Senior FP&A Leader — IPO-Ready SaaS Finance

Cloudinary; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

100% sponsored medical, dental, and…

HSA company contribution

Matching 401k program

Robust vacation & wellness policy

Catered lunches or a food stipend

Job summary

Cloudinary is seeking a highly analytical Senior FP&A Manager to lead company-wide financial planning, forecasting, cash flow management, and performance analysis. This 6-month contract role reports to the VP of Finance, FP&A and partners with Finance and executive leadership to drive data-driven decisions.

Requires 10+ years in FP&A or Corporate Finance within SaaS, with strong modeling skills and US-based office presence in San Jose.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Strategic Finance experience.
• Experience in a public, pre-IPO, or high-growth private SaaS company, preferably with $100M+ ARR.
• Strong understanding of SaaS business models, operating metrics, revenue drivers, and working capital management.
• Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, and executive reporting processes.
• Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Strong understanding of cash flow forecasting, balance sheet planning, liquidity management, and free cash flow drivers.
• Experience preparing executive and Board-level presentations and influencing senior leadership decisions through financial insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Support the company’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP), long-range planning, and rolling forecast processes, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and resource allocation.
• Own company-wide cash flow Annual Budget, forecasting and liquidity planning, including monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term projections.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, and key SaaS operating metrics.
• Drive scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and risk assessments to support executive decision-making and strategic initiatives.
• Consolidate departmental forecasts into company-wide financial outlooks and evaluate risks and opportunities against plan.
• Partner with FinOps, Revenue Operations, GTM, and Business Analysis teams to improve revenue-to-cash visibility, collections forecasting, and cash predictability.
• Monitor and analyze key working capital drivers, including DSO, collections performance, and balance sheet cash impacts.
• Lead monthly and quarterly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) and Forecast vs. Actual (FvA) analyses, providing clear insights into business performance and cash flow trends.
• Partner with functional leaders to support operating expense planning, investment evaluations, and resource allocation decisions.
• Own and report on key SaaS operating metrics, including NRR, Gross Retention, CAC, CAC Payback period, Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Rule of 40, and Free Cash Flow
• Prepare executive, Board, and investor-ready financial reporting materials, translating complex financial information into actionable insights.
• Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, forecasting methodologies, governance, and financial systems to support scalability and IPO readiness.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting, ARR Reporting & Analysis, Procurement, RevOps, and other business partners to ensure consistency across planning, reporting, and operational processes.
• Support strategic initiatives, ad hoc analyses, and special projects that influence company growth and long-term value creation.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

SaaS metrics

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Cash flow forecasting

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Planful

Anaplan

Job description

Cloudinary is seeking a highly analytical Senior FP&A Manager to lead company-wide financial planning, forecasting, cash flow management, and performance analysis. This 6-month contract role reports to the VP of Finance, FP&A and partners with Finance and executive leadership to drive data-driven decisions.

Requires 10+ years in FP&A or Corporate Finance within SaaS, with strong modeling skills and US-based office presence in San Jose.