FP&A Manager

Company: Project 44
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

Why project44?
At project44, we're on a mission-to make supply chains work.
We revolutionize supply chains with our High-Velocity Supply Chain Platform. As the connective tissue of the supply chain, project44 optimizes global product movement, delivering unparalleled resiliency, sustainability, and value for our customers. We operate the world's most trusted end-to-end visibility platform, tracking over 1 billion shipments annually for 1,300 leading brands across industries including manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food & beverage, and oil, chemical & gas. Our High-Velocity platform eliminates supply chain friction, enabling sophisticated inventory control, exceptional customer experience, and predictive analytics through machine learning and automation.
About the role:
This FP&A Manager comes with a robust understanding of SaaS financial principles and strong analytical capabilities. In this pivotal role, you will drive cross-functional strategic planning and deliver value-added business analysis to support our go-to-market (GTM), Customer Success, and Professional Services. This position presents an excellent opportunity to leverage your expertise in FP&A, financial analysis, and data-driven decision-making to drive the company's success. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping financial strategies, optimizing resource allocation, and enabling informed business decisions.
Key Responsibilities:

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• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services to model and define long-term growth targets.
  
• Conduct ongoing financial analysis of Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services metrics.
  
• Lead revenue forecasting and budgeting processes in collaboration with department leaders, providing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis.
  
• Collaborate with the Accounting team to support the month-end close process.
  
• Establish and maintain key performance metrics that provide insights into churn/upsell rates, customer support models, and hiring targets.
  
• Build complex financial models and analyses, including competitive analyses, gross margin evaluations, and scenario-based models with sensitivities.
  
• Provide financial expertise for headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic initiatives.
  
• Prepare and analyze management presentations, including monthly reporting, Board of Directors materials, and Quarterly Business Reviews.
  
  Qualifications:
  
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  • Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in Finance or Accounting with strong fundamental knowledge of accounting & SaaS finance principles.
    
  • 5-7 years of experience working in FP&A or a similar analytical financial role.
    
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and month-end close support.
    
  • Outstanding verbal and non-verbal communication skills and experience working with senior leadership.
    
  • Excellent people management, leadership and development skills coupled with the ability to adjust to multiple demands, rapid changes and shifting priorities.
    
  • The highest standards of accuracy, organization and precision and the ability to think creatively and strategically while acting tactically.
    
  • Strong Excel skills; ability to work with large, complex data sets.
    
  • Experience with financial planning tools (examples include Adaptive, Planful, Essbase, Anaplan).
    
  • Familiarity with enterprise software (SaaS preferred) metrics, including field productivity, churn, dollar retention rates, cohort growth rates, lifetime value, customer acquisition cost, gross margin expansion, and commission expense calculations.
    
  • ERP experience (examples include NetSuite, SAP, Oracle).
    
  • Data visualization experience preferred (examples include Power BI, Tableau, Qlik).
    
  • Predictive modeling skills, and understanding of AI/Machine Learning a plus.
    
  • Knowledge of Snowflake and/or Alteryx a plus.
    
  • Experience working in high-tech startup company with a fast-paced environment, specifically in SaaS.
    
  • Assertive, highly-driven, and self-motivated.
    
    Diversity & Inclusion:
    At project44, we're designing the future of how the world moves and is connected through trade and global supply chains. As we work to deliver a truly world-class product and experience, we are also intentionally building teams that reflect the unique communities we serve. We're focused on creating a company where all team members can bring their authentic selves to work every day.
    We're building a company that every one of us at project44 is proud to work for, and our journey of becoming a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization, where all have a sense of belonging, is shaped through the actions of our leadership, global teams and individual team members. We are resolute in our belief that each team member has an equal responsibility to mold and uphold our culture.
    project44 is an equal-opportunity employer seeking to enrich our work environment by creating opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to thrive. If you share our values and our passion for helping the way the world moves, we'd love to review your application!
    For any accommodation needed during the hiring process, please email . Even if you don't meet 100% of the above job description you should still seriously consider applying. Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you meet just 50% of the role's requirements.
    More about project44:
    Since 2014, project44 has been transforming the way one of the largest, most important global industries does business. As transportation and logistics continue to evolve and customer expectations around delivery become more demanding, industry technology must rise to the occasion. In just a few short years, we have created a digital infrastructure that eliminates the inefficiencies caused by dated technology and manual processes. Our Advanced Visibility Platform is used by the world's leading brands to track shipments, collaborate with supply chain partners, drive operational efficiencies, and create outstanding customer experiences.
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