Sr. Finance Manager

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Databricks is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our FP&A team in our mission to help data teams solve the world's toughest problems. In this unique role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Finance leadership, providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to optimize investment decisions and accelerate business growth.

As a finance professional who has experienced hyper-growth, you will help the business to be successful and achieve its goals, grounded in financial reality and modeling and analysis. You will work independently to serve as a key financial business partner to senior Finance leadership, leading data-driven decision-making and process improvement. Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate FP&A, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by driving the continued evolution of our Corporate FP&A team.

The impact you will have:

• Lead the monthly close and forecasting processes by coordinating with Accounting, Business Unit FP&A, and business stakeholders to ensure accurate capture of revenue, expenses, balance sheet and cash flow items. Provide meaningful variance analysis, and actionable management insights. Drive process evolution to focus on outcomes rather than just reporting.
• Manage quarterly forecasting cycles by owning the calendar, developing corporate assumptions with cross-functional partners, and pressure-testing business unit inputs for consistency. Lead forecast review meetings with senior finance leadership and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
• Own direct cash flow forecasting in partnership with the Treasury and Go To Market finance teams, ensuring accurate liquidity planning and cash management. Collaborate with Treasury team on foreign exchange impact reporting for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accurate FX exposure analysis and communication.
• Partner with Benefits, Payroll, and Tax teams to forecast employee costs including benefits, payroll taxes, and equity expenses. Model benefit plan design changes and manage self-insured medical plan risk assessment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by building automation roadmaps with Anaplan and internal systems teams to enhance data integration and enable faster scenario analysis. Partner with Accounting on chart of accounts maintenance and ensure robust process documentation and controls.
• Lead strategic financial projects including business case development, scenario modeling, and special initiatives to support company growth and decision-making.

What we look for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a comparable quantitative field
• 7-10 years of FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related experience (e.g., Investment Banking, Management Consulting), with a focus on technology; familiarity with the software industry, SaaS business, or consumption-based models
• Experience working in a Corporate FP&A team
• Financial modeling skills and quantitative analysis experience
• Expert in Excel and Google Sheets
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and experience with GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics
• High competency with systems such as Anaplan, Netsuite, Salesforce, Coupa, Zip and Workday