of materials for board meetings.
  • Oversee Company's consolidated monthly/quarterly budget vs actual variance analysis, including key metrics that tie back to financial goals.
  • Implement process improvements across the organization for operations to run smoothly and with greater efficiency.
  • Lead, motivate and develop the Corporate & Business Partner FP&A team and help drive finance initiatives / projects.

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 8 years experience in FP&A, with at least 3 years running Corporate FP&A with increasing responsibilities and proven track record of driving change.
  • At least 1-2 years of experience operating in a SaaS environment for a global software company.
  • Demonstrated success leading financial functions at businesses of different stages - the ideal candidate has experience operating in finance at scale, but also providing leadership for an earlier stage, high growth company.
  • Sound understanding of the SaaS business model and key metrics.
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills with demonstrated experience working with all business functions.
  • Executive-level communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings; experience with Board of Directors, a plus.
  • Extensive experience with presentations to senior management, with extraordinary detail orientation and strong data visualization skills.
  • Strategic planning, modeling and analytical ability.
  • Experience managing small to midsize teams.
  • Prior experience with Planful or other EPM tool.
  • BA in finance, accounting, or business - MBA a plus.
  • This role is based hybrid out of Somerville, MA. Candidate should be local and within commutable distance to the office.

The right candidate:

  • Passionate about the company mission and company values.
  • A smart, self-driven, dynamic individual with outstanding communication skills and a well-balanced ego.
  • Highly organized individual with an execution/delivery driven mindset.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to manage, mentor and motivate a team.
  • Strong analytical and logical skills; ability to problem solve and be a systems thinker.
  • Startup experience strongly preferred; entrepreneurial spirit a must.
  • Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small audiences.

Why you should join the SmartBear crew:

  • You can grow your career at every level.
  • We invest in your success as well as the spaces where our teams come together to work, collaborate, and have fun.
  • We love celebrating our SmartBears; we even encourage our crew to take their birthdays off.
  • We are guided by a People and Culture organization - an important distinction for us. We think about our team holistically – the whole person.
  • We celebrate our differences in experiences, viewpoints, and identities because we know it leads to better outcomes.

Did you know?

  • Our main goal at SmartBear is to make our technology-driven world a better place.
  • SmartBear is committed to ethical corporate practices and social responsibility, promoting good in all the communities we serve.
  • SmartBear is headquartered in Somerville, MA with offices across the world including Galway Ireland, Bath, UK, Wroclaw, Poland and Bangalore, India.
  • We've won major industry (product and company) awards including B2B Innovators Award, Content Marketing Association, IntellyX Digital Innovator and BuiltIn Best Places to Work.

SmartBear is an equal employment opportunity employer and encourages success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, medical condition, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other legally protected status.

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