Manager, Strategic Finance - Planning Systems
$140,000–$170,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own the consolidated planning and reporting engine for the annual operating plan, long-range strategy, and monthly/quarterly forecasts, covering data intake, consolidation, and delivery to senior leadership. Serve as the functional and technical owner of the financial planning platform, leading design, implementation, enhancement, and team enablement while driving end-to-end transformation projects that improve automation and standardization. Design data flows connecting the planning platform to the ERP, data warehouse, and BI stack, and produce executive-facing deliverables including the Weekly Business Review, OpEx review, and Board materials. Establish best practices across systems controls and data governance to inform decisions made by the executive team and Board.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of progressive experience spanning strategic finance / FP&A and finance systems or finance transformation roles
- Strong financial and business acumen, including command of P&L mechanics, budgeting, forecasting, and the consolidation mechanics behind a company-wide planning cycle
- Hands-on experience implementing, administering, or owning an EPM / planning platform (Anaplan, Pigment, Adaptive, Planful, or similar), including model design and integrations
- Demonstrated success leading a finance transformation initiative end-to-end, standing up or materially scaling planning systems and automated reporting, not just contributing components
- Ability to manipulate large datasets and translate them into clear, structured, decision-ready outputs
- Strong project management instincts, with the ability to run multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical audiences, from system administrators to the executive team
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a bias toward action in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
- Track record of leveraging AI and automation to improve finance workflows
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency with SQL and experience with BI tools (Looker, Amplitude); NetSuite or similar ERP integration experience
- Experience at a high-growth public company (recent IPO) or late-stage startup (Series C+) that has scaled through significant revenue and organizational growth
- Exposure to a public company's external reporting cycle (Board, Audit Committee, earnings/guidance)
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