Senior FP&A Analyst

1 Month ago • 5-7 Years • Financial Analysis

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior FP&A Analyst will partner with executive team members to provide data-driven decision support, driving annual planning, owning the operating plan and long-term financial model, and internal financial reporting. They will support the global Sales team, working closely with Sales Leadership and Revenue Operations for strategic planning and resource allocation. Responsibilities include business partnership, financial modeling, planning and analysis, data analysis, project management, and communication. The role requires influencing cross-functional teams, building and managing relationships, and communicating effectively with senior leadership. This position extends the responsibilities of an FP&A Analyst.

Must have:

5-7 years of finance experience, ideally SaaS.
Experience as a finance business partner, ideally in Sales.
Understanding of the business at EVP priorities.
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
Expertise in Google sheets for financial modeling.
Use of quantitative analysis to impact decisions.
Excellent analytical skills with data driven insights.
Ability to work through complex datasets independently.
Ability to present financial data concisely.

Good to have:

Experience with NetSuite, Tableau and Adaptive Planning.
SQL experience.

Perks:

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and development budget
Parental leave
Home office support

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Job Details

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

An overview of this role

The FP&A team partners with executive team members across the company to provide timely, fact-based, data-driven decision support to help drive critical decisions. The team drives annual planning, owns the operating plan and long-term financial model, internal financial reporting, and financial and analytical tools to make GitLab predictable.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you'll support the global Sales team. This role will work closely with Sales Leadership and Revenue Operations as a strategic advisor to help drive our Sales organization's long-term strategic planning and resource allocation.

What You’ll Do

Business Partnership: Influence cross-functional team regularly. Build and manage holistic relationships with select partners.
Financial Modeling: Build, maintain and improve financial models to plan, measure and forecast the business. Models are easily audited and used by others for areas of high complexity.
Planning and Financial Analysis: Drive financial processes with minimal guidance.
Data Analysis: Translate analysis into clear data-driven storylines and insights.
Project Management: Run medium-sized projects that improve our ability to make better data driven insights.
Communication: Effectively communicate with CFO, CFO staff and functional EVPs.
Autonomy: Execute with limited supervision from senior members of team.
Extends the FP&A Analyst responsibilities.

What You’ll Bring

5-7 years of experience in a Finance role ideally with enterprise SaaS software model.
Experience owning a business function as a finance business partner, ideally within Sales.
Business Acumen: Be able to understand the business at a level of EVP priorities.
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics or relevant degree.
Financial Modeling: Be able to understand and update financial models that follow industry best practices. Expertise in Google sheets (we do not use excel for modeling purposes).
Business Partnership: Consistent track record of using quantitative analysis to impact key business decisions.
Data Analysis: A passion for understanding business questions and making data driven insights. Excellent analytical skills. SQL experience preferred.
Detail oriented: Ability to work through complex datasets or problems independently and build an understanding for a solution across multiple data sources.
Communication: Ability to present financial data concisely using detailed reports and charts and through written and oral communication.
Systems: Hands-on experience with financial and visualization software. NetSuite, Tableau and Adaptive Planning a plus.
Ability to learn and use GitLab.
Alignment to our company values, and working in accordance to those.

How GitLab will support you

Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and development budget
Parental leave
Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

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