Sr Financial Analyst

Couchbase, Inc. • Raleigh, NC

2d • $110,000 - $113,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Couchbase is seeking a driven, detail-oriented Senior Financial Analyst to join its FP&A team. This high-visibility role partners directly with executive leadership, consolidates company-wide headcount, and oversees financial tracking and reporting across key organizational functions. The analyst will also serve as the FP&A team’s subject matter expert and primary administrator for the Pigment financial planning platform.

The position owns the master headcount model and monthly position-level variance analysis, and monitors hiring plans, backfills, open-role aging, and alignment with the Annual Operating Plan. It also manages monthly and quarterly expense variance reporting for G&A and R&D, partners with functional leaders on annual plans and rolling forecasts, and supports executive, board, private-equity sponsor, and long-range planning materials.

This is a hybrid role located in Raleigh, North Carolina, with an expectation of working in the office three days per week. Applicants must be able to commit to this schedule without relocating. The anticipated starting base pay range is $110,000–$113,000 USD. The total rewards package may also include bonus, commissions, and other benefits.

Requirements

• 2 to 5 years of progressive FP&A experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills.
• Strong commitment to data accuracy, structured problem-solving, and reconciling models to underlying source data.
• Ability to gather and consolidate information from cross-functional stakeholders with clarity, consistency, and professionalism.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities across headcount, expense tracking, and system administration, and perform in a high-visibility role.
• Ability to work in the Raleigh office three days per week without relocating.

Nice To Haves

• FP&A experience in a multi-functional, global, or private-equity-backed technology environment.
• Strong experience in headcount modeling.
• Direct experience administering Pigment.
• Proficiency or familiarity with NetSuite and Databricks.
• A master’s degree or professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the master headcount model, tracking actuals, approvals, and forward-looking hiring plans across global departments for use in P&L models and board presentations.
• Perform monthly headcount variance analyses at the position level and provide insight into hiring trends and timing.
• Monitor backfill timing, open-role aging, and alignment with the Annual Operating Plan to identify capacity risks and flag potential overhiring.
• Own monthly and quarterly variance reporting for G&A and R&D teams, providing root-cause explanations.
• Partner with G&A and R&D business leaders to build and refine annual operating plans and rolling forecasts.
• Administer the Pigment platform for FP&A, including user access, model enhancements, and data refreshes.
• Update Pigment structures on quarterly and annual cadences to support budgeting and forecasting, and drive process automation and data efficiency.
• Support preparation of monthly management reports, board decks, and private-equity sponsor reporting packages.
• Build bottom-up headcount and cost assumptions for multi-year strategic financial models.

Benefits

• Flexible time-off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health, life insurance, and employee assistance programs.
• Competitive retirement plans and business travel coverage.
• Career growth and continuous development focus.
• Ergonomic setups for work-from-home and in-office employees.
• Snacks and meals when working in the office.
• Potential eligibility for bonus, commissions, and other benefits.

What This Job Offers

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