Principal Finance Project Manager (FP&A)

Atlassian • Austin, TX

106d • $138,600 - $217,375

About The Position

Atlassian is seeking a Finance Project Manager (FP&A) with exceptional project management expertise to drive the successful execution of complex, cross-functional FP&A initiatives—most notably, partnering with Senior leadership to lead and evolve our Long Range Planning (LRP) process. In this role, you will serve as the lead project manager for LRP, orchestrating the planning, coordination, and delivery of multi-year financial planning projects that are critical to Atlassian’s strategic direction. You will play a pivotal role in building and scaling our Finance Delivery Acceleration Office (DAO), establishing industry-leading PMO methodologies, templates, and processes tailored for a high-growth SaaS environment. Your primary focus will be on project governance, stakeholder management, and the continuous improvement of project delivery frameworks within FP&A, with a special emphasis on the LRP process. Success in this role requires a proven track record in project and program management within Finance or FP&A organizations, particularly in driving large-scale planning cycles and transformation initiatives. You will be responsible for fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups—including executive leadership—adapting project plans to evolving priorities, and bringing structure to ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced setting. Your ability to drive cross-initiative governance, deliver measurable impact, and continuously improve the LRP process will be critical. If you are passionate about project management excellence and eager to shape the future of FP&A and long-range planning at Atlassian, we invite you to join our team.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7+ years of experience in FP&A, finance operations, project management, or other finance delivery roles.
• Deep familiarity with FP&A process areas/operations (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, financial modeling).
• Combination of project management and delivery experience in large-scale FP&A or Finance PMO Organization.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple moving parts of a project across resources, timelines, deliverables, and RAID tracking.
• Consistent record of motivating and managing change while influencing across various stakeholder groups, departments, and levels.
• Outstanding executive presence, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to summarize complex project updates.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to shifting priorities, handle and prioritize competing responsibilities.
• Ownership mentality, excels when challenging the status quo, developing new strategic/operational direction.
• Experience working with Project and Portfolio Management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.

Nice To Haves

• Technology or Software / SaaS industry experience.
• Experience with Atlassian suite of solutions (and developing best practices).
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional FP&A or finance programs with measurable impact.
• Understanding of business operations, trends, and best practices, particularly within FP&A and Finance Operations.
• Experience in communications (e.g., executive, stakeholder comms) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end project management of FP&A initiatives, with a primary focus on the Long Range Planning (LRP) process.
• Drive the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of LRP, ensuring alignment with business goals and executive expectations.
• Own the project governance and delivery framework for LRP and other FP&A programs.
• Develop detailed roadmaps, project plans, timelines, templates, and deliverables to establish best-in-class governance and transparency.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams—including FP&A, Accounting, Business Partners, RevOps, and other stakeholders—to achieve LRP milestones and deliver results.
• Drive process improvements in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and implementation support as needed.
• Own the project communications strategy for LRP and FP&A programs, including executive-level updates, status reporting, and ongoing governance cadences.
• Provide meaningful executive updates around impacted financial metrics, project benefits, and OKRs across the FP&A project portfolio.
• Apply systems thinking to assess the interconnectedness of people, processes, and technology within FP&A, especially as it relates to LRP.
• Establish structure and momentum from ambiguity, creating clarity and actionable plans for stakeholders and teams.
• Ensure consistent ongoing clarity around scope, deliverables, resources, risks, and decisions to establish operational excellence across FP&A governance activities.
• Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence in all FP&A-related initiatives, with a focus on evolving and optimizing the LRP process.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing resources.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs.
• Eligibility for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees