Financial Analyst, FP&A - (Go To Market)

New Relic • San Francisco, CA

21d

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 be a crucial financial partner within a global software environment? This is an outstanding opportunity to join our Go-To-Market (GTM) FP&A team, focusing on the strategic financial management of our worldwide Marketing organization. We are looking for a highly motivated Financial Analyst who values collaboration and learning. You'll deepen your expertise in FP&A by connecting financial performance directly to business drivers, delivering the insights that drive strategic investment decisions. This role is a platform for personal growth, offering you the chance to act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and build a strong foundation for your future career What you'll do OPEX & Headcount Management Drive Forecasting Accuracy: You will be pivotal in preparing accurate annual budgets and quarterly/monthly forecasts for our global Marketing organization. Resource Stewardship: Track and manage marketing headcount and operating expenses (OPEX), including personnel costs, travel and entertainment (T&E), marketing programs, and software spend, ensuring efficient alignment with budget and headcount plans. Data Integrity: Ensure proper accruals and expense classifications in coordination with Accounting and Procurement. Maintain detailed headcount reporting and reconcile monthly actuals with HR data. Optimization Support: Review and explain monthly spend trends, proactively identifying cost optimization opportunities. Variance Analysis & Reporting Actionable Insights: Prepare and distribute comprehensive monthly financial reporting and variance analysis, providing clear explanations of all deviations between budget and forecast. Strategic Communication: Provide meaningful commentary on financial results and support ad-hoc reporting and deep-dive analysis as needed, translating financial data into business-focused context for non finance stakeholders. Trusted Partnership: Act as a dedicated, trusted advisor to Marketing leaders, offering financial guidance on spend management, investment prioritization, and budget optimization. Process Improvement Continuous Enhancement: Proactively contribute to the refinement and enhancement of financial reporting tools, templates, and processes. Visibility & Accountability: Help improve data integrity, forecast accuracy, and financial visibility across GTM teams. System Leverage: Utilize platforms like Adaptive Insights for planning and reporting excellence, ensuring high data integrity and forecast accuracy. What Success Looks Like (The Outcome of Your Work) Trusted Partnership: You will earn a reputation as a highly reliable and insightful financial partner to Marketing leadership. Clear Visibility: Your accurate and timely OPEX and headcount forecasts will significantly improve financial visibility and accountability. Informed Strategy: Your clear, insightful variance analysis will directly inform and shape strategic business decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in FP&A, business finance, or financial analysis.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and Excel/modeling skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business acumen and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting Marketing, Sales, or Go-to-Market (GTM) functions in a software/SaaS company.
• Familiarity with marketing metrics, funnel analytics, and ROI measurement.
• Proficiency in financial planning tools (Adaptive Insights, Anaplan).
• Familiarity with Netsuite, Workday, Salesforce, or other enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• OPEX & Headcount Management Drive Forecasting Accuracy: You will be pivotal in preparing accurate annual budgets and quarterly/monthly forecasts for our global Marketing organization.
• Resource Stewardship: Track and manage marketing headcount and operating expenses (OPEX), including personnel costs, travel and entertainment (T&E), marketing programs, and software spend, ensuring efficient alignment with budget and headcount plans.
• Data Integrity: Ensure proper accruals and expense classifications in coordination with Accounting and Procurement. Maintain detailed headcount reporting and reconcile monthly actuals with HR data.
• Optimization Support: Review and explain monthly spend trends, proactively identifying cost optimization opportunities.
• Variance Analysis & Reporting Actionable Insights: Prepare and distribute comprehensive monthly financial reporting and variance analysis, providing clear explanations of all deviations between budget and forecast.
• Strategic Communication: Provide meaningful commentary on financial results and support ad-hoc reporting and deep-dive analysis as needed, translating financial data into business-focused context for non finance stakeholders.
• Trusted Partnership: Act as a dedicated, trusted advisor to Marketing leaders, offering financial guidance on spend management, investment prioritization, and budget optimization.
• Process Improvement Continuous Enhancement: Proactively contribute to the refinement and enhancement of financial reporting tools, templates, and processes.
• Visibility & Accountability: Help improve data integrity, forecast accuracy, and financial visibility across GTM teams.
• System Leverage: Utilize platforms like Adaptive Insights for planning and reporting excellence, ensuring high data integrity and forecast accuracy.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees