
Senior FP&A Manager
Introduction to Demandbase
About the Role
Senior FP&A Manager
What You'll Be Doing
Business Partnering
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Engineering leadership, owning headcount planning, COGS and opex forecasting, and cost center management.
• Partner with Engineering leadership on key spend drivers - such as capitalized software costs, infrastructure/cloud spend, or resourcing trade-offs - depending on the function supported.
• Develop and drive product-level P&Ls, giving Engineering and Product leadership clear visibility into profitability, cost allocation, and margin drivers by product line.
• Define and monitor key operating metrics, connect them to financial outcomes, and proactively surface trends, risks, and opportunities for leadership.
• Own and diagnosing root-cause drivers behind margin performance and flagging risks to leadership.
Corporate FP&A
• Support the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts, and long-range strategic plan across business units.
• Partner with the VP of Finance to prepare materials for the Board of Directors, Investor Relations, and other financial stakeholders.
What We Are Looking For
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in FP&A, financial planning, ideally within a technology or SaaS company.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA or CPA a plus.
• Demonstrated experience independently owning complex FP&A processes and serving as a trusted finance business partner to an engineering or technical organization, including headcount planning, opex forecasting, and cost driver analysis; exposure to corporate-level FP&A processes (budgeting, forecasting, Board reporting) a plus.
• Communication: Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable working with both finance leadership and functional stakeholders.
• Tooling Expertise: Proficiency with financial planning platforms such as NetSuite, Workday Adaptive Planning, and advanced Google Sheets modeling.
• Proficient in SaaS business models and key metrics (e.g., ARR, CAC, margin structure).
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail; able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset with strong business judgment and curiosity; motivated to be a trusted finance partner across the organization.
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