FP&A Manager

Roku•Santa Monica, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Roku is looking for a skilled FP&A Manager to join the Platform Finance team. Reporting to the Sr. Manager Subscriptions FP&A, this role will play a critical role in providing senior management with an assessment of historical and forward-looking financial performance, including analysis of business performance and trends, risks and opportunities, and communication of business insights. This role will play a key role in supporting and advising the Subscriptions team. Critical to success in this role is the ability to balance competing priorities, navigate a fluid and ambiguous environment and drive projects from inception to completion with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate will possess a strong quantitative background and analytical mindset, advanced modeling abilities and superior attention to detail. This is an individual contributor role based out of Santa Monica.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (finance, economics, mathematics)
8+ years of experience across Corporate Finance, top-tier investment banking, management consulting, or corporate strategy/analytics
Background in tech, media, or subscription/consumer businesses strongly preferred; familiarity with SVOD, streaming, or DTC subscription economics a plus
Expert-level Excel and extensive experience building complex financial models; deep understanding of subscription business mechanics (subscriber lifecycle, cohort analysis, unit economics)
Genuine interest in how AI and automation are changing knowledge work, you don't need to be an expert, but you should be experimenting
Strong problem-structuring and hypothesis-driven analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex ideas and present them clearly to senior executives in written, verbal, and presentation formats
Comfort operating at both 10,000 feet and 1 foot — willing to get into the details while also thinking long-term; no job is too small
Thrives in ambiguity and fast-moving environments; can build structure and a path forward when none is given
Highest standards of accuracy and organization; collaborative mindset and ability to navigate a matrixed environment
Curious; a constant learner with a relentless drive to acquire knowledge and new skill sets

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with SVOD, streaming, or DTC subscription economics a plus

Responsibilities

Own the financial model, forecast, quarterly close, and annual planning for Premium Subscriptions (Roku's Channels business), serving as the finance expert on the P&L, subscriber economics, and growth drivers
Monitor and synthesize subscriber acquisition, retention, and engagement metrics along with unit economics; conduct deep dives on anomalies and emerging trends to surface risks and opportunities early
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Business Development, Analytics, and Accounting to synthesize the end-to-end financial narrative of the Premium Subscriptions business to translate product roadmaps, marketing strategy, partner contracts, and margin dynamics into cohesive business cases and financial guidance that drive decisions across all work streams
Build and maintain reusable frameworks for sizing growth initiatives, pricing changes, promotional strategies, product enhancements, and new partnerships to enable faster, higher-conviction decision-making
Identify opportunities to automate, scale, or reimagine FP&A workflows leveraging AI and tooling to reduce manual effort, improve forecast accuracy, and free capacity for higher-value analysis
Oversee headcount investments supporting the Premium Subscriptions organization, ensuring efficient deployment against growth priorities
Lead finance work-stream for international expansion of Premium Subscriptions, including market sizing, launch economics, and scenario modeling for new geographies
Prepare executive-ready materials and provide finance insight for strategic reviews, board updates, and earnings narratives