FP&A Manager

Sonar Source

5+ Years | Austin, TX, United States (On Site) | Full Time | 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Sonar is seeking a Corporate FP&A Manager to drive the company's growth and operational excellence in the software industry. This role involves acting as a strategic business partner to various organizational leaders, providing actionable financial insights to inform key decisions. Responsibilities include leading financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting processes, ensuring data-driven resource allocation and investment in innovation. The manager will also be responsible for reporting, consolidation, preparing investor reports and board decks, and clearly communicating financial performance and business drivers to stakeholders. Enhancing FP&A processes through automation and best practices to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability is also a key aspect of this role, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement to help Sonar achieve its strategic objectives and maintain its competitive edge.

Must Have

5+ years experience in FP&A or corporate finance
Proficiency in building complex financial models
Experience in driving FP&A process improvement and automation
Ability to prepare and present financial reports to executives
Understanding of accounting principles and financial statements
Cross-functional partnership and stakeholder influence skills
Excellent analytical and communication skills

Good to Have

Experience in the software or technology sector
Experience with modern FP&A systems (Adaptive, Anaplan, NetSuite)
Experience with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Perks & Benefits

Dynamic work culture valuing respect and kindness
Embraces the right to fail and learn
Believes the best idea wins and everyone has a voice
Values people skills as much as technical skills
Friendly and laid-back environment while being passionate leaders
Embraces work-life balance
Flexible work policy including remote and hybrid work
Growth mindset and continuous learning opportunities

Job Description

Why should I Apply:

At Sonar, we’re a group of brilliant, motivated, and driven professionals working hard to help organizations build responsible, secure, high-quality code quickly and systematically. We build solutions that don’t just solve symptoms of problems – we fix problems at the source – source code, to be specific.

We have a dynamic culture with employees worldwide and hub offices in the USA, Switzerland, the UK, Singapore, and Germany. We believe team members should have the opportunity to come to work every day, work on a product they are proud of, love what they do, and feel energized by their peers. With our roots deep in the open source community, we’re all about the mission: provide solutions that deliver Clean Code.

The impact you will have:

As a Corporate FP&A Manager at Sonar, you will play a critical role in driving the company’s growth and operational excellence in the software industry. You will act as a strategic business partner to leaders from several parts of the organization, providing actionable financial insights that inform key decisions.

You will lead financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting processes, ensuring data-driven resource allocation and investment in innovation. Your responsibilities will include reporting, consolidation, preparing investor reports and board decks, clearly communicating financial performance and business drivers to stakeholders. You will also establish and enhance FP&A processes, leveraging automation and best practices to improve accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

Through your leadership, you will foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, helping Sonar achieve its strategic objectives and maintain its competitive edge.

What you will do daily:

Partner with leaders across multiple departments to understand business drivers, support strategic initiatives, and provide actionable financial insights.
Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, and decision-making.
Prepare and deliver regular financial reports, investor updates, and board materials, ensuring accuracy and clarity in communicating results and business performance.
Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, and proactively recommending corrective actions.
Drive automation and modernization of FP&A processes by implementing new tools, technologies, AI, and best practices to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Collaborate with accounting and other cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and alignment on financial reporting.
Support ad hoc analysis and special projects as needed to inform business decisions and strategic planning.
Foster a culture of financial discipline and continuous improvement across the organization.

The experience you will need:

Proven experience (typically 5+ years) in Financial Planning & Analysis, corporate finance, or a related field, ideally within the software or technology sector.
Strong track record of building and maintaining complex financial models, with advanced proficiency in spreadsheets and financial modeling tools.
Demonstrated experience driving process improvement and implementing automation within FP&A or finance functions.
Experience preparing and presenting financial reports, investor materials, and board decks for executive and external stakeholders.
Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements, with the ability to translate data into actionable business insights.
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Experience working with modern FP&A systems (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, NetSuite, or similar) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Why you will love it here:

• Our culture and mission set us apart. We have a dynamic work culture that values respect and kindness – and embraces the right to fail (and get right back up again!). We believe that the best idea wins and everyone has a voice.

• We believe that great people make a great company. We value people skills as much as technical skills and strive to keep things friendly and laid-back while still being passionate leaders in our domains. Our 550+ SonarSourcers from 33 different nationalities can relate!

• We embrace work-life balance. It is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance. This is why we have a flexible work policy that includes remote and in-office hybrid work (minimum three days a week in the office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

• We have a growth mindset. We love to learn and believe that continuous education is critical to our success. In an ever-changing industry, new skills are a must, and we're happy to help our team acquire them.

We prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At Sonar, we are a global workforce and recognize the value of different backgrounds, and global cultures.

We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the clear results of a comprehensive background check conducted prior to the start date.

Please note that applications submitted through agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered.

15 Skills Required For This Role

Team Management Cross Functional Communication Data Analytics Resource Allocation Scenario Analysis Strategic Financial Management Financial Data Analysis Forecasting Budgeting Resource Planning Data Visualization Power Bi Tableau Monday Accounting

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