Senior Finance Manager, People & Places

Releady; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Releady is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager, People & Places and Corporate Development FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis across the People & Places and Corporate Development functions, partnering with senior leaders to build scalable financial processes in a fast-paced FP&A organization. Location: San Francisco, CA with hybrid work (2 days in office).

3-month contract; pay rate $80-90/hour.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of FP&A experience.
• Strong business acumen and partnering with senior leadership.
• Excellent financial modeling and analysis skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks under deadlines with precision.
• Ability to challenge status quo and drive new ideas.

Responsibilities

• Serve as key FP&A partner to CPO and EVP of Corporate Development.
• Manage the People & Places financial analyst.
• Drive budgeting and forecasting for People & Places and Corporate Development, including headcount, spend, and metrics.
• Evolve budgeting/forecasting processes as needs change.
• Support long-range strategic planning and ad hoc strategic projects.
• Lead process and systems improvement within FP&A across cross-functional teams.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional partnering

Excel/Google Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Verbal and written communication

Forecasting

Budgeting

Headcount analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Anaplan

Tableau

Job description

OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager, People & Places and Corporate Development FP&A to support the client's Finance organization during a period of accelerated growth. The successful candidate will serve as the key FP&A partner to the Chief People Officer and EVP of Corporate Development, driving budgeting, forecasting, and strategic financial analysis across the People & Places and Corporate Development functions.

This role is ideal for a highly analytical, detail-oriented professional who can operate independently and cross-functionally, is comfortable partnering with senior leadership, and is excited about building scalable financial processes within a fast-paced FP&A organization.

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid – 2 days/week in office)
Contract Length: 3 Months
Pay Rate: $80-90/hour

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the key FP&A partner to the Chief People Officer and EVP of Corporate Development.
• Manage the People and Places financial analyst.
• Drive the budgeting and forecasting processes for the People & Places and Corporate Development functions, including partnering with the business on strategic initiatives, optimizing spend portfolios while maintaining 1% forecast accuracy, and owning insightful analysis on headcount, spend, and other key operational drivers and metrics.
• Continuously evolve budgeting and forecasting processes as business needs change.
• Participate in the company's long-range strategic planning as applicable.
• Manage frequent ad hoc and strategic projects to support senior management and business decision-making.
• Take on expanded scope as business needs evolve.
• Lead process and systems improvement and scaling projects within your area and the broader FP&A function, partnering across cross-functional teams to support the company's continued growth.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Able and willing to work from the San Francisco office as needed, once a week or more.

• 7–10 years of experience in FP&A.
• Strong business acumen and demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership.
• Excellent financial modeling and analysis skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and PowerPoint/Google Slides.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of precision.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and bring forward new ways of thinking.

Preferred

• Experience with Anaplan and Tableau.
• Experience in a global high tech, software, or SaaS organization.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other non-merit factor. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.