Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Salesforce•Atlanta, GA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking a high-impact Sr. Manager of Finance to join their Topline Data and Insights team. This individual will be responsible for the analytical workstreams that contribute to a consolidated view of company performance. The role involves partnering with various departments including Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Product, and Go-To-Market (GTM) to uncover insights that link operational activities to financial results. The position requires strong business acumen to effectively engage with senior stakeholders and the technical expertise to independently develop models and datasets.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic analytics.
Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.).
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with experience building scenario models and multi-dimensional performance frameworks.
Advanced SQL proficiency and working knowledge of Python.
Experience with Snowflake, Tableau, or equivalent modern data stack tools.
Demonstrated ability to partner across functions (Finance, IR, Product, GTM) and communicate complex analytical findings to executive audiences.
Comfort leveraging AI tools (e.g., LLMs, copilots, automation platforms) to accelerate data preparation, pattern identification, and narrative development.
Exceptional attention to detail - comfortable owning analysis reviewed at the Board and investor level.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a SaaS or high-growth technology environment.
Deep familiarity with SaaS topline metrics (Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Bookings, Current Remaining Performance Obligation (CRPO), Attrition) and the operational drivers behind them.

Responsibilities

Own the development and delivery of consolidated topline performance views that integrate signals across business segments, products, and geographies.
Proactively identify trends, headwinds, and tailwinds in company performance before they surface in standard reporting.
Build bespoke analytical frameworks and datasets leveraging SQL, Python, and AI-assisted tools to answer complex, multi-dimensional business questions.
Execute ad-hoc strategic deep-dives for senior leadership, with structured, well-documented outputs suited for executive audiences.
Partner with Corporate Finance, Investor Relations (IR), Product Finance, and GTM teams to align on metric definitions, data sources, and analytical frameworks.
Serve as the analytical connective tissue across functions, ensuring a consistent, reconciled view of topline performance across all reporting contexts.
Synthesize findings and present analytical conclusions to senior stakeholders, translating quantitative outputs into clear business narratives.
Support IR and Corporate Finance & Strategy (F&S) with scenario modeling, growth decompositions, and earnings-cycle analytics.
Maintain authoritative, source-of-truth datasets that serve as the trusted baseline for topline reporting across Corporate, IR, Product, and GTM.
Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards that enable self-service visibility into topline metrics for cross-functional partners.
Identify and drive automation of manual, repeatable reporting workflows using SQL, Python, and AI-enabled tooling to improve cycle time and analytical throughput.