Strategic FP&A Partner for Product & Engineering

Freshworks; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Equity + ESPP

Flexible PTO

Flexible spending

Commuter benefits

Wellness benefits

Adoption leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Freshworks in San Mateo, CA is seeking a strategic FP&A Manager to partner with Product & Engineering, translating roadmaps into financial outcomes and guiding resource allocations.

You will own budgeting, forecasting, and performance management, building financial models and dashboards to inform the executive team. This hybrid role requires 5-8 years in SaaS FP&A, advanced Excel/Sheets, and strong communication; base salary $150,000-$190,000 with a target bonus.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years FP&A or Strategic Finance experience in SaaS.
• Self-starter, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations for executives.
• Proven track record of influencing decisions with financial insights.
• Experience with NetSuite or Adaptive Planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership, providing critical financial guidance that influences product roadmap prioritization.
• Lead the annual planning, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning cycles for the R&D organization, connecting operational metrics to corporate financial plans.
• Set up and manage cost dashboards, leveraging native tools (AWS Cost Explorer, Google Cloud Billing) and third-party platforms to provide transparency to leadership and engineering teams.
• Develop and distribute comprehensive financial packages, highlighting budget variances, project-level spend, and key operational trends to identify areas of risk and opportunity.
• Analyze and track key performance indicators specific to SaaS product health.
• Build data-driven scenario models and business cases evaluating the financial impact of pricing & packaging changes and new product introductions.
• Partner closely with Accounting during the monthly close to ensure accurate accruals and deliver meaningful variance analysis on discretionary engineering spend.
• Draft clear financial narratives, dashboards, and slides summarizing Product and Engineering productivity for use in senior executive reviews.

Skills

FP&A

Strategic finance

Excel

Google Sheets

NetSuite

Adaptive Planning

Business partnering

Communication

Presentation skills

Automation

Independent worker

Tools

AWS Cost Explorer

Google Cloud Billing

Job description

Freshworks in San Mateo, CA is seeking a strategic FP&A Manager to partner with Product & Engineering, translating roadmaps into financial outcomes and guiding resource allocations.

You will own budgeting, forecasting, and performance management, building financial models and dashboards to inform the executive team. This hybrid role requires 5-8 years in SaaS FP&A, advanced Excel/Sheets, and strong communication; base salary $150,000-$190,000 with a target bonus.