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As BlackLine continues to build Finance capabilities that enable profitable growth at scale, we are looking for a Senior Director, FP&A to build, scale, and lead operational processes for our Finance team. The position reports to BlackLine’s Vice President of Finance and will have direct interaction with our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. In this role, you will be the senior strategic and operational leader for corporate finance, owning the consolidated 3-statement financial model and all inputs to the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement. You will be a key partner to the CFO, providing critical strategic insights, cost management analysis, and decision support. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, technically proficient in building complex financial models, and comfortable diving deep to inspect financials and communicating a compelling financial narrative to an executive audience. You will be a critical conduit between finance, accounting, business partners, and Investor Relations to ensure financial reporting is delivered accurately and timely to the CFO, executive team, and board of directors.
Job Responsibility:
Strategic Financial Planning: Own and drive all financial planning processes, including forecasts, Risk & Opportunity (R&O) assessments, quarterly business reviews, the annual operating plan (AOP), long-range planning (LRP), and executive level/BOD reporting
Develop scenario analysis processes and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the strategic planning process
Lead industry benchmarking initiatives and gain alignment on establishing and progressing towards key financial targets
Lead financial due diligence and integration for potential M&A activities, providing analysis and recommendations to the executive team
Coordinate the planning cadence, monthly and quarterly business rhythms, including systems and process dependencies from a corporate FP&A perspective
Operational Execution: Coordinate the planning cadence, monthly and quarterly business rhythms, including systems and process dependencies from a corporate FP&A perspective
Financial Modeling & Analysis: Own, develop, and maintain the corporate 3-statement financial model, including the consolidation and internal reporting of GAAP and non-GAAP financial statements
Refine forecast methodologies and build sophisticated, driver-based financial models for all key corporate assumptions, including payroll, stock-based compensation, share count, capex, and depreciation waterfalls
Drive process improvements to improve forecast accuracy and reduce cycle time through building processes to source critical data and bridge variances
Reporting & Business Partnership: Provide critical support to the Investor Relations team, including the development of financial models for earnings guidance and the preparation of materials for external reporting
Develop and maintain management reporting, dashboards, and a suite of key performance indicators (KPIs), including Go-to-Market (GTM) metrics, to deliver compelling narratives on business performance
Function as a thought leader over data governance, automation initiatives, and the feature roadmap for our internal planning and reporting systems to ensure data is reported on consistently and accurately
Develop financial acumen across the company through financial mentoring and training
Process Automation & Improvement: Develop an automation strategy to mitigate manual aspects of the forecasting and budgeting process and collaborate cross-departmentally to drive project completion
Increase adoption of AI across Finance and the business to increase productivity and insights
Requirements:
10+ years of total experience
Bachelor’s degree required with proven history of high achievement, MBA a plus
Extensive experience building, developing, and leading a Corporate Finance/FP&A function for a public company, ideally in a $200M+ revenue company
Experience at a high-growth SaaS or technology company is required
Deep understanding of 3-statement financial modeling, GAAP/non-GAAP principles, unit economics, and common SaaS metrics
Proven track record of developing people and leading high-performing teams
Strong leadership skills and experience partnering at the executive management level across GTM, P&T, and G&A functions
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex financial information for any audience and preparing and presenting financial analysis and reports to an executive team and Board of Directors
Superior software and systems skills (e.g., advanced financial planning tools, data visualization, and Microsoft Excel) a must
Nice to have:
Experience supporting an Investor Relations function at a public company
Experience managing automation initiatives and administering planning and financial systems (e.g., Adaptive Planning, NetSuite, Zuora, Coupa)
Programming expertise (SQL, R, Python) and experience with Tableau, data lakes, and data integrations is a plus
Adept at presentation and organization of financial data and metrics for visual effect
Communicates proactively and frequently, never leaves their internal customers hanging
Experience with M&A financial modeling and due diligence
CPA or CFA certification a strong plus
What we offer:
short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans