FP&A Manager

SugarAI • Denver, CO

9d • $125,000 - $165,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The FP&A Manager is a senior contributor responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision support across SugarAI. Reporting to the VP of FP&A, this role owns core FP&A processes and partners directly with business leaders to translate operating plans into financial outcomes. The position serves as a trusted finance partner to budget owners, helping them develop forecasts, evaluate investments, understand performance drivers, and identify risks and opportunities. It calls for independent work, sound judgment, navigating ambiguity, and driving analysis from the initial question through recommendations and follow-through. This is a highly analytical, visible position in a fast-paced, private equity-backed SaaS environment.

The role follows a hybrid model, combining remote work with in-office collaboration at SugarAI’s Denver, Colorado location. Employees are expected to work in the office at least three days per week.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience in FP&A, Investment Banking, Strategic Finance, or Accounting.
• Strong financial modeling skills.
• Experience with FP&A platforms such as Adaptive or Datarails and ERP systems such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or QuickBooks.
• Ability to build models from scratch and refine messy data into clean structures.
• Interest in exploring AI tools to automate workflows, accelerate analysis, and stress-test models.
• Ability to explain the reasons behind budget variances and their implications for the financial outlook.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and manage multiple projects effectively.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Ability to work in-office at least three days per week at the Denver, Colorado location.

Nice To Haves

• SaaS experience.
• CFA, CPA, or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Maintain driver-based financial models connecting business assumptions to the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecast.
• Consolidate departmental inputs into a cohesive company outlook and assess the reasonableness and consistency of assumptions.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity analyses for business decisions, investment alternatives, and changes in operating assumptions.
• Maintain an understanding of the financial outlook, including revenue, profitability, cash flow, working capital, and key business drivers.
• Identify, quantify, and communicate forecast risks and opportunities, and recommend actions.
• Guide business leaders through forecasting, headcount planning, expense management, and investment modeling.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and help budget owners create financially sound, operationally realistic plans.
• Translate financial results into practical insights and recommendations for business partners.
• Build effective cross-functional relationships and hold partners accountable for financial commitments and agreed actions.
• Support leaders in evaluating tradeoffs, prioritizing resources, and measuring returns on investment.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly results against budget, forecast, and prior periods, explaining the drivers of performance.
• Develop concise reporting and executive-level presentations highlighting performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Partner with Accounting during monthly close to support accurate financial reporting and alignment between actual results and forecast assumptions.
• Monitor relevant SaaS, operational, and financial KPIs and connect changes in those metrics to the company’s financial outlook.
• Build fit-for-purpose financial models for strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, headcount investments, business cases, and other priorities.
• Structure analysis for complex or ambiguous business questions, and provide clear, independent recommendations supported by financial and operational data.
• Ensure models and analyses are accurate, scalable, clearly documented, and understandable to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Excellent healthcare package for the employee and family.
• 401(k) match.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Online legal services through Rocket Lawyer.
• Financial planning services through Origin.
• Discounted pet insurance through Embrace Pet Insurance.
• Corporate benefit program through Working Advantage, including travel and entertainment offers and discounts.
• Health and wellness reimbursement program.
• Travel discounts.
• Career and personal development program and educational resources.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Opportunities to learn, excel, and grow.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager