Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Guardant Health • Palo Alto, CA

21h • $138,210 - $223,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will drive management reporting, planning, and forecasting processes for Guardant Health’s Enterprise Shared Services functions (ESS). Reporting to the Associate Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, this role will work closely with functional leaders and FP&A/Accounting teams to report monthly financial results, analyze actual results versus forecast/budget, contribute to budgeting and strategic/financial planning processes and champion reporting process optimization and data transparency by leveraging automation and approved AI-enabled tools. In addition to primary ESS finance responsibilities, this role will provide targeted support for transformation projects, executive reporting, and inputs for Investor Relations materials as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting, MBA a plus
• Minimum of 8+ years of FP&A related experience
• Ability to think creatively and quickly with minimal direction and information.
• Strong relationship-building, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, data analysis and financial modeling abilities.
• Data-oriented and consultative problem-solving mindset.
• Strong finance and accounting skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excel Power User proficiency required.
• Expertise in presentation tools such as Think-cell, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with ERP and financial planning systems such as Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, etc.

Nice To Haves

• experience in diagnostics company and Enterprise Shared Services support a plus.
• Continuous improvement mindset; Interest in leveraging finance automation and approved AI-enabled tools in a controlled finance environment to improve reporting efficiency, accuracy, and business insights, is a plus.
• AI & Digital Fluency Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business leaders in Enterprise Shared Services functions and provide robust monthly and quarterly financial transparency to drive impactful FP&A insights and support decision making.
• Drive quarterly forecast/annual budgeting and planning process for Enterprise Shared Services functions, including OpEx and headcount planning.
• Work closely with Accounting team on monthly/quarterly close processes.
• Analyze financial performance against budgets/forecast, provide detailed commentary on variance drivers, and communicate findings to key stakeholders.
• Drive improvements in headcount reporting and forecasting in collaboration with the People team.
• Evaluate and assess key Enterprise Shared Services operational issues, risks and opportunities pertaining to budget, actuals, and forecast updates.
• Develop executive-level presentation materials to inform senior leaders of variance root causes, mitigation strategies, and required business decisions.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and modeling to support critical business decisions.
• Develop deep understanding of financial planning and ERP systems to support process improvements on planning and reporting capabilities.
• Support company-level financial reporting and analysis, peer-benchmarking, and earnings-related support material.

Benefits

• The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity.

What This Job Offers

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