Lead Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Finance • $85,000 PA - $139,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Motive seeks a data-driven Lead Financial Analyst for its Corporate FP&A team. This role involves leading financial processes (variance analysis, reporting, forecasting), guiding the FP&A team, and supporting monthly/quarterly/annual planning. Responsibilities include creating financial models, analyzing operational data, preparing executive review materials, managing headcount reporting and forecasting, and improving cash forecasting. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical finance role, strong modeling skills, and experience with SaaS companies. Exposure to C-level leadership and shaping financial strategy for a rapidly growing SaaS business is offered.
Must have:
  • Lead financial processes
  • Strong modeling & forecasting skills
  • GAAP accounting knowledge
  • Data analysis & insights
  • 3+ years relevant experience
Good to have:
  • SaaS/Tech company experience
  • Public company support experience
  • SQL, Tableau, Adaptive Planning
  • Excellent communication skills
Perks:
  • Health, pharmacy, optical, dental
  • Paid time off
  • 401k contribution
  • Short/long term disability
  • Life insurance

Job Details

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 120,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

Visit gomotive.com to learn more.

About the Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and data-driven finance professional to join our Corporate FP&A team and provide actionable insights to drive growth and efficiency. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Corporate FP&A, this role offers significant exposure to C-level leadership and the opportunity to shape the financial strategy for a rapidly growing SaaS business.

In this role, you will partner closely with leaders across the company to analyze financial performance, refine forecasts, and ensure disciplined budget management. You’ll also drive improvements in efficiency metrics, oversee headcount reporting and planning, and build scalable financial models to guide decision-making.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead company-wide financial processes, including variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting. Provide guidance to the FP&A team and business partners to strengthen overall financial capabilities.
  • Support our monthly, quarterly and annual planning processes, including maintaining the main operating model, scenario planning, target setting, and managing the planning calendar. Partner with FP&A to create a consolidated financial forecast and prepare review materials for executives.
  • Analyze current and past trends in financial & operational data, then provide actionable insights to management.
  • Create, maintain, and review complex financial models in excel/google sheets as well as Adaptive Insights.
  • Build, maintain, and assist with delivering management reporting, including budget vs. actuals, dashboards, and board materials.
  • Coordinate across the FP&A team to review and influence the key expense and headcount assumptions driving our budgets and forecasts. Assess forecasts to ensure accuracy, reasonableness, feasibility, and credibility.
  • Own headcount-related cost assumptions, working with our People team to set hiring goals and forecast headcount needs.
  • Maintain and improve cash forecasting capabilities to ensure we have an accurate cash projection.
  • Identify, prioritize, and implement process improvements and automation.

What We're Looking For:

  • 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical role within Finance, Consulting, Investment Banking, or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of GAAP accounting and key non-GAAP metrics.
  • Background in high-growth SaaS or technology companies is a plus.
  • Experience supporting a public company is a plus.
  • Excellent modeling and forecasting skills with experience in P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasting.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, prioritize competing initiatives, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to foster strong business partnerships and build alignment across teams.
  • Strong commitment to continuous learning, process improvement, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with SQL, Tableau, and Adaptive Planning is a plus.

 

Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting
Motive Perks & Benefits
The base compensation range for this role is:
$85,000$139,000 USD

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. 

Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here.

The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology. 

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