Senior FP&A Analyst - Sales
An overview of this role
The FP&A team partners with executive team members across the company to provide timely, fact-based, data-driven decision support to help drive critical decisions. The team drives annual planning, owns the operating plan and long-term financial model, internal financial reporting, and financial and analytical tools to make GitLab predictable.
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you'll support the global Sales team. This role will work closely with Sales Leadership and Revenue Operations as a strategic advisor to help drive our Sales organization's long-term strategic planning and resource allocation.
What You’ll Do
Business Partnership: Influence cross-functional team regularly. Build and manage holistic relationships with select partners.
Financial Modeling: Build, maintain and improve financial models to plan, measure and forecast the business. Models are easily audited and used by others for areas of high complexity.
Planning and Financial Analysis: Drive financial processes with minimal guidance.
Data Analysis: Translate analysis into clear data-driven storylines and insights.
Project Management: Run medium-sized projects that improve our ability to make better data driven insights.
Communication: Effectively communicate with CFO, CFO staff and functional EVPs.
Autonomy: Execute with limited supervision from senior members of team.
Extends the FP&A Analyst responsibilities.
What You’ll Bring
5-7 years of experience in a Finance role ideally with enterprise SaaS software model.
Experience owning a business function as a finance business partner, ideally within Sales.
Business Acumen: Be able to understand the business at a level of EVP priorities.
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics or relevant degree.
Financial Modeling: Be able to understand and update financial models that follow industry best practices. Expertise in Google sheets (we do not use excel for modeling purposes).
Business Partnership: Consistent track record of using quantitative analysis to impact key business decisions.
Data Analysis: A passion for understanding business questions and making data driven insights. Excellent analytical skills. SQL experience preferred.
Detail oriented: Ability to work through complex datasets or problems independently and build an understanding for a solution across multiple data sources.
Communication: Ability to present financial data concisely using detailed reports and charts and through written and oral communication.
Systems: Hands-on experience with financial and visualization software. NetSuite, Tableau and Adaptive Planning a plus.
Ability to learn and use GitLab.
Alignment to our company values, and working in accordance to those.
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Remote-Global
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range
$90,700—$194,400 USD
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Senior FP&A Analyst - Sales
An overview of this role
The FP&A team partners with executive team members across the company to provide timely, fact-based, data-driven decision support to help drive critical decisions. The team drives annual planning, owns the operating plan and long-term financial model, internal financial reporting, and financial and analytical tools to make GitLab predictable.
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you'll support the global Sales team. This role will work closely with Sales Leadership and Revenue Operations as a strategic advisor to help drive our Sales organization's long-term strategic planning and resource allocation.
What You’ll Do
Business Partnership: Influence cross-functional team regularly. Build and manage holistic relationships with select partners.
Financial Modeling: Build, maintain and improve financial models to plan, measure and forecast the business. Models are easily audited and used by others for areas of high complexity.
Planning and Financial Analysis: Drive financial processes with minimal guidance.
Data Analysis: Translate analysis into clear data-driven storylines and insights.
Project Management: Run medium-sized projects that improve our ability to make better data driven insights.
Communication: Effectively communicate with CFO, CFO staff and functional EVPs.
Autonomy: Execute with limited supervision from senior members of team.
Extends the FP&A Analyst responsibilities.
What You’ll Bring
5-7 years of experience in a Finance role ideally with enterprise SaaS software model.
Experience owning a business function as a finance business partner, ideally within Sales.
Business Acumen: Be able to understand the business at a level of EVP priorities.
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics or relevant degree.
Financial Modeling: Be able to understand and update financial models that follow industry best practices. Expertise in Google sheets (we do not use excel for modeling purposes).
Business Partnership: Consistent track record of using quantitative analysis to impact key business decisions.
Data Analysis: A passion for understanding business questions and making data driven insights. Excellent analytical skills. SQL experience preferred.
Detail oriented: Ability to work through complex datasets or problems independently and build an understanding for a solution across multiple data sources.
Communication: Ability to present financial data concisely using detailed reports and charts and through written and oral communication.
Systems: Hands-on experience with financial and visualization software. NetSuite, Tableau and Adaptive Planning a plus.
Ability to learn and use GitLab.
Alignment to our company values, and working in accordance to those.
How GitLab will support you
All remote, asynchronous work environment
Home office support
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Remote-Global
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range
$90,700—$194,400 USD