Strategic Finance Senior Manager

Fastly•San Francisco, CA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategic Finance team at Fastly is looking for a highly analytical, intellectually curious, and strategically minded Senior Manager to help shape the company’s long-term direction. This role is focused on bringing together all elements of Fastly’s P&L, connecting the dots across revenue, expenses, investments, and other financial elements. The role will provide a holistic view and help shape how we tell our financial story to executive leadership, Board and public markets. You will partner closely with leadership to evaluate key business questions, develop insights from complex data, and influence decision-making through rigorous analysis and thoughtful storytelling. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, turns financial insights into business decisions, has the ability to create structure from complex problems, and takes ownership of high-impact projects from concept to execution.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or related analytic roles, ideally within high-growth technology or SaaS environments
Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous problems, develop hypotheses, and drive toward actionable insights
Advanced financial modeling skills with experience building flexible, scalable models that support decision-making
Relentlessly curious, you question everything and hold yourself and those around you accountable to understanding the why behind the data and trendlines
Self-driven and detail-oriented with an extreme ownership mentality
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely, and to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-changing environments, with the ability to bring structure and drive results without clear precedent

Nice To Haves

Public company reporting, close-process, and audit-support experience
Prior experience in a SaaS, infrastructure, or high-growth tech environment
Familiarity with AI/automation tools applied to finance workflows
Experience with Adaptive Planning and BI/data tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker)

Responsibilities

Prepare Board, Audit, executive leadership, and forecast decks that translate financial performance into clear, actionable narratives
Own corporate consolidation and P&L roll-up, including administration of Fastly's forecasting system
Co-lead the month end review of financials, quarterly forecasting process and annual planning cycle
Partner closely with Accounting to support monthly/quarterly close and to understand any changes that impact forecasting including translating new assumptions, policy updates, and accounting treatment
Establish robust and repeatable corporate finance processes including timelines, logistics, deliverables etc. and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment
Actively seek opportunities to improve tools and processes to modernize workflows, increase efficiency, and unlock deeper business insights
Own the cash forecasting process, partnering closely with Billing Systems, Accounting, Treasury, and SEC reporting
Lead and coordinate ad hoc projects and analytical requests from executive leadership to translate complex financial and business data into clear actions, risks, and opportunities across a range of topics, such as capital allocation, guidance strategy, etc.