Director, NA Sales Finance FP&A

Freshworks • San Mateo, CA

7d • $216,000 - $280,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Director of Sales FP&A to contribute meaningfully to planning, analysis, reporting, and strategy in support of our rapidly growing organization. The role will partner with key stakeholders across Sales, Professional Services, and Channels executives in the organization and be responsible for implementing and driving process improvements, delivering value-added business analysis, as well as defining and reporting meaningful financial and operational metrics that lead to insightful business decision-making. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in a high impact FP&A role with a company that offers opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in FP&A, ideally in a SaaS company
• 5+ years of experience in a Sales or GTM FP&A function highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of Finance and Accounting processes, data structures, and systems in a public company environment
• Direct experience using financial systems, ideally with NetSuite and Adaptive
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and attention to detail
• Strong drive for data integrity, building processes, and reaching solutions from scratch
• Growth mindset with demonstrated ability to learn quickly

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the development of annual and rolling forecasts, focusing on the underlying business drivers and key financial and operating metrics to align long-term objectives. This includes owning the global sales long range plan, sales planning calendar, and clearly communicating timelines, deliverables, and expectations with all planning stakeholders
• Partner with key stakeholders across the organization, including within Finance and Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, and Sales Leadership, to provide narrative insights on current and expected future performance
• Forecasting of company commissions compensation expenses through partnering with Sales Operations and Commissions Operations.
• Identify gaps in existing planning and forecasting processes, develop solutions to address gaps, and seek greater integration and standardization across planning teams
• Be a subject matter expert on sales & customer data: build and scale models giving structure to data, assess historical trends, and design drivers to more accurately forecast customer metrics and support business decisions
• Drive the production of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial results and deliverables to the Executive team, the Board of Directors, and investors
• Implement and drive tools for financial forecasting of ARR and key GTM metrics
• Provide analytical, financial modeling, and decision making support for ad-hoc and special projects

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed