Manager FP&A

CARFAX•Centreville, VA

9d•$95,000 - $143,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager FP&A owns subscription revenue forecasting and tracking, including monthly recurring revenue, new customers, churn, and price increases. The role supports annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly financial reporting for the Dealer Business Unit, providing analytics and insights into business performance. It develops and maintains subscription models for monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-range planning, and creates a unit economics framework covering customer acquisition cost, CAC payback period, customer lifetime value, and the LTV:CAC ratio. The position budgets, tracks, and analyzes marketing expenses, collaborates with the business on pipeline insights, participates in month-end close, and provides reporting and variance analysis to CARFAX leaders and corporate. It also supports revenue-recognition compliance under ASC 606 and seeks opportunities to improve financial processes and streamline budget and forecast cycles. The manager leads, mentors, and develops a small team of financial analysts while remaining involved in business partnering, continuous forecasting, and strategic decision support. This is a hybrid role, with in-office expectations determined by location and subject to change based on business needs. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future. The anticipated annual base salary range is $95,000–$143,000; actual compensation depends on factors including location, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. Employees may also be eligible for incentive compensation, long-term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package, where applicable.

Requirements

At least 5 years of finance or related analytical experience, including experience partnering with cross-functional business leaders.
Advanced Excel skills, including in-depth business analytics and financial modeling.
Knowledge of a visualization tool such as Cognos or Tableau.
Strong understanding of the P&L and ability to connect business and client decisions to P&L impacts.
Exceptional critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to track and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, data analytics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a SaaS or subscription-based business.
MBA or CFA/CPA.

Responsibilities

Own subscription revenue forecasting and tracking, including MRR, new customers, churn, and price increases.
Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly financial reporting for the Dealer Business Unit, providing business-performance insights and analytics.
Develop, enhance, and maintain subscription models for monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-range planning.
Develop a unit economics framework, including CAC, CAC payback period, LTV, and the LTV:CAC ratio.
Budget, track, and analyze marketing expenses, identifying performance metrics and efficiencies to optimize marketing investments.
Collaborate with the business to develop pipeline insights and analytics.
Participate in month-end close and provide reporting and variance analysis to CARFAX leaders and corporate.
Support revenue-recognition compliance under ASC 606.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and streamline budget and forecast cycles.
Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of financial analysts while continuing to partner with the business, forecast, and provide strategic decision support.