Sr. Manager, Corporate FP&A

Cohesity•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$186,300 - $207,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Cohesity is looking for an experienced finance professional to join the team as a Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A. We’re looking for someone with an analytical mind and strong knowledge of finance, who is a self-starter, a great communicator and passionate about driving change in a dynamic fast-paced environment. This key role will be responsible for providing key topline and profitability insights that will drive executive decision-making at the corporate level. This is currently an individual contributor role with future potential for expansion into team management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA or other advanced degrees preferred).
8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with a demonstrated track record of supporting large scale organizational initiatives.
3+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, ideally within a technology, security, or IT-focused organization.
Proven experience supporting cybersecurity or IT teams in high growth/enterprise high tech organizations is highly preferred.
Experienced in developing and presenting business plans, models, and financial forecasts to the Leadership team.
Strong expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Strong knowledge of financial management related to capital and operating expenditures.
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work on cross-functional teams, and communicate and influence at a senior management level.
Track record of driving business insights, actions, and accountability across organizations.
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to build complex financial models and perform detailed analysis.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the company's 3-statement financial model (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow statement), ensuring accuracy, integrity, and alignment with GAAP and internal reporting standards.
Develop and continuously refine a bottoms-up free cash flow model, integrating inputs from across the business including AR/AP, capex, working capital, and operating cash drivers.
Produce uFCF (unlevered free cash flow) and related SaaS operating metrics (Rule of 40, FCF margin) for monthly close, QBR, board, and audit committee reporting cycles.
Build and maintain cash flow bridges and waterfall analyses to explain period-over-period and plan-versus-actual variances with clear, executive-ready narratives.
Partner with Accounting, Treasury, and Tax to ensure model inputs reflect the latest actuals and accounting treatments.
Serve as the FP&A subject-matter expert on cash-related scenarios, including M&A modeling, covenant analysis, and IPO/S-1 disclosures.
Translate FP&A business requirements — including model restructuring, new planning sheets, dimension changes, and formula logic — into clear technical specifications for IT and system administrators.
Serve as a key FP&A resource for investor relations (IR) requests, including preparation of financial data packages, KPI schedules, and management discussion & analysis (MD&A) materials.
Investigate and provide insights to ad hoc requests to C-level executives
Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners to ensure financial alignment across the organization.