Senior Financial Analyst, Dropbox

• This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys complex modeling, revenue mechanics, executive storytelling, and cross-functional problem solving in a SaaS or subscription business
• 6+ years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Revenue Finance, Strategic Finance, or a related finance function, with hands-on ownership of forecasting and revenue-related metrics
• Experience working in a SaaS, subscription, or recurring revenue business, with strong understanding of metrics such as ARR, net new ARR, bookings, billings, retention, ARPU, and paid user trends
• Strong understanding of revenue forecasting mechanics, including revenue waterfalls, deferred revenue, merchant fees, contra revenue, and revenue recognition timing
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and clearly explain complex forecast models
• Proven ability to independently own complex forecasting areas, ambiguous workstreams, and high-impact projects
• Strong communication, storytelling, and cross-functional influence skills, with the ability to translate detailed analysis into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders

Desirable

• Dropbox is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Revenue FP&A to own forecasting, analysis, and strategic insights across key revenue-related metrics. This role sits within Corporate Finance and partners closely with Revenue FP&A, Accounting, Investor Relations, and cross-functional business teams to create a unified view of business performance and outlook
• In this role, you will connect upstream business drivers such as annual recurring revenue, net new ARR, bookings, retention, and paid user trends to billings and revenue forecasts
• You will help improve forecast rigor, support executive and guidance-related communications, and build scalable processes for one of the company’s most visible financial areas
• Own revenue forecasting across key SaaS metrics, including billings, revenue, net new paid users, average revenue per user, merchant fees, deferred revenue, and contra revenue items
• Translate business drivers into financial forecasts by connecting ARR, net new ARR, bookings, cohort behavior, ramp, retention, and revenue recognition timing to billings and revenue outcomes
• Support guidance and executive communication by partnering with Investor Relations and Corporate Finance leadership to develop forecasts, scenarios, key assumptions, risks, and opportunities
• Drive insight and decision support by analyzing billings and revenue drivers, identifying trends, and providing a centralized financial perspective to inform strategic decisions and investment trade-offs
• Partner across Finance and business teams, including Revenue FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Long-Range Planning, Corporate FP&A, Finance Systems, Analytics, and business teams to align assumptions, reporting, and financial narratives
• Improve forecasting processes and systems by driving initiatives that increase forecast accuracy, scalability, transparency, and efficiency
• Contribute to Finance operating excellence by strengthening forecasting methodologies, documentation, analytical rigor, and process consistency across the organization