Strategic FP&A Lead – Topline & Sales Growth

Proofpoint; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing days

Volunteer days

Work from Anywhere

Job summary

Proofpoint’s Sunnyvale, CA office seeks an experienced FP&A leader to own topline planning and cross-functional finance strategy for the Topline & Sales teams. You’ll drive large-scale planning, RTB collaboration, and scenario modeling to enable faster insights for executive leadership.

You will partner with the Sr. Director and Product FP&A to align topline assumptions with product roadmaps, support the long-range plan, and optimize sales costs and routes to market.

Qualifications

• 8+ years progressive FP&A, sales finance, or related roles in B2B SaaS.
• Experience presenting to C-suite and partnering with GMs across concurrent work streams.
• Strong executive presence and ability to drive cross-functional alignment.
• MBA or CPA is a plus; cybersecurity or software background helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own non-traditional work streams end-to-end with cross-functional teams.
• Develop scenario models and what-if tools tied to system of record.
• Support the annual operating plan, long-range plan, and board materials.
• Partner with Product FP&A to align topline assumptions with the product plan.
• Lead RTB planning and capacity modeling for a large sales org.

Skills

FP&A experience

Topline planning

Sales finance

GAAP / ASC 606

M&A experience

Advanced Excel

Education

MBA (preferred)

CPA (plus)

Tools

Excel

Enterprise planning tools

Job description

Proofpoint’s Sunnyvale, CA office seeks an experienced FP&A leader to own topline planning and cross-functional finance strategy for the Topline & Sales teams. You’ll drive large-scale planning, RTB collaboration, and scenario modeling to enable faster insights for executive leadership.

You will partner with the Sr. Director and Product FP&A to align topline assumptions with product roadmaps, support the long-range plan, and optimize sales costs and routes to market.