Senior FP&A Leader: Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Samba; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness offerings

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Samba is seeking a senior FP&A leader in California to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, partnering with revenue and product teams. The role drives the move from spreadsheets to a dedicated FP&A system and informs executive decisions with robust scenario analysis.

You will manage a finance operations partner, lead variance analysis, and define key metrics (ARR/NRR/CAC). A strong background in finance, analytics, and SaaS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or related experience.
• Proven experience leading analysts or finance staff.
• Advanced financial modeling with multi-schedule models and scenario analysis.
• Strong grasp of accrual accounting and P&L mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Own the budgeting and rolling forecast cycles end to end.
• Manage integrated P&L, balance sheet, working capital, and cash flow models.
• Lead monthly variance reporting and provide actionable insights.
• Define and own metrics for ARR, NRR, CAC, and unit economics.
• Lead the FP&A systems move, including vendor selection and rollout.
• Partner with Revenue and Product on budgets and ROI reviews.
• Collaborate with Accounting on month-end close and accruals.
• Oversee and develop the finance operations partner.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Communication

Leadership

SQL

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/ Economics/ Accounting

Tools

Pigment

NetSuite

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Samba is seeking a senior FP&A leader in California to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, partnering with revenue and product teams. The role drives the move from spreadsheets to a dedicated FP&A system and informs executive decisions with robust scenario analysis.

You will manage a finance operations partner, lead variance analysis, and define key metrics (ARR/NRR/CAC). A strong background in finance, analytics, and SaaS is preferred.