Manager FP&A

Kranz-Consulting; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kranz-Consulting seeks a Manager, Strategic Finance, FP&A to partner with the CFO on financial planning and analysis across the organization. You will translate analyses into insights for executives, drive forecasting and budgeting, and support strategic initiatives including potential M&A activity.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years FP&A experience in tech, with strong financial modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and executive communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance is required; MBA or CPA is a plus.
• 5+ years FP&A experience in a technology company; experience in Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or Big 4.
• 2+ years in Enterprise Software and SaaS domain preferred.
• Strong ability to create financial models and turn data into actionable insights.
• High integrity and collaboration with senior leadership to influence cross-functional teams.
• Ability to build partnerships with key business stakeholders.
• Excellent written and presentation skills; detail-oriented.
• Resourceful, independent worker able to collaborate with a team.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic planning cycle by owning P&L, cash flow, and forecasts/budgets.
• Develop monthly and quarterly forecasts with business-partner alignment.
• Support CFO and executives on company-wide strategic initiatives, including M&A.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across the organization.
• Develop, track and report financial and operational metrics for leadership.
• Perform ad-hoc financial analyses as needed.
• Analyze business changes and prepare reporting to highlight key trends.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Strategic analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Data-driven decision making

Partnership building

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance

MBA or CPA

Job description

About This Role:

We are working with one of our clients to hire a Manager, Strategic Finance, FP&A. In this role, you will work closely with the CFO to drive the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. You will have unique visibility across the entire company and serve as a key liaison between multiple departments and teams. You will turn your analyses into deep insights, communicate these insights to key stakeholders and executives, and support strategic decision making. You will drive the companywide Financial Planning & Analysis.

This is a remote role, but the ideal candidate will live in the Bay Area or on the West Coast.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the strategic planning cycle by partnering with key business partners to own P&L, cash flow, and forecasts/budgets.

• Develop monthly and quarterly forecasts with aligned business leader partnership, to drive towards improved forecast accuracy.

• Work closely and directly with the CFO and executive leadership to support company-wide strategic initiatives, including M&A corporate development.

• Work directly with the most senior leadership of the company and cross-functionally with business partners across the broader organization, including with the sales and operations teams.

• Develop, track and report meaningful financial and operational metrics to the leadership team to support data driven business decisions.

• Effectively perform ad-hoc financial analysis as needed.

• Understand business changes to operational planning and prepare creative reporting for analyzing key trends to make pivotal decisions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Finance is a must, MBA or CPA is a plus.

• 5+ years of relevant experience as an FP&A Analyst within a technology company, and experience in Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or Big 4 Accounting firm.

• 2+ years’ of experience in Enterprise Software and SaaS domain is preferred.

• Strong ability to create financial models and turn data into actionable insights.

• High integrity and impeccable business judgement with the ability to effectively collaborate cross functionally to influence senior leadership teams.

• Ability to build strong partnerships with key business stakeholders across the organization.

• Excellent written and presentation skills; organized and detailed. Eagerness to further develop self and others.

• Resourceful and determined; ability to work both independently and with a team.

• Strong understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts.

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment; adaptable and flexible to support continuous growth and process evolution.