FP&A manager

FP&A is a critical function for Watershed and as the first FP&A hire, this role will be responsible for the establishment of its foundation. You will drive strategic decision making by improving visibility into business performance, leveraging data-driven insights to shape Watershed’s long term trajectory. You’ll manage financial planning, forecasting and budgeting for the company and will serve as a strategic business partner to Sales and other Go-to-Market functions, in addition to executive leadership.

We are looking for someone with experience as a thought leader and highly effective finance business partner. You should be passionate about building and scaling functions from the ground up. You should also have a track record as an excellent collaborator and communicator. You’ll bring past experience of identifying complex business problems and developing action plans to address.

Some traits that are important to how we work: analytical, customer obsessed, outcome oriented, inclusive, optimistic. And we’re looking for owners, so we hope you’ll help us expand this list.

You will: 

• Own financial planning, budgeting, financial forecasting and critical elements of the company operating plan. Drive the quarterly and annual planning cycles.
• Develop and own financial and business models that drive executive and board level decision making, with a focus on capital management and long-term strategic planning
• Partner closely with the Go-to-Market (GTM) functions on business strategy and execution, particularly Sales, Marketing, and Marketplace / partnerships
• Develop and publish metrics to track company performance and drive accountability. Identify high ROI opportunities and partner with others to make them a reality.
• Improve operational rigor, data accuracy and integrity and the quality of insights within finance and across the business
• Identify and implement improved financial planning and budgeting systems and processes
• Own monthly financial reporting for key external stakeholders (e.g. investors, Board of directors)

You might be a fit if you have: 

• Deep FP&A experience (likely 7+ years), with an emphasis on financial analysis, modeling and forecasting. B2B enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) experience is a plus.
• Experience building and leading strategic finance and/or FP&A teams
• Proficiency in developing and implementing budgeting and planning processes
• A clear track record of successfully cultivating cross-functional business partnerships
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate complex financial matters simply to key stakeholders
• Strong business and financial systems knowledge (e.g. Salesforce, Anaplan, NetSuite)
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• A desire to join a startup, take responsibility for the fate of the company, and move fast