Senior Manager, Product & Tech Finance

BlackLine Systems, Inc.; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement in Pleasanton

Professional development seminars

Inclusive affinity groups

Pay transparency

Competitive compensation

Job summary

BlackLine is seeking a Finance Business Partner to collaborate with Product and Engineering to drive FP&A, automation, and scalable finance practices. You’ll influence management decisions, support headcount planning, and deliver executive-level reporting on product performance and strategic initiatives.

You will help define capital allocation, build driver-based models, and partner with corporate FP&A to ensure accurate product-line statements, contributing to BlackLine’s growth trajectory.

Qualifications

• 10+ years FP&A/FinOps or related finance function experience.
• 6+ years in finance business partnership, supporting software R&D or cloud functions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track headcount with business partners and talent acquisition.
• Partner with product and engineering leaders to create annual operating budgets, forecasts, and long-term strategic plans.
• Develop and present reporting packages to Product and Engineering Leadership—Monthly/Quarterly/Executive presentations.
• Deliver analysis on product performance, profitability trends, and variance drivers to executives and product leadership.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of product-line financial statements with FP&A and accounting.
• Lead financial evaluation and business case development for major new products, features, and R&D initiatives.
• Develop capital allocation framework balancing near-term ROI and long-term strategic value.
• Develop and use data analytics to drive decisions with large datasets; create driver-based models.
• Participate in system enhancements to scale and use AI to improve finance processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Influencing skills

Modeling data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Hyperion

Anaplan

Adaptive Planning

Job description

Make Your Mark

Looking to amplify your impact to the business? BlackLine is seeking an agile and technically strong Finance Business Partner to partner with our Product and Engineering teams to execute on finance operations, drive automation, and innovate on our finance practices, helping our partners make strategic and informed business decisions.

In this role, you will have the ability to influence management decisions, drive decision through data, and challenge the status quo as BlackLine continues to scale for growth.

You will also become the resident finance expert on our product and technology portfolio.

This role is hybrid in our California offices in Pleasanton.

You Get To:

• Effectively monitor, support and track headcount in conjunction with business partners and talent acquisition
• Partner with product, and engineering leaders to create annual operating budgets, regular forecasts, and long-term strategic operating plans
• Develop, prepare, and present reporting packages and presentation materials to Product, and Engineering Leadership - Monthly Reporting Packages, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Executive/Board level presentations
• Deliver insightful analysis and reporting on product performance, profitability trends, and variance drivers to the executive team and product leadership.
• Partner with corporate FP&A and accounting to ensure the accuracy and integrity of product-line financial statements and to enhance reporting granularity.
• Serve as the primary finance lead for the product roadmap, guiding the financial evaluation and business case development for all major new products, features, and R&D initiatives.
• Develop and manage a robust capital allocation framework to help leadership prioritize a complex portfolio of investments, balancing between near-term ROI and long-term strategic value.
• Develop and use data analytics to drive business decisions with large data sets
• Turn business concepts into effective driver -based models used for decision making
• Participate in system enhancement projects to allow company to scale
• Use AI to improve finance process

What You'll Bring:

• Years of Experience in Related Field: 10+ years of proven experience in a FP&A, FinOps, sales operations, finance, accounting, consulting, or related business function
• 6+ years experience in business partnership, preferably as a finance business partner, FinOps or sales operations, supporting software R&D or cloud functions

Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong technical, analytical, communication, and influencing skills
• Strong modeling skills using large sets of data to model complex concepts
• Excellent modeling skills used to translate business metrics to financial measures
• Finance system proficiency, Adaptive a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, math, or other analytical field

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the attitude to deliver and think ahead
• Persistence to drive things forward and be a proactive contributor
• Ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
• Understanding of SaaS accounting principles and business metrics - Revenue Recognition, ARR, Net Dollar Retention, etc.
• Experience with full P&L modeling including allocation methodology analysis and support
• Direct experience serving as a finance partner to senior Product Management, and Engineering leaders.
• Proven ability to present complex financial information and strategic recommendations to senior executives (VP, SVP, C-level).
• Strong analytical skills with experience querying and synthesizing large datasets from multiple sources (e.g., financial systems, product telemetry, cloud billing).
• SQL proficiency is highly desirable.
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) and financial planning systems (e.g., Hyperion, Anaplan).

Thrive at BlackLine

A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation! A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives. A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.

Salary Range: $175,000.00-$219,000.00

Pay Transparency Statement: Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.

In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations.

For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model – for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

Wondering what it’s like to work at BlackLine? Don’t take our word for it. We’ve been voted Best Place to Work by Inc. Magazine four years in a row. Built in LA ranks us in their top 100 Best Places to Work in LA. Reviewers on Glassdoor say we have “smart and kind people,” “phenomenal culture,” and “good work/language balance.” Sound good? At BlackLine, we follow a comprehensive recruitment process which is undertaken by our talent acquisition team. We conduct personal interviews of all potential job seekers and do not follow practice of making employment offers based solely on a candidate’s resume. Openings at BlackLine are listed on our career webpage in addition to being advertised in job portals. Job seekers are requested to be vigilant of any fraudulent or suspicious activities in protection of their interest. BlackLine shall not be held liable for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, incurred as a result of this act.