Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, SmartBear
Office located in Somerville, MA
Software testing & monitoring
Open for applications
Software testing & monitoring
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
Office located in Somerville, MA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To be the first choice for software development teams of all sizes – giving them tools to immediately impact the delivery of tomorrow’s applications.
Role
Who you are
- A minimum of 8 years experience in FP&A, with at least 3 years running Corporate FP&A with increasing responsibilities and proven track record of driving change
- At least 1-2 years of experience operating in a SaaS environment for a global software company
- Demonstrated success leading financial functions at businesses of different stages - the ideal candidate has experience operating in finance at scale, but also providing leadership for an earlier stage, high growth company
- Sound understanding of the SaaS business model and key metrics
- Cross-functional collaboration skills with demonstrated experience working with all business functions
- Executive-level communication and presentation skills in both formal and informal settings; experience with Board of Directors, a plus
- Extensive experience with presentations to senior management, with extraordinary detail orientation and strong data visualization skills
- Strategic planning, modeling and analytical ability
- Experience managing small to midsize teams
- Prior experience with Planful or other EPM tool
- BA in finance, accounting, or business - MBA a plus
- This role is based hybrid out of Somerville, MA. Candidate should be local and within commutable distance to the office
- Passionate about the company mission and company values
- A smart, self-driven, dynamic individual with outstanding communication skills and a well-balanced ego
- Highly organized individual with an execution/delivery driven mindset
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to manage, mentor and motivate a team
- Strong analytical and logical skills; ability to problem solve and be a systems thinker
- Startup experience strongly preferred; entrepreneurial spirit a must
- Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small audiences
What the job involves
- SmartBear is looking to hire a Corporate Director of FP&A to propel its finance function into the next phase of growth
- This is a hands-on financial management position that maintains ownership and responsibility of the corporate financial model and drives the development of reporting and financial narrative for the Executive Leadership team and Board of Directors
- The Corporate FP&A Director is responsible for the overall annual planning and quarterly forecast cycles and drives the usage of financial and operational KPIs through financial reporting, analysis and business-driven insights
- The role also oversees the Business Partnering function within FP&A and requires strong understanding of business strategies and priorities across the business
- This role reports to the VP of FP&A and has two direct reports.This is a high-impact role that will offer substantial senior leadership exposure and the opportunity to impact strategic decision making in a hyper-growth environment at scale
- The ideal candidate has experience collaborating with leadership across all functions, can drive change management as a thought leader, sharing perspectives, best practices and resources, and is an excellent communicator
- Proactively collaborate, influence, and align the company's planning processes to achieve the overall company strategy
- Partner with each function to align business, operational and financial planning and assist with trade-offs to achieve ultimate company objectives and ROI
- Partner with business and M&A team to manage / deliver financial models; Support / lead due diligence and integration efforts for finance
- Work to provide deeper insights that will help business partners make smarter decisions and guide to budget
- Continue to enhance financial systems and business processes for continued efficiency within the finance team to provide further visibility / value to the business
- Manage the annual financial planning process
- Ownership and innovation of the total company forecasting model, including consolidations, scenario planning, reporting, variance analyses, etc
- Lead, monitor and update budgeting/forecasting across all departments
- Lead the preparation of materials for board meetings
- Oversee Company's consolidated monthly/quarterly budget vs actual variance analysis, including key metrics that tie back to financial goals
- Implement process improvements across the organization for operations to run smoothly and with greater efficiency
- Lead, motivate and develop the Corporate & Business Partner FP&A team and help drive a finance initiatives / projects
Our take
SmartBear delivers a portfolio of trusted tools to give software development teams enhanced visibility into end-to-end quality. It does this through innovative test management and automation, API development lifecycle tools and application stability APM software.
The company’s active peer-to-peer community is trusted by many millions of developers, testers and software engineers at organizations such as Adobe, FedEx, and Microsoft. Te company’s adaptable software features a growing list of integrated tools including SwaggerHub, ReadyAPI, Zephyr, TestComplete, and more.
The company has seen substantial international growth and has offices across the globe. Its partnerships with businesses such as BCT and Lemontree have further fuelled its accelerated international expansion. The company also continues to develop its suite, most recently through the integration of AI - which is supported both by internal development and the acquisition of QMetry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2020
$22.1m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $22.1m
Company benefits
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Company Sponsored Events
- Full Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
- 401k Match
- Paid Community Service Day
Company values
- Smart - Yes, it’s in the name, but it’s who we are. We’re looking for a well-furnished minds
- Open - Supporting open source communities is in our DNA, and so are the principles behind it: respectful collaboration, empathy, and the free exchange of feedback
- Driven - It took ambition to get us where we are, and we don’t forget that. We move fast and we need innovative people who want to keep up
- Curious - The desire to learn new things. Asking questions and listening not because you have to, but because you want to
- Accountable - Taking action and being responsible for the success of our customers is paramount
Company HQ
Assembly Square, Somerville, MA
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Leadership
Frank Roe
(CEO)Has been with the company since 2018, serving initially as CRO before becoming CEO in 2020. Is also a Board Member at LastPass, Strategic Board Advisor at Appsurify and was VP of Sales (Cloud Apps) at Oracle.
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