Director of Forecasting & Business Performance

About the Finance Team

The Corporate FP&A team is a highly visible team that helps plan and evaluate Thumbtack’s financial performance against company goals. Our team’s mission is to deliver timely, complete and accurate financial information that can be relied on to help drive impactful business decisions. The FP&A team provides critical financial reporting and insights to the organization, leadership team, Board, and investors.

About the Role

As the leader responsible for Revenue and Contribution, you will be instrumental in preparing the monthly forecast, annual budget and long range plans from Revenue to contribution margin. You will also be responsible for preparing variance commentary and business performance commentary including underlying drivers for both internal and external communication. You will work with senior leaders across various teams to prepare these. 

You thrive in a fast paced dynamic environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Leadership of revenue and contribution margin forecast and planning processes for Thumbtack, including process management, communication and reporting
• Strong partnership collaboration with DRIs, cross functional teams, FP&A and analytics teams to ensure timely and accurate revenue and contribution margin reporting, as well as forecasts and plans (annual and LRP) 
• Analyze and synthesize financial results and communicate key messages to internal stakeholders
• Support the business in planning and developing team targets and OKRs 
• Own and improve current systems, models and processes to increase productivity and accuracy of the FP&A teamand guide our strategic decision-making on key revenue/margin drivers
• Manage frequent ad hoc projects to support management and business decisions

What you’ll need

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

• 8+ years of FP&A experience
• Experience leading Revenue forecasting 
• Experience analyzing and creating narratives on business performance for C-suite, Board and other stakeholders 
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, using key tools within Excel and G-Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to tell the story beyond the numbers
• Ability to translate financial analysis into clear and insightful recommendations

Bonus points if you have

• Experience working in Investment Banking or Management consulting
• Experience working for a consumer tech company, marketplace a plus 
• Experience within a public company environment

Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Canada or the Philippines. Learn more about our virtual-first working model here. 

For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected salary range for the role is currently $237,600- $290,400.

For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected salary range for the role is currently $213,800 - $261,400.

For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected salary range for this role is currently $202,000 - $246,800. Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

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