As a key member of the Financial Planning Analysis (FPA) team you will be responsible for forecasting, budgeting and financial reporting; as well as expense monitoring and providing adhoc business analyses to support MariaDB s overall mission.
Responsibilities
Execute the monthly financial reporting, including budget vs. actual reporting for department managers
Design, implement and enhance financial forecasting tools and processes
Provide insight reporting and data analyses to senior management in support of forecasting and performance management
Understand the drivers of financial results, and clearly communicate the storyaround the numbers
Act as a business partner to internal teams to help achieve financial and business objectives
Develop a partnership with key stakeholders to enable buy-in and ownership of financial goals
Gain alignment with business partners to better inform on financial forecasting
Provide meaningful business review and financial insight, with a focus on performance indicators and key drivers
Present objective analytical support to influence and reinforce business decisions
Work closely with our Accounting team on our monthly close process by providing COGS/RD classification
Become a trusted business partner to our Engineering and Product Management teams on all aspects of our cloud spend
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in business, finance or accounting
3+ years of experience in a financial-based position, preferably in a SaaS business
Good understanding of GAAP and history of working with accounting teams
Sound analytical skills with the ability to successfully troubleshoot and problem solve with internal and remote teams
Ability to effectively self-manage multiple work assignments and projects in a fast-paced environment
Expertise with big data and strong Excel skills ; familiarity with SQL or a BI tools would be preferred
Strong working knowledge of MS Office (primarily in Excel and PowerPoint)