Senior FP&A Analyst - Corporate Finance
An overview of this role
As a Senior Financial Analyst on the Corporate FP&A team, you’ll help keep GitLab predictable, well-capitalized, and aligned to its strategy by turning complex data into clear, actionable insights for leaders across the company. You’ll own critical company-wide planning and forecasting processes, drive revenue and cash flow analysis, support quarterly and annual earnings materials, and maintain the operating and long-term financial models that inform decisions at the executive and Board level. Reporting to the Director of Corporate FP&A, you'll develop financial forecasts and capital structure decisions that accurately reflect business drivers and investor expectations in a fast-moving, all-remote environment.
What You’ll Do
Own company-wide financial processes, including month-end close support, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting, ensuring accurate and timely insights for senior leadership.
Partner with Accounting to prepare, review, and refine quarterly and annual earnings materials, including 10-K, 10-Q, earnings scripts, and Board and Audit Committee presentations.
Drive the Annual Operating Plan and long-term financial planning processes, including revenue, cash flow, and capital structure forecasting, scenario planning, target setting, and model maintenance that supports strategic initiatives and capital allocation decisions.
Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions, resource allocation, and long-term planning.
Create clear, concise reports and presentations that translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive leaders and the Board of Directors.
Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, tools, and reporting, and share best practices to strengthen financial capabilities across the team.
What You’ll Bring
Background in Corporate FP&A at a public company with solid understanding of GAAP and core accounting principles.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain complex financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions.
Experience owning and improving recurring financial processes such as close, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting in a cross-functional environment.
Experience with SaaS business metrics, cash flow and working capital analysis, and balance sheet forecasting.
Proficiency with Adaptive or similar financial planning systems, including model building, data structures, and system integrations.
Skill in translating complex financial data into clear, concise materials for executive and Board audiences.
Effective collaboration and communication skills with analytical rigor, ownership mindset, and comfort in a distributed, all-remote environment
About the team
The Corporate FP&A team is responsible for GitLab’s company-wide financial planning and analysis, including the annual planning process, operating and long-term financial models, and internal financial reporting and tools. You’ll join a high-performing, all-remote team that partners closely with executive leaders and cross-functional groups like Accounting, People, and Talent Acquisition to provide clear, actionable insights that support strategic decisions. We collaborate asynchronously across time zones using GitLab’s product and shared documentation, and are focused on improving forecast accuracy, simplifying financial processes, and strengthening the connection between operational plans and financial outcomes.
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Senior FP&A Analyst - Corporate Finance
An overview of this role
As a Senior Financial Analyst on the Corporate FP&A team, you’ll help keep GitLab predictable, well-capitalized, and aligned to its strategy by turning complex data into clear, actionable insights for leaders across the company. You’ll own critical company-wide planning and forecasting processes, drive revenue and cash flow analysis, support quarterly and annual earnings materials, and maintain the operating and long-term financial models that inform decisions at the executive and Board level. Reporting to the Director of Corporate FP&A, you'll develop financial forecasts and capital structure decisions that accurately reflect business drivers and investor expectations in a fast-moving, all-remote environment.
What You’ll Do
Own company-wide financial processes, including month-end close support, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting, ensuring accurate and timely insights for senior leadership.
Partner with Accounting to prepare, review, and refine quarterly and annual earnings materials, including 10-K, 10-Q, earnings scripts, and Board and Audit Committee presentations.
Drive the Annual Operating Plan and long-term financial planning processes, including revenue, cash flow, and capital structure forecasting, scenario planning, target setting, and model maintenance that supports strategic initiatives and capital allocation decisions.
Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions, resource allocation, and long-term planning.
Create clear, concise reports and presentations that translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive leaders and the Board of Directors.
Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, tools, and reporting, and share best practices to strengthen financial capabilities across the team.
What You’ll Bring
Background in Corporate FP&A at a public company with solid understanding of GAAP and core accounting principles.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain complex financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions.
Experience owning and improving recurring financial processes such as close, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting in a cross-functional environment.
Experience with SaaS business metrics, cash flow and working capital analysis, and balance sheet forecasting.
Proficiency with Adaptive or similar financial planning systems, including model building, data structures, and system integrations.
Skill in translating complex financial data into clear, concise materials for executive and Board audiences.
Effective collaboration and communication skills with analytical rigor, ownership mindset, and comfort in a distributed, all-remote environment
About the team
The Corporate FP&A team is responsible for GitLab’s company-wide financial planning and analysis, including the annual planning process, operating and long-term financial models, and internal financial reporting and tools. You’ll join a high-performing, all-remote team that partners closely with executive leaders and cross-functional groups like Accounting, People, and Talent Acquisition to provide clear, actionable insights that support strategic decisions. We collaborate asynchronously across time zones using GitLab’s product and shared documentation, and are focused on improving forecast accuracy, simplifying financial processes, and strengthening the connection between operational plans and financial outcomes.