Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

At NetBox Labs, we’re building the future of network automation. Our products power the network and infrastructure management for thousands of organizations, from fast-growing startups to global Fortune 500 enterprises. As we scale through our next phase of growth, we’re looking for a Director of FP&A to own company-wide financial planning, strategic analytics, and decision support, and to partner closely with executives and leaders in shaping the company’s operating model.

What you'll do

• Drive the company’s end-to-end financial planning processes, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, scenario modeling, and long-range planning

• Build and maintain operating and financial models that support strategic initiatives, go-to-market planning, product investments, and balance sheet management

• Collaborate with accounting on monthly close and reporting

• Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis, translating financial results into clear narratives for executive leadership and the Board of Directors

• Partner with GTM Leadership to manage variable compensation plans

• Partner closely with functional leaders to deploy capital with data-driven insights on performance, productivity, unit economics, investment ROI, etc.

• Support fundraising, board materials, and investor reporting with high-quality financial analysis and storytelling

• Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy and cross-functional financial discipline

• Develop and standardize KPIs, dashboards, and reporting for ARR, growth, margin, headcount, and operating efficiency

• Evaluate and implement FP&A tools and leverage AI to scale the finance function efficiently, without over-engineering

• Lay the foundation for a future FP&A team, with the opportunity to hire and lead analysts as the company grows

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital, with 3+ years of experience in high-growth, enterprise software startups

• Proven track record owning company-level planning, cash forecasting, budget management, and financial modeling

• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics, enterprise value drivers, subscription unit economics, GTM productivity, and product investment frameworks

• Pragmatism to balance precision with speed in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, often with ambiguity and imperfect data

• Strong written and verbal communication and influence skills

• Ability to learn and deeply understand the priorities, motivations, biases, and constraints of your business partners, and the creativity to balance those with financial priorities

• Experience supporting executive teams, Boards, and investors with financial analysis and presentations

• Advanced Excel modeling and data analysis skills

• Passion for building scalable, modern FP&A processes and leveraging AI and automation to maximize impact

• Prior experience hiring and leading an FP&A team is strongly preferred

Our stack

• Financial planning & analysis: Spreadsheets

• General Ledger: QuickBooks Online

• Billing & AR: Chargebee, Tabs

• CRM: Hubspot

• AP & corporate cards: Ramp

• Payroll: Justworks, Deel

Our culture and values: 

• We own and solve problems with high attention to detail.

• Our open source contributors, users, customers & team are all part of our community. When our community wins, we win.

• We prioritize simplicity and think twice before adding complexity

• Clear communication helps keep our team aligned and collaborating smoothly.

About NetBox Labs:

NetBox Labs helps companies build and manage complex networks. We help customers accelerate network automation by delivering open, composable products and supporting the network automation community.

NetBox Labs is the commercial steward of open source NetBox, the world’s most popular network source of truth, and Orb, the next-generation open source network observability platform. Our products include NetBox Enterprise, a fully supported self-managed NetBox with advanced features, and NetBox Cloud, a secure, scalable, and reliable SaaS edition of NetBox.

NetBox powers thousands of companies, and NetBox Labs is backed by investment from Notable Capital (formerly GGV), Grafana Labs CEO Raj Dutt, Flybridge, IBM, Salesforce Ventures, and Mango Capital.