Principal Financial Planning & Analysis

Synopsys, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced FP&A leader to drive financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for the Go-to-Market organization. You will partner with COE and sales operations to develop driver-based models, manage budgeting processes, and support month-end close with strategic insights.

The role requires 8–10+ years in finance/FP&A, strong US GAAP knowledge, and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable guidance for senior leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of progressive finance and FP&A experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative discipline; MBA/CPA/CMA/CFA a plus.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, budgeting, forecasting, revenue, bookings, margin analysis, cost controls, cash flow, headcount planning, management reporting, and executive decision support.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day financial operations for Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations including Sales Operations, Deal Operations, Business Operations, License Compliance, Sales Enablement, and Field Marketing.
• Partner with COE to manage integrated financial planning and analysis including driver-based financial models to support annual budget, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and month-end close.
• Design and improve existing financial processes to increase forecast accuracy, investment and decision-making capabilities.
• Serve as a trusted Finance advisor for each business unit leader, assess risks and opportunities versus targets, and develop strategies to maximize financial opportunities.
• Lead executive-level financial reviews translating results, risks and opportunities into recommendations.
• Support business performance discussions, long-range planning, annual operating plans, forecasts, headcount planning, cost optimization, and investment tradeoffs.
• Partner with Sales and Deal Operations to evaluate deal profitability, cashflow impacts and ROI.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Effective communication

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA/CPA/CMA/CFA preferred

Job description

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are

You are a seasoned FP&A professional with a decade plus of experience building budgets, forecasts, and models and are the bridge between Finance and Business leadership. You understand that FP&A is like a puzzle and you’re able to see how the individual pieces all contribute to the big picture. You understand that the key to maximizing the value FP&A provides is by developing informed and integrated financial outcomes resulting from trusted and transparent relationships with partners across the org.

You communicate effectively with partners at all levels, translating complex financial requirements into terms non-financial audiences can understand. You can shift seamlessly from advising and challenging senior leaders to building the financial acumen of less experienced business partners, helping drive stronger business outcomes.

You thrive in dynamic, ambiguous, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and deadlines. You recognize trade-offs, take ownership of your work, operate independently, and make sound decisions with confidence. You also focus on creating repeatable, scalable solutions and processes.

What You'll Be Doing

Financial Management

• Lead day-to-day financial operations for Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations, including Sales Operations, Deal Operations, Business Operations, License Compliance, Sales Enablement, and Field Marketing.
• Partner with COE to manage all aspects of integrated financial planning and analysis including developing driver-based financial models to support annual budget, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and supporting month end close.
• Design and improve existing financial processes to increase forecast accuracy, investment and decision‑making capabilities

Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted Finance advisor for each business unit leader. Assess risks and opportunities versus annual company targets and develop strategies to maximize financial opportunities, mitigate risks, and close gaps.
• Lead executive‑level financial reviews which translate results, risks and opportunities into recommendations.
• Support business performance discussions, long‑range planning, annual operating plans, forecasts, headcount planning, cost optimization, and investment tradeoffs.
• Partner with Sales and Deal Operations to evaluate deal profitability, cashflow impacts and ROI

The Impact You Will Have

• Your intimate knowledge and documentation of the financial underpinnings of the organization provide leadership the headlights to make informed decisions, hit or exceed their financial targets, and contribute to the overall financial success of Synopsys.
• Your reviews will highlight areas of risk, opportunity, and your guidance will inform leadership to deliver optimal outcomes.
• You will be raising the bar on documentation, speed, and efficiency by developing scalable and AI enabled / automated solutions for forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
• You will elevate the financial acumen of non‑financial business partners to enable them to understand the impacts their decisions have on forecast and budget.
• You will support partners within other Finance functions, HR, Procurement, and Business Operations

What You'll Need

• 8-10+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, controllership, corporate finance, business finance, or government contracting finance experience, including senior leadership responsibility in a complex organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative discipline. Advanced degree or professional qualification such as MBA, CPA, CMA or CFA is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, revenue, bookings, margin analysis, cost controls, cash flow, headcount planning, management reporting, and executive decision support.

Who You Are

• Strategic thinker with strong financial and business acumen, financial judgment, and the ability to make decisions in an ambiguous environment.
• Clear, confident communicator who translates financial complexity into business terms that resonate with individuals of varying levels of financial acumen.
• Collaborative and influential individual
• High‑integrity individual who understands confidentiality, maintains control discipline, and models sound judgment in high‑stakes financial, contractual, and compliance situations.

The Team You'll Be Part Of

The BU FP&A teams are the key go‑between for Finance and Business leadership and the projections and insight the teams provide are critical for decision making at the most senior levels of the organization.

You’ll join the Commercial BU FP&A team reporting to the Director Commercial FP&A and partner with IC peers in the US and in the COE who support Worldwide Sales and the Customer Success & Technical Sales Group in addition to GTM Strategy & Operations. As the recent Ansys integration and GTM leadership changes bring new stakeholders and processes together, our FP&A team is positioned to develop strong business partnerships and shape future financial and operational processes for the GTM team.