SVP / VP, Financial Planning and Analysis

Avid

1d•Remote

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. About Avid Avid Technology is the global leader in media technology solutions, powering the creation of the most listened-to, most watched, and most loved content in the world. Avid's industry-leading hardware and software solutions are used by the world's top creative professionals — from Hollywood studios and major broadcasters to independent artists and musicians — across audio and video production, post-production, and media management. Avid is a private-equity-backed company at an exciting inflection point. We are investing in transforming our financial infrastructure, building a best-in-class FP&A function, and positioning the business for long-term growth. This is an opportunity to join at the ground level of that build and make a lasting impact. This is a senior finance leadership role for an experienced FP&A executive who thrives in a complex, PE-backed SaaS environment and is energized by building — not just running — a world-class financial planning function.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive FP&A and finance leadership experience, with a significant portion in PE-backed companies; you have been through the PE reporting cycle — compliance certificates, sponsor decks, lender calls — and you own it, not support it
Demonstrated experience building or rebuilding a financial close process and FP&A reporting infrastructure — including close books, QC frameworks, hard monthly closes, and management reporting packs — not just inheriting and running an established one
Hands-on experience with ARR bridge reconciliation in a multi-product, multi-route-to-market SaaS business; you understand every movement category and you have personally resolved discrepancies between internal reporting and external auditor analyses
Deep working knowledge of GAAP revenue recognition (ASC 606), including the reconciliation between recognized revenue, billings, contract assets, and deferred revenue; experience managing a revenue recognition system (RevPro, Zuora, or equivalent) is strongly preferred
Experience building and operating a GTM commercial reporting pack, including renewal and retention analysis (UFR or equivalent), churn and downsell attribution, pipeline reporting, and sales performance vs. quota — in partnership with a GTM leadership team
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a forward-looking liquidity model, including cash flow scenario analysis and working capital levers, in a business with active lender relationships
Strong technical accounting grounding in US GAAP; ability to read and interpret financial statements, bridge management and GAAP reporting, and engage credibly with auditors and lender finance teams
Proficiency with financial systems: ERP (NetSuite preferred), advanced Excel/Power Query, Power BI or Tableau, CRM (Salesforce), and FP&A planning tools (Anaplan, Adaptive, or equivalent)
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills — you can present a complex variance analysis to a CFO and a lender agent in the same week and land both
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Nice To Haves

Experience in a business with both subscription and non-recurring revenue streams, where internal management revenue (605-proxy) and GAAP revenue (606) are tracked and reported separately
Experience managing or significantly contributing to a data integrity initiative — resolving source system discrepancies, reconciling conflicting analyses from multiple teams, and implementing a sustainable process going forward
Track record leading finance through a period of organizational change — team restructuring, leadership transitions, or post-acquisition integration — while maintaining output quality and team stability
Experience partnering with PE sponsor finance teams directly, including responding to STG, KKR, Vista, or equivalent-level reporting and analytical requests
Familiarity with cost savings tracking methodologies, including actioned vs. unactioned savings and the distinction between notification, exit, realized, and pro forma savings dates
CPA or equivalent professional certification
Hands-on experience with Python or SQL for data extraction and automation
MBA, MSF, or CPA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the annual operating plan process end-to-end — from design and build through executive review, board presentation, and system load
Own rolling forecasts, reforecasts, and long-range plans; maintain driver-based models that connect operational assumptions to financial outcomes with transparency at the product, segment, and route-to-market level
Deliver scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions, including cost structure optimization, working capital management, and capital allocation
Build and maintain a rigorous AOP monitoring framework — tracking actuals vs. plan monthly, flagging variances early, and driving corrective action with business owners
Own the company's ARR reporting framework, including ARR bridge movements across new, expansion, contraction, churn, migration, and price — ensuring internal reporting reconciles fully to external and auditor-prepared analyses
Produce and maintain the monthly close book, including revenue, ARR, EBITDA, and cash flow sections, with a rigorous QC framework that ensures figures tie end-to-end across all tabs
Manage the reconciliation between recognized GAAP revenue, billings, and ARR — including contract asset and deferred revenue movements — with full traceability to underlying data sources
Develop and maintain a holistic GTM reporting pack covering ARR and customer movements, bookings, churn and downsell analysis, renewal performance (UFR), pipeline, and sales team performance vs. quota
Own the quarterly compliance certificate process, including Non-GAAP P&L preparation, addback support, and all underlying workpapers required by senior lenders
Produce the quarterly management reporting package for the PE sponsor, including executive KPI dashboards, variance analysis with clear narrative, and updated business trajectory views
Maintain a forward-looking liquidity model — weekly cash flow, monthly liquidity views, and scenario analysis around key cash events — in close partnership with the Treasury function
Serve as a primary finance point of contact for PE sponsor finance teams and lender agents on reporting, covenant questions, and ad-hoc analytical requests
Act as the senior finance business partner to the CFO and executive leadership team; translate financial data into clear, actionable insights that drive strategic and operational decisions
Partner directly with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Product/Engineering to interpret results, challenge assumptions, and provide collaborative support on strategic planning.
Align with HR on headcount planning and cost tracking; maintain up-to-date financial views that reflect hiring plans, position changes, and actual headcount movements
Partner with Accounting and Revenue Operations to drive accuracy and consistency in financial data — resolving reconciliation gaps between source systems, the general ledger, and management reporting
Lead initiatives to move from manual, spreadsheet-dependent processes to scalable, system-driven reporting — reducing close cycle time and improving data reliability across the finance function
Design and implement KPI frameworks that connect operational metrics to financial outcomes; ensure consistent definitions, calculation methodologies, and ownership across all reporting surfaces
Evaluate and implement FP&A tooling and BI capabilities that improve reporting quality, reduce manual effort, and enable self-service insight for business stakeholders
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team; set clear priorities, build capability, and create a team culture defined by accuracy, intellectual rigor, and commercial impact
Build the team's capacity to support the full scope of the FP&A function as the business grows — including recruiting for open roles and designing team structure to match organizational needs

Benefits

This is a builder role. You will walk into an environment where the foundational infrastructure of FP&A is being rebuilt and where your fingerprints will be on every process, output, and system the team uses for years to come.
The business has strong underlying performance, an engaged and sophisticated PE sponsor, and a senior leadership team that is committed to making the finance function a genuine source of competitive advantage.
The CFO is looking for a peer and a thought partner — someone who brings a point of view, challenges assumptions respectfully, and takes ownership of outcomes rather than activities.
If you have operated at that level before and are looking for a role with real scope and real impact, this is it.
Reports directly to the CFO
Leads a team of Financial Analysts with scope to expand as the function grows
Works closely with Accounting, Treasury, Revenue Operations, and the PE sponsor's finance team
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Pay Range $249,112 - $373,668 USD
The salary range shown reflects the company's good faith full target range for this position at the time of posting. The company may update or modify this range at any time and endeavors to keep this posting current. Compensation decisions are based on factors including geographic location, experience, skills, education, and business needs. While the full range is posted for transparency, offers are typically made within the lower to middle portion of the range.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Avid makes technology and collaboration tools so creators can entertain, inform, educate and enlighten the world. Our customers are the visionaries behind the most inspiring feature films, television programs, news broadcasts, televised sporting events, music recordings and live concerts. To learn how Avid powers greater creators or for more information, visit http://www.avid.com.