Senior Director, FP&A

BlackLine • Pleasanton, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As BlackLine continues to build Finance capabilities that enable profitable growth at scale, we are looking for a Senior Director, FP&A to build, scale, and lead operational processes for our Finance team. The position reports to BlackLine’s Vice President of Finance and will have direct interaction with our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.
In this role, you will be the senior strategic and operational leader for corporate finance, owning the consolidated 3-statement financial model and all inputs to the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement. You will be a key partner to the CFO, providing critical strategic insights, cost management analysis, and decision support. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, technically proficient in building complex financial models, and comfortable diving deep to inspect financials and communicating a compelling financial narrative to an executive audience. You will be a critical conduit between finance, accounting, business partners, and Investor Relations to ensure financial reporting is delivered accurately and timely to the CFO, executive team, and board of directors.

Requirements

• Years of Experience in Related Field: 10+ years of total experience
• Education: ​Bachelor’s degree required with proven history of high achievement, MBA a plus
• Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Extensive experience building, developing, and leading a Corporate Finance/FP&A function for a public company, ideally in a $200M+ revenue company.
• Experience at a high-growth SaaS or technology company is required.
• Deep understanding of 3-statement financial modeling, GAAP/non-GAAP principles, unit economics, and common SaaS metrics.
• Proven track record of developing people and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong leadership skills and experience partnering at the executive management level across GTM, P&T, and G&A functions.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex financial information for any audience and preparing and presenting financial analysis and reports to an executive team and Board of Directors
• Superior software and systems skills (e.g., advanced financial planning tools, data visualization, and Microsoft Excel) a must.

Nice To Haves

• ​​​Experience supporting an Investor Relations function at a public company.
• ​Experience managing automation initiatives and administering planning and financial systems (e.g., Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Zuora, Coupa).
• ​Programming expertise (SQL, R, Python) and experience with Tableau, data lakes, and data integrations is a plus.​​
• Adept at presentation and organization of financial data and metrics for visual effect
• Communicates proactively and frequently, never leaves their internal customers hanging
• Experience with M&A financial modeling and due diligence
• CPA or CFA certification a strong plus

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Planning: Own and drive all financial planning processes, including forecasts, Risk & Opportunity (R&O) assessments, quarterly business reviews, the annual operating plan (AOP), long-range planning (LRP), and executive level/BOD reporting.
• Develop scenario analysis processes and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the strategic planning process.
• Lead industry benchmarking initiatives and gain alignment on establishing and progressing towards key financial targets.
• Lead financial due diligence and integration for potential M&A activities, providing analysis and recommendations to the executive team
• Coordinate the planning cadence, monthly and quarterly business rhythms, including systems and process dependencies from a corporate FP&A perspective
• Operational Execution: Coordinate the planning cadence, monthly and quarterly business rhythms, including systems and process dependencies from a corporate FP&A perspective.
• Financial Modeling & Analysis: Own, develop, and maintain the corporate 3-statement financial model, including the consolidation and internal reporting of GAAP and non-GAAP financial statements.
• Refine forecast methodologies and build sophisticated, driver-based financial models for all key corporate assumptions, including payroll, stock-based compensation, share count, capex, and depreciation waterfalls.
• Drive process improvements to improve forecast accuracy and reduce cycle time through building processes to source critical data and bridge variances.
• Reporting & Business Partnership: Provide critical support to the Investor Relations team, including the development of financial models for earnings guidance and the preparation of materials for external reporting.
• Develop and maintain management reporting, dashboards, and a suite of key performance indicators (KPIs), including Go-to-Market (GTM) metrics, to deliver compelling narratives on business performance.
• Function as a thought leader over data governance, automation initiatives, and the feature roadmap for our internal planning and reporting systems to ensure data is reported on consistently and accurately.
• Develop financial acumen across the company through financial mentoring and training
• Process Automation & Improvement: Develop an automation strategy to mitigate manual aspects of the forecasting and budgeting process and collaborate cross-departmentally to drive project completion.
• Increase adoption of AI across Finance and the business to increase productivity and insights.

Benefits

• BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.
• BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws
• BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture.
• Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.
• In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
• BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

What This Job Offers

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