VP, FP&A

FinOps Weekly; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking a VP of FP&A to lead the planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across the organization. This role reports to the CFO and partners with the executive team to drive strategic financial decisions and improve operational rigor.

You will own the planning systems, dashboards, and team development, while collaborating with GTM, product, and R&D stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of FP&A leadership, SaaS and private equity experience, and a proven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of relevant FP&A experience.
• Significant leadership experience.
• Prior SaaS experience at scale.
• Private equity experience.
• Proven ability to produce timely and highly predictable financial models.
• Experience project managing and implementing financial reporting systems.
• Strong curiosity about business and industry trends, with the ability to translate insights into analysis of risks and opportunities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly to senior leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end operating model, including capacity, revenue, expenses, financial statements, and cash forecasting.
• Lead executive and board reporting, including timely financial updates, 409A support, and investor reporting.
• Run the monthly forecast process and coordinate with business units to prepare management materials and highlight trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversee quarter-end flash forecasting with accounting and prepare analysis for management review.
• Consolidate quarterly financial analysis and reporting for internal and board use.
• Own the rolling forecast process and maintain a reporting calendar that supports timely business updates.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and drive accountability across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance analytics, cost efficiency, processes, and financial education.
• Support go-to-market planning, including capacity and productivity, compensation scenarios, and span of control analysis.
• Support people planning for compensation, hiring, benefits, and equity.
• Assist with financial analysis for OKRs and other ad hoc strategic work.
• Support R&D with multi-product ROI analysis, Product ARR, resource allocation, and cloud cost optimization.
• Develop long-term financial models aligned to company strategy and define key business drivers and KPIs.
• Prepare scenario-based financial plans, including cash position and risk assessment.
• Advise senior leaders with data-driven recommendations on operational efficiency and business outcomes.
• Improve FP&A processes through automation and streamlined workflows.
• Own the financial planning tool and dashboard automation using the centralized Enterprise Data Warehouse (Snowflake) and AI tools.
• Improve the timeliness and accuracy of financial planning processes.
• Work with the business technology team to develop dashboards and financial analytics.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team.

Skills

Leadership

SaaS experience

Financial modeling

Communication

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

MBA

CFA

CPA

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

About the Role

The VP, FP&A will report to the CFO and partner closely with the executive team, business leaders, and key stakeholders to shape 6sense’s financial planning, analysis, and decision support. The role is designed to strengthen the company’s ability to plan, prioritize, and execute against strategic and financial objectives while improving predictability and operational rigor. This leader will own the operating model, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting processes across the business. The position also plays a central role in supporting cross-functional planning, including go-to-market capacity, people planning, product and R&D analysis, and company-wide strategic initiatives. In addition to leading core FP&A work, the role is responsible for improving systems, automations, dashboards, and overall planning processes. It also includes team leadership, with responsibility for developing and mentoring the FP&A function.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end operating model, including capacity, revenue, expenses, financial statements, and cash forecasting.
• Lead executive and board reporting, including timely financial updates, 409A support, and investor reporting.
• Run the monthly forecast process and coordinate with business units to prepare management materials and highlight trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Oversee quarter-end flash forecasting with accounting and prepare analysis for management review.
• Consolidate quarterly financial analysis and reporting for internal and board use.
• Own the rolling forecast process and maintain a reporting calendar that supports timely business updates.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and drive accountability across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance analytics, cost efficiency, processes, and financial education.
• Support go-to-market planning, including capacity and productivity, compensation scenarios, and span of control analysis.
• Support people planning for compensation, hiring, benefits, and equity.
• Assist with financial analysis for OKRs and other ad hoc strategic work.
• Support R&D with multi-product ROI analysis, Product ARR, resource allocation, and cloud cost optimization.
• Contribute to analysis of new business ventures, renewals, and potential M&A.
• Develop long-term financial models aligned to company strategy and define key business drivers and KPIs.
• Prepare scenario-based financial plans, including cash position and risk assessment.
• Advise senior leaders with data-driven recommendations on operational efficiency and business outcomes.
• Improve FP&A processes through automation and streamlined workflows.
• Own the financial planning tool and dashboard automation using the centralized Enterprise Data Warehouse (Snowflake) and AI tools.
• Improve the timeliness and accuracy of financial planning processes.
• Work with the business technology team to develop dashboards and financial analytics.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Significant leadership experience.
• Prior SaaS experience at scale.
• Private equity experience.
• Proven ability to produce timely and highly predictable financial models.
• Experience project managing and implementing financial reporting systems.
• Strong curiosity about business and industry trends, with the ability to translate insights into analysis of risks and opportunities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly to senior leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills

• MBA, CFA, or CPA.

Cloud Platforms & Technologies

Data & Analytics

• Snowflake

Collaboration Tools

• LinkedIn Learning

FinOps Responsibilities

• Support R&D with cloud cost optimization.
• Contribute to financial planning and analysis that improves operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) employer matching
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Quarterly self-care days
• Paid parental leave
• Stock options, subject to board approval
• Equipment and support for remote or office-based work
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Wellness education sessions
• Employee resource group events

Why You Might Be Interested

This role offers the opportunity to lead a broad FP&A function with direct visibility to the CFO, executive team, and board. It combines strategic financial planning, forecasting, and reporting with cross-functional partnership across go-to-market, people, R&D, and company-wide planning efforts. The position also includes ownership of planning systems, automation, and dashboard development, along with leadership responsibility for the FP&A team.