Head of Corporate and G&A Finance, Cloudflare
$261-355k
+ Cloudflare’s equity plan
Web performance and security platform
Open for applications
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$261-355k
+ Cloudflare’s equity plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of progressive experience in Finance, Investment Banking or PE with prior experience in a corporate FP&A function. High growth, public company SaaS experience preferred
- Demonstrated success in building and leading high performance finance teams
- Strong executive presence and interpersonal skills with proficiency in distilling complex business information into consumable and actionable takeaways
- Expert in financial modeling with strong working knowledge of GAAP. Extensive experience architecting integrated models from scratch, in Excel or in other planning applications
- Systems thinker. Experience in designing and implementing new systems and tools
- Demonstrated project management skills with experience improving and streamlining processes, and developing solutions to operational inefficiencies
- Intellectually curious with problem solving orientation. Strong analytical capabilities and business acumen with ability to apply rigorous logic and sound methods to solve multi-faceted problems. Not satisfied with easy or convenient answers
- Willingness to play “up and down the stack” diving into the details as well as managing exec level communications
- High proficiency with financial systems and tools. Anaplan, Netsuite, RevPro, Salesforce and Tableau experience is a plus
- BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics or quantitative field; MBA or Masters preferred
What the job involves
- The Corporate Finance team is responsible for enterprise level planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and capital allocation
- This is a highly strategic & visible team that partners closely with our C-Suite and cross-functional business leaders to develop key priorities for the business as well as the financial plan required to deliver on our growth and profitability goals
- Members of the Corporate Finance Team possess excellent analytical, critical reasoning, interpersonal, communication, influencing and leadership skills and are passionate about both problem solving as well as building high quality repeatable processes that scale with our rapid growth
- Our role extends beyond analyzing and reporting; we take pride in helping to design and implement solutions to the different challenges that can arise in our high growth environment
- Develop and execute our financial plan to support Cloudflare’s growth and scale objectives
- Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and prioritize strategic initiatives that drive revenue growth, cost optimization, and operational efficiency
- Lead the corporate forecasting and budgeting processes, including Annual Planning as well as monthly and quarterly business reviews
- Be a thought partner to business leaders helping to resolve competing business priorities and determine optimal investment allocation by function
- Prepare financial analysis, business insights and presentation materials for regular financial and business updates to the leadership team
- Partner with accounting to support month-end close, flux review processes, and deliver high-quality financial reporting
- Contribute to earnings releases, M&A activities and other corporate initiatives in close partnership with our Investor Relations and Corporate Development teams
- Design, automate, and optimize flexible finance processes to meet the needs of a dynamic and fast-growing business environment
- Own, refine financial systems roadmap in partnership with our transformation teams
- Lead, inspire, and develop our team of Corporate Finance and Anaplan COE professionals
Application process
- Based on the candidate's experience, we will consider the level of the role to be Director or Sr. Director
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company values
- Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
- Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
- Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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