Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

What You’ll Do

The Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis is a key member of the Sprinklr’s Global Finance Leadership team and will lead and drive all financial planning and analysis for the Sprinklr’s business through the development and implementation of documentation and workflows that build a best in class financial and business planning process to support the successful growth of the business.

You will be a key asset in the future growth of the company. S/he will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, industry/peer group comparisons, new business initiatives, acquisition analyses and other ad-hoc projects. This function acts as a key analytical engine of the company to provide insights to support optimal business decision making.

This position will report directly to the CFO and work closely with the other members of the FP&A team, and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Company's core financial process including annual plans, quarterly, and monthly forecasts.
• Partner with company’s Chief Financial Officer to formulate forward-looking strategy and growth plans.
• Ensure strong business partnering with key internal customers including the board of directors and executive team.
• Analysis of operating results compared to plan, prior periods, and forecasts. Includes institution of the framework for P&L analysis.
• Preparation of financial presentations for internal and external use.
• Work closely with the CFO and lead the monthly board reporting process.
• Balance sheet and cash flow analysis.
• Prepare consolidated forecasts, budgets, and multi-year financial plans and analyze trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures, and other related areas.
• Assist with special financial and business-related analysis and cooperate with other departments in preparing analyses.
• Build and lead a team of FP/A partners aligned to the business.
• Maintain and coordinate completion of quarterly business review templates and meetings.
• Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget and forecast.
• Support all external financial reporting and compliance requirements.
• Lead the development of financial models to adjust forecasted results for changes in currency, economic environment, additional headcount, and efficiency improvements.
• Support audit requirements and responses to questions and inquiries.
• Perform economic evaluations of projects and investments to improve operational performance.

Competencies And Skills

The skills and qualifications required for this role:

• Outstanding financial acumen and advanced aptitude in problem-solving, including the ability to logically structure an appropriate analytical framework.
• Analytical skills must address the full range of issues across the business, technological, and economics from an operational and strategic standpoint.
• Excellent leadership skills – a seasoned people manager able to lead, develop and motivate and manage high-performing teams. Able to foster a positive working culture and lead by example.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Commercially savvy and sales acumen – able to earn credibility and be comfortable from a business perspective operating in partnership with the business leaders.
• Ability to develop robust and collaborative relationships at all levels and demonstrate strong influencing competence.
• Strong strategic agility and capability as well as the ability to drive operational excellence.
• Ability and inclination to roll up sleeves and dig in.
• Dependence on and confidence in own abilities to get things done.
• Innovation and creative thinking and strong thought leadership and decision-making capability.
• Very strong drive, dedication, and work ethic with a strong focus on customer success.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a hands-on mentality.

Experience & Qualifications

Desired experience with a successful track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Minimum 15 years of progressive FP&A experience with at least five years as a corporate FP&A leader.
• Experience within the software and SaaS experience is a must have while experience working in both public company and private equity settings is preferred.
• IPO experience preferred.
• A high degree of integrity and accountability in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lead, develop, and mentor team members.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Adaptive Planning (preferred) and PowerPoint skills. Familiarity with NetSuite for financial reporting, transaction management, and data integration (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in the application of analytical methods of addressing business issues, with an emphasis on overall corporate decision analysis.
• Multiple geography experience and experience of working within a centralized Finance model.
• Demonstrated experience using Excel to build and maintain complex financial models as well as perform financial and data analysis.
• Sound understanding of process principles and tactics and experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated time-management and multi-tasking skills coupled with a keen ability to prioritize assignments.

Education

• BA/BS Degree required (Finance or Accounting preferred).
• MBA and CPA highly preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Leadership Attributes

• The ability to translate business objectives and unmet needs into a clear vision and roadmap, with rigorous requirements, then support the execution of that vision.
• Self-starter, able to drive work forward within an agile environment with a demonstrated track record of executing against results.
• Natural leader with a positive management style, combined with superior communication skills and unwavering ethics and integrity.
• Proven interpersonal skills and executive presence, with an effective ability to quickly establish credibility, trust, and support within all levels of the organization.
• Critical thinker with a proven ability to collaborate with leadership and teams, demonstrating ability to influence, make sound decisions and drive alignment.
• Leads and reinforces company values and culture in day-to-day behaviors, management style, and expectations.
• Effective problem-solver, willing to respectfully challenge the status quo.