Principal Financial Analyst

Intuit Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 194,500 - 263,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Intuit Inc. seeks a Principal Finance Analyst in Mountain View, California. This role supports strategic planning and operational excellence for the Finance Team, requiring extensive expertise in financial modeling and SaaS understanding. The ideal candidate possesses excellent analytical skills, communicates effectively with stakeholders, and can lead teams towards achieving business growth. The expected compensation ranges from $194,500 to $263,500, reflecting factors like skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in FP&A roles and experience with SaaS a plus.
• Demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Confidence and emotional intelligence in communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the leadership team in strategic planning.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators.
• Create financial models to analyze business scenarios.
• Prepare financial reporting deliverables.
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiencies.
• Coach and influence within cross-functional teams.

Skills

Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

SaaS understanding

Analytical skills

Modeling expertise

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA in Finance or Accounting

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Hyperion EssBase

Job description

The Global Business Solutions Group ("GBSG") is Intuit’s largest business unit with $8B+ in revenue, serving 8M+ customers with the QuickBooks line of products including accounting, payments, payroll, capital lending and banking. The US GBSG Finance team is critical in driving business growth and profitability through strategic, financial and operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Come join the Finance Team as a Principal Finance Analyst supporting our Big Bet 5 (Mid-Market). Main responsibilities include:
• Strategic planning: Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team to develop and refine our 1- and 3-year strategic plans, proactively highlighting risks and opportunities related to business growth and drive optimal investment decisions through data-driven insights and business modeling expertise.
• Operational Excellence: Partner with the Marketing and Analytics teams to develop and monitor key performance indicators to drive insights and decision making in order to achieve our strategic and financial plans.
• Modeling: Create financial models to analyze complex business scenarios that drive and inform our go‑to‑market strategy (e.g. promotion, pricing, new sales channel opportunities, product portfolio).
• Financial reporting: Prepare financial reporting deliverables (month‑end close package, variance explanation, etc.) to enable transparency into the business’s performance and drivers. Liaise with the Accounting team and cross‑functional business partners to ensure correct accounting treatment of transactional activities.
• Process improvement: Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement by streamlining, standardizing and automating processes and reporting requirements.
• Team coaching: Operate in a leader capacity, proactively influencing, leading and coaching within the Finance organization and cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

You are a qualified financial analyst, with strong analytical and modeling skills and a deep SaaS understanding. You also have demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner, supporting and challenging non-finance stakeholders. As this role involves constant interaction with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business, you need the confidence and emotional intelligence to effectively communicate at all levels. The ideal candidate has worked in the high‑tech industry and enjoys operating in an extremely fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to analyze complex business scenarios by building/improving financial models. Hyperion EssBase experience preferred.
• Highly motivated, self‑starter with ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment, simultaneously manage several priorities, and challenge the status quo to lead change and operational improvements. Attention to details and ability to synthesize large volumes of data into insightful recommendations to the executive leadership team.
• Ability to influence all levels of leadership to drive actions, behaviors, decisions and business outcomes.
• Ability to lead teams to deliver exceptional results and drive business growth.
• Exceptional track record of self‑motivation, prioritization, initiative, and integrity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with experience in presenting to business partners with confidence, conviction, and credibility.
• 10+ years in FP&A roles and experience with SaaS a plus.
• BS/BA in Finance or Accounting. MBA a plus. Or equivalent work experience.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Bay Area California $194,500- 263,500