Director/Senior Director of FP&A, AppZen
$230-280k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
AI software for finance teams
Job no longer available
AI software for finance teams
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$230-280k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (San Jose, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help modern finance teams lead the way with artificial intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a hands-on manager with experience in start-up environments and team development
- 10+ years of FP&A experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles at a SaaS company
- Demonstrate a sense of curiosity as to the financial implications of company activities. Have a big picture view of the Company, while being able to dig into details when needed
- Works well across various teams with strong project management skills to coordinate between multiple groups in order to deliver projects on time
- Have experience leading an FP&A function and implementing best practices
- Demonstrate strong leadership and mentorship skills to develop and manage a high-performing team
- Possess exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to navigate complex financial challenges
- Possess strong financial modeling and analytical skills; comfortable producing flexible financial models based on loose and fluid assumptions, comfortable working in ambiguous situations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to summarize detailed information in order to make actionable recommendations
- Ability to deliver information about issues in a timely and objective manner
- Creative, proactive and forward-thinking. An individual who looks for opportunities to drive continuous improvement
What the job involves
- AppZen is located in San Jose, is currently seeking a highly motivated individual for the position of Senior Director or Director of FP&A reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer
- As the Senior Director or Director of FP&A, you will play a crucial role in supporting the company by developing strategic financial plans, overseeing the annual and long-range planning and budgeting process, and providing insightful analytical support to key stakeholders
- Additionally, you will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing team
- Embracing change and supporting future growth will be key
- Partner with leadership across the company to deliver a strategy for long-term, efficient growth and establish the financial framework for reinvestment
- Drive data-driven decision support and story-telling to the organization by compiling inputs and underlying assumptions, coupled with knowledge and expertise in business areas
- Liaise and collaborate with a broad range of cross-functional leaders to obtain assumptions, identify key metrics, assess impacts, and run sensitivity/scenario analysis to provide decision support
- In addition to strong management skills, this role is best suited for someone who knows when to remain hands-on and be accountable for personal deliverables
- Analyze our pipe generation to find opportunities to increase volume and conversion rates
- Prepare presentations in support of board meetings and monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings of the company
- Build scalable processes and systems to provide transparency and efficiency across the organization
- Monitor and analyze department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources
Our take
AppZen is setting out to help companies streamline the expensive and time-consuming process of auditing expense reports with its suite of smart AI tools. As its AI solution is also more accurate than manual finance processes, it significantly reduces human error, which can lead to duplicate spending or overlooked instances of fraud.
Boasting an 80% reduction in processing times and a 5% reduction in total spend, AppZen has swiftly established itself as a leader in AI finance software. It is used by over a thousand finance teams in enterprises such as Amazon, Nvidia, and Salesforce.
AppZen faces a large number of competitors in the finance automation space, with startups such as Expensify and Spendesk operating in the sector, along with industry stalwarts such as SAP developing their own solutions. However, Appzen has carved out a strong early lead and has a large and rapidly growing client base. It's achieved impressive funding too, with its $180 million 2025 round being used for strategic growth and the large-scale deployment of its Mastermind AI Studio and AI Agents.
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Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2025
$180m
SERIES D
Sep 2019
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $281m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- 401(k) match
- $250 annual reimbursement for continuous learning
- Lots of office perks like snacks, happy hours, company events
Company HQ
Alviso, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Anant Kale
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied in Mumbai, they worked as an ASI Consultant for 3 years prior to over a decade at Fujitsu. They left their role as VP of Applications to co-found AppZen in November 2012.
Kunal Verma
(Co-Founder & CTO)They spent nearly 7 years at Accenture, first as Requirements Engineering Lead Researcher and later as Data Management Lead Researcher. They left this role to co-found Appzen.
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