Senior FP&A Manager

Overview

The organization is seeking an experienced Senior FP&A Manager based in the US to join the finance team. This role serves as a dedicated FP&A business partner to Engineering, owning forecasting, headcount planning, and spend analysis for the function, while also supporting corporate FP&A processes as needed.

Reporting to the VP Finance, you will work cross-functionally with finance and engineering leaders to deliver actionable insights that support sustainable growth, efficiency, and sound decision-making.

Responsibilities

Engineering business partnering (primary)

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Engineering leadership, owning headcount planning, COGS and opex forecasting, and cost center management.
• Partner with Engineering leadership on key spend drivers, such as capitalized software costs, infrastructure/cloud spend, or resourcing trade-offs, depending on the function supported.
• Develop and drive product-level P&Ls, providing Engineering and Product leadership visibility into profitability, cost allocation, and margin drivers by product line.
• Define and monitor key operating metrics, connect them to financial outcomes, and proactively surface trends, risks, and opportunities for leadership.
• Diagnose root-cause drivers behind margin performance and flag risks to leadership.

Corporate FP&A (as needed)

• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range strategic planning across business units.
• Partner with the VP of Finance to prepare materials for the Board of Directors, Investor Relations, and other financial stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience in FP&A and financial planning, ideally within a technology or SaaS company.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience independently owning complex FP&A processes and serving as a trusted finance business partner to an engineering or technical organization, including headcount planning, opex forecasting, and cost driver analysis.
• Exposure to corporate-level FP&A processes (including budgeting, forecasting, and Board reporting) is a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable working with both finance leadership and functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with financial planning platforms such as NetSuite and Workday Adaptive Planning, plus advanced Google Sheets modeling.
• Proficiency with SaaS business models and key metrics (e.g., ARR, CAC, margin structure).
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail; able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset with strong business judgment and curiosity; motivated to be a trusted finance partner across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or CPA (a plus).

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• Based in the US.