Director, FP&A

Pulmonx Corporation; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulmonx Corporation in Redwood City is seeking an experienced FP&A leader to own the 3-statement financial model, align plans with senior management, and drive long-range planning.

You will mentor the FP&A team, refine forecast methods, support quarterly earnings, and partner with cross-functional teams to explain P&L impacts and ensure cash runway.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or accounting; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of FP&A experience, with public company reporting and earnings prep.
• 3-5 years leading FP&A teams.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning and strong Excel skills.
• Experience in medical devices or healthcare tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the 3-statement financial model aligned to strategic decisions and cash runway.
• Align annual plan, quarterly forecast and business reviews with P&L impacts.
• Own long-range planning including 3- to 5-year outlooks.
• Refine forecast methodologies with driver-based scenarios and sensitivity analyses.
• Support quarterly earnings prep with internal analysis, guidance, and variance explanations.
• Ensure Board deliverables are meaningful, timely and accurate; coordinate with all functions.
• Mentor and manage the FP&A team and onboard best practices.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance

MBA preferred

Tools

Adaptive Planning

Excel

Tableau

Salesforce

Job description

Brief Description

• Own the 3-statement financial model by ensuring alignment to Senior Staff’s strategic and key investment decisions. Ensure financial objectives such as cash runway are met, business spend drivers are properly modeled and explained
• Align the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast and business review processes to ensure P&L impacts are properly modeled and explained to all business stakeholders
• Own the long-range planning process, including 3- to 5-year financial outlooks
• Refine forecast methodologies to ensure faster, driver-based assumptions for running scenarios and sensitivity analyses
• Support quarterly earnings preparation, including internal financial analysis, guidance development, and variance explanations
• Ensure BOD and Audit Committee deliverables are meaningful, timely and accurate. Work with all functions responsible for key financial deliverables in the process
• Mentor and manage the FP&A team. Onboard FP&A best practices and systems providing leverage

Responsibilities and capabilities:

• Own the 3-statement financial model by ensuring alignment to Senior Staff’s strategic and key investment decisions. Ensure financial objectives such as cash runway are met, business spend drivers are properly modeled and explained
• Align the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast and business review processes to ensure P&L impacts are properly modeled and explained to all business stakeholders
• Own the long-range planning process, including 3- to 5-year financial outlooks
• Refine forecast methodologies to ensure faster, driver-based assumptions for running scenarios and sensitivity analyses
• Support quarterly earnings preparation, including internal financial analysis, guidance development, and variance explanations
• Ensure BOD and Audit Committee deliverables are meaningful, timely and accurate. Work with all functions responsible for key financial deliverables in the process
• Mentor and manage the FP&A team. Onboard FP&A best practices and systems providing leverage

Preferred Requirements

• Experience at high-growth, startup to midsize companies. Experience in medical device, life sciences, healthcare technology, or other regulated industries preferred
• Hands on, problem solving and analytical skills, with willingness to roll up sleeves to get into the details. Ability to analyze complex business problems and make sound business decisions
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills including developing relationships at all levels in the organization and directly influencing business objectives
• Advanced knowledge of planning systems such as Adaptive Planning is required, along with exceptional Excel skills.
• Experience working with sales and manufacturing a plus
• Experience with BI tools such as Tableau and Salesforce are a plus

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other analytical area of study. MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of FP&A experience. Demonstrated experience supporting public company reporting cycles, earnings preparation, and Board reporting
• Minimum 3-5 years leading and developing FP&A professionals

Compensation: 200K - 250K

Pulmonx Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.