FP&A Manager

RapidSOS; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Dynamic startup environment

Flexible work environment

Job summary

RapidSOS is seeking an FP&A Manager to treat financial analysis as a systems problem, building models, workflows, and dashboards rather than doing it by hand.

You'll own core pillars of FP&A, partner with BI/data teams, and deliver timely insights to the executive team and board from a lean, high-autonomy team. This role offers ownership and impact in a mission-driven company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or equity research; SaaS or tech experience preferred.
• Track record of owning modeling and forecasting end to end with minimal oversight.
• Advanced financial modeling skills; experience with planning software and BI tools.
• Fluency with modern AI tools and applying them to finance workflows.
• Clear, conclusion-first communication to executives and the board.
• Self-directed, scrappy, resilient; ability to move quickly and identify gaps.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve operating models, including scenario and sensitivity analysis for planning cycles.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting; own forecast accuracy as a success metric.
• Deliver monthly reporting packages for the executive team and board; timely and accurate.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards and performance metrics for leadership.
• Support monthly/quarterly close with variance analysis; surface trends and risks.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to turn questions into actionable answers.
• Collaborate with BI and data teams to automate recurring analyses into scalable systems.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate work and raise analytics standards.

Skills

FP&A expertise

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Communication

Self-motivation

Urgency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Abacum

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Tableau

Power BI

Claude

ChatGPT

Job description

In the time it takes you to read this job description, RapidSOS will have handled ~1,380 emergencies.

At RapidSOS, we are committed to using technology to build a safer, stronger future and working together to save lives. We’re in an exciting phase of growth, welcoming new members from across the globe to our mission-driven, ambitious, and inclusive team. Our work is founded on our values of trust and safety, pioneering, urgency, and purpose over pride, all of which support a company culture where people can innovate, collaborate, grow, and, above all, make an impact.

RapidSOS is the leading public safety AI company that unlocks mission-critical intelligence for emergency response. It harnesses artificial and human intelligence to fuse life-saving data from the world’s largest safety network, which includes over 700M+ connected devices and 200+ global technology companies. This intelligence is delivered to 23,000+ federal, state, and local agencies, serving one million first responders. RapidSOS has supported over one billion emergencies in 16 countries, powering RapidSOS HARMONY, the first purpose-built AI for public safety, designed to save critical time by automatically detecting emergencies, unifying real-time data and video streams, and coordinating a faster, more effective response. Learn more at www.RapidSOS.com .

What this role is about:

RapidSOS is growing fast, and finance has to keep pace. We’re looking for an FP&A Manager who treats financial analysis as a systems problem. You’d rather build the model, workflow, or dashboard that answers a question every month than answer it by hand every month. You’ll own core pillars of our FP&A function. You’ll partner with BI and data teams to move recurring analysis out of spreadsheets and into durable systems. And you’ll put sharp, timely insight in front of the executive team and board. This is a high-ownership, high-autonomy seat on a lean team. You’ll create structure where little exists, make judgment calls without much precedent, and anticipate what the business needs before anyone asks.

What you’ll do:

Own and evolve the company’s core operating models, including the scenario and sensitivity analysis that shapes our planning cycles.Lead budgeting and forecasting, and own forecast accuracy as a measure of your success.Deliver monthly reporting packages for the executive team and board: on time, accurate, and conclusion-first.Build and maintain the KPI dashboards and performance metrics leadership relies on to run the business.Support monthly and quarterly close with variance analysis that surfaces trends, risks, and opportunities early.Act as a strategic thought partner to cross-functional leaders, turning their questions into actionable answers.Partner with BI and data engineering to automate recurring analysis into governed, scalable systems.Use AI tools to accelerate your own work and raise the analytical bar across finance.

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• 5+ years in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or equity research. SaaS or technology experience is strongly preferred.
• A track record of owning modeling and forecasting end to end with minimal oversight.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, plus experience with planning software (e.g., Abacum, Adaptive Insights, Anaplan) and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Fluency with modern AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) and genuine excitement about how they can change the way finance works.
• Clear, conclusion-first communication, in writing and when presenting to executives and the board.
• A self-directed, scrappy, resilient approach. You move quickly, pivot when priorities shift, and find the gaps before anyone points them out.
• High integrity and a strong sense of urgency and results orientation.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

What we offer:

• The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally
• Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation
• A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team

Starting pay for a successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include experience, relevant skills, training, education, location, business needs, or market demands. The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000. This role will also be eligible to receive equity options.

RapidSOS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.

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