Finance & Corporate Development Manager

New Relic•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! Your opportunity Are you ready to move beyond routine analysis and truly influence the direction of a leading technology company? We are seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Strategic Finance Manager to join New Relic’s Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A, this position is a key contributor to our investment decision-making and long-range planning, acting as an internal consultant to senior executives, including the SVP & Head of FP&A and the CFO. The role involves supporting various aspects of long-range planning and investment decision-making, working closely with FP&A business partners and the executives they support. You will collaborate with key stakeholders across the organization to plan and mobilize specific recommendations into action. This position requires a high level of diligence, maturity, and analytical thinking, as the majority of the recommendations and insights will be focused towards the SVP & Head of FP&A and the CFO, helping them with decision-making. The ideal candidate will operate with a high degree of intellectual curiosity , exhibit superior analytical skills , demonstrate effective communication skills , and bring a proven ability to work with and lead teams. You will have the communication skills to combine both business and financial acumen, distilling complex business decisions into an articulate financial model. The ideal candidate has a track record of creating detailed and complex financial models combined with executive-level presentations. As with any position at this level within New Relic, this individual must be comfortable running multiple initiatives at a rapid pace and making pragmatic recommendations with limited information. If you thrive on complexity, possess a powerful blend of business acumen and financial modelling expertise, and want to see the direct impact of your work on our global strategy, this is your platform.

Requirements

This role requires 7+ years of work experience in financial analysis and full M&A process life-cycle in a combination of FP&A, corporate development, private equity, strategy/management consulting, investment banking and/or other related fields, including at least 3 years of experience either in or in a combination of a FP&A or corporate development role inside a company and/or in software focused private equity
Strong financial, research and analytical skills with ability to assimilate data, extract insights, and make informed recommendations with conviction
Highly organized with a strong attention to detail - we are responsible for everything
Ability to problem solve and proactively project manage numerous workstreams with competing timelines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex ideas in plain English to senior management and the board
Experience aligning and driving cross-functional groups, and passionate about big challenges

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CFA are a plus

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Analysis: Assist with the development of and track multi-year Strategic Long Range Plan, informed by company strategy. Monitor progress against Plan key metrics, and drive follow ups to completion with critical stakeholders Conduct regular reviews of business performance and strategic alignment against the long range plan Track and analyze key business/financial KPIs, uncover trends and assess current/future business risks and opportunities
Capital Allocation: Collaborate with key stakeholders to assist in development of new processes and investment decision making frameworks Evaluate, validate and pressure test investment decisions to help make strategic capital allocation around future growth initiatives and opportunities
Strategic Initiative Evaluation: Assist in the quantitative evaluation of strategic growth initiatives, including new markets and business lines in conjunction with cross functional teams Provide data-driven insights to facilitate decision-making and influence strategy through advanced financial model building, reporting Execute ad hoc analyses to prove/disprove hypotheses and address highly complex business questions, deriving actionable insights from results
Corporate Development: Support the end to end transaction process from ideation to model creation through integration Qualify potential targets from a quantitative and qualitative perspective Assist with pre-transaction diligence efforts Evaluate synergy opportunities and risks in potential transactions Conduct detailed financial modeling and valuation analyses Distill complex findings and build clear and compelling business cases for review by CFO Collaborate with Ecosystems and Strategic Alliances Team on deal origination
Capital Markets: Support capital markets activity and Treasury team including potential debt capital markets transactions based on business needs
Collaboration: Operate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that is constantly evolving

Benefits

New Relic provides a variety of benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time off, paid time-off, and other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees.

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