Strategic Finance Manager

Conviva•Foster City, CA

9h•$160,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Conviva is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to help shape financial AI capabilities and strategy across the Finance organization. This individual contributor role combines hands-on ownership of finance systems, planning and reporting processes, and strategic business partnership. The role is based in Conviva’s Foster City, California office five days a week and reports to the Head of Finance. The manager will own the financial planning and reporting stack end to end, including implementation, model architecture, integrations, permissions, and ongoing administration. They will lead the annual operating plan, forecasts, and scenario models; develop reporting for the board, executives, and departments; and support month-end FP&A close with variance analysis, commentary, and flash reporting. The role also partners with functional leaders on headcount, capacity, pipeline, and investment decisions, uses AI tools to accelerate analysis while maintaining accuracy, and improves processes through automation. The position supports corporate finance activities such as fundraising, board materials, investor relations, and ad hoc strategic analysis. The expected salary for this full-time position is $160,000 to $200,000, plus equity and benefits. Compensation and level depend on qualifications, professional background, and relevant experience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience in strategic finance or FP&A.
Demonstrated impact, ownership, and builder instincts.
End-to-end ownership of a planning, EPM, or reporting platform, including designing, building, and administering it.
Experience using AI tools to accelerate analysis, modeling, or commentary without compromising accuracy.
Hands-on SaaS or B2B software FP&A experience, including ARR/NRR, deferred revenue, cohort and retention analysis, and headcount and opex planning.
Advanced Excel skills.
Ability to work with NetSuite or a comparable ERP as a consumer and partner to Accounting.
Business partnership experience with GMs or functional leaders, including challenging plans and helping clarify decisions.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced startup environment, prioritize multiple assignments, and learn quickly.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
High standard of confidentiality and discretion when handling financial and people data.

Nice To Haves

Experience with planning or reporting tools such as Aleph, Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive/Workday Adaptive Planning, Cube, or Mosaic.
SQL skills or experience with a BI tool such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.

Responsibilities

Own the financial planning and reporting stack end to end, including implementation, model architecture, integrations, permissions, and ongoing administration.
Use AI tools to accelerate analysis, modeling, and commentary while maintaining accuracy.
Partner with functional leaders on headcount, capacity, pipeline, and investment decisions; challenge assumptions and support better outcomes.
Own the annual operating plan, forecasts, and scenario models used by leadership.
Build and maintain board, executive, and departmental reporting, including ARR, retention, gross margin, burn/runway, and relevant SaaS metrics.
Lead month-end FP&A close support, including variance analysis, commentary, and flash reporting.
Build and re-engineer processes using automation to reduce spreadsheet work and improve decision quality.
Support fundraising, board materials, investor relations, and ad hoc strategic analysis.