Remote FP&A Director: Revenue Forecast & Strategy

Corel; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible hours

AI-enabled finance initiatives

Job summary

Corel is seeking a Director of FP&A to own planning, forecasting and topline explanations. You will oversee weekly billings forecasts, build an annual operating plan by product and translate product and sales data into clear recommendations for the executive team, Board, and private‑equity sponsor.

This hands-on leadership role requires building AI-assisted workflows, strong Excel modeling, and collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Product leaders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in FP&A, sales finance or corporate finance with mentoring experience.
• Experience in software/SaaS or subscription businesses with ownership of billings or revenue forecasting and topline KPIs.
• Proven hands-on experience using Claude or similar AI assistants in daily finance work.
• Track record building AI-assisted workflows that improve time/quality; provide 2–3 examples.
• Good judgment on AI limits: validate outputs against sources and avoid misapplication.
• Expert financial modelling in Excel with large, driver-based models.
• Strong understanding of billings vs. revenue, deferred revenue and ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Clear written and spoken communication, with experience presenting to executives and Boards.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare topline and KPI sections of monthly operating reviews and Board materials.
• Build and maintain a product-level KPI scorecard for monthly reviews and Board.
• Lead variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year with clear explanations.
• Respond to CFO, Board and sponsor requests quickly and accurately.
• Lead planning system work (Planful): requirements, data validation, models and training.
• Collaborate with Data/IT to bring Snowflake and NetSuite data into planning and reporting.
• Automate reporting by replacing manual spreadsheets.
• Document models, calendars and controls for knowledge transfer.
• Partner with Sales/Marketing/Product leaders and provide ROI and payback analysis.
• Support close timing, revenue recognition (ASC 606) and accrual accuracy.
• Start as senior IC with potential to lead analysts; build backup coverage.
• Support ad-hoc projects: audits, financing, cost programs and M&A.

Skills

FP&A leadership

SaaS finance

AI in finance (Claude)

Excel modelling

Finance systems

Stakeholder communication

Billings/revenue forecasting

Board reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/economics

Tools

Planful

Snowflake

NetSuite

Tableau/Power BI

Claude in Excel / Claude API

SQL - basic

Job description

Corel is seeking a Director of FP&A to own planning, forecasting and topline explanations. You will oversee weekly billings forecasts, build an annual operating plan by product and translate product and sales data into clear recommendations for the executive team, Board, and private‑equity sponsor.

This hands-on leadership role requires building AI-assisted workflows, strong Excel modeling, and collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Product leaders.