Senior Director, FP&A

WebHosting; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 272,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Life & Disability Insurance

Fertility benefits

Headspace app

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

ERGs

Dog-friendly

Free lunch

Job summary

Squarespace, headquartered in New York City, seeks a Senior Director of FP&A to shape financial strategy, lead the finance team, and partner with the President and executives. You will own P&L across all product lines, drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning, and lead AI-enabled finance transformation.

You will report to the VP of Finance & Revenue Operations from our NYC headquarters and drive profitability and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic finance leadership and FP&A capabilities.
• Proven ability to own P&L across product lines and drive business partnerships.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team with a strategic mindset.
• Partner with the President and executives to inform priorities and decisions.
• Prepare executive and board-level financial presentations and analyses.
• Support M&A activity and corporate development with due diligence and insights.
• Own end-to-end P&L accountability and monthly rolling forecast cycle.
• Drive AI-enabled automation and scalable FP&A processes across the organization.

Skills

Strategic finance

FP&A leadership

P&L ownership

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Executive storytelling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Not specified Full-time Senior Finance

Job Description

As Senior Director of FP&A, you will lead a high-performing finance team and serve as a strategic partner to the President and executive leadership team, shaping the company’s financial strategy, operating decisions, and long-term growth trajectory. You will own the P&L across all product lines, driving accountability, visibility, and informed decision-making across the portfolio. At the forefront of finance transformation, you will champion the evolution of FP&A through AI-enabled tools, automation, and scalable processes that modernize how we plan, analyze, and deliver insights.

You will report to the Vice President of Finance & Revenue Operations and be based in our New York City headquarters.

You’ll Get To...

Team Leadership & Finance Capability Building

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, creating a culture of strategic thinking, operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Establish scalable FP&A practices, processes, and standards that enable the team to deliver accurate insights and meaningful business partnership
• Hire, develop and retain top talent while strengthening the capabilities required to support a growing, evolving business

Senior Advisor to the President & Executive Leadership Team

• Serve as a key strategic advisor to the President, providing financial insights, recommendations, and perspectives that shape business priorities and decisions
• Partner with the executive leadership team to evaluate the financial implications of business strategies, resource allocation decisions, investments, and key growth initiatives
• Provide actionable recommendations for executive and board level audiences aimed at helping the company achieve financial and operational objectives. Translate complex financial and business data into clear narratives and actionable recommendations for executive and board-level audiences
• Lead preparation of executive and board-level financial presentations, including monthly performance reviews and long-range planning updates
• Support M&A activity and corporate development opportunities, providing financial analysis and due diligence to inform strategic decision-making.

Product P&L Ownership & Business Performance

• Own end-to-end P&L accountability across all product lines, driving financial performance, visibility and commercial decision-making at the portfolio level
• Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly rolling forecast cycle, proactively identifying risks and opportunities across each business unit
• Conduct variance analysis, scenario modeling, and profitability analysis to inform pricing, investment, and resource allocation decisions
• Establish and lead the accountability framework across the organization by partnering with product and business leaders to drive profitability, optimize investments, and support data driven decisionmaking

Finance Transformation & AI

• Lead the evolution of FP&A through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools that improve efficiency, accuracy, and speed of insight generation
• Identify opportunities to simplify and scale financial processes while reducing manual reporting and increasing time spent on strategic analysis
• Drive consistent, scalable planning and reporting practices across the organization to enable better business decisions
• A choice between medical plans with an option for 100% covered premiums including medical, dental, and vision
• Supplemental Life and Disability Insurance plans
• Fertility and adoption benefits
• Headspace mindfulness app subscription
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement benefits with employer match
• Flexible paid time off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and family care leave
• Employee donation match to community organizations
• 7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Free lunch and snacks
• Private rooftop
• Hack week twice per year

Cash Compensation Range: $272,000 - 320,000

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive structure in addition to base salary.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers .

Our Commitment

Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customers, but we also work toward the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.