Director of FP&A

Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and powers data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 800 of the world's leading enterprises, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io.

About this role:

Astronomer is on a mission to revolutionize data orchestration with Astro, our modern data orchestration platform built on Apache Airflow™. We're searching for a Director of FP&A to join our talented finance team and become a key architect of our financial future. In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our financial strategy, fueling our growth trajectory, and ensuring we have the financial resources to achieve our ambitious goals.

What you get to do:

• Manage and oversee the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.

• Provide accurate and timely financial and management reports to stakeholders, highlighting key performance indicators and metrics.

• Conduct financial analysis to support decision-making on investments, cost reduction initiatives, and other business opportunities.

• Manage and drive our workforce strategy, in collaboration with the People and Talent Teams.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect relevant data and insights for financial analysis.

• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities within the business to support strategic planning initiatives.

• Preparation of presentations and reports for executive leadership, board meetings and external stakeholders.

What you bring to the role:

• Proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis.

• Deep understanding of B2B SaaS businesses, metrics, and customer lifecycle.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.

• Proficiency in using financial software such FP&A tools and ERP systems such as Workday, Anaplan, Adaptive and Pigment.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate financial concepts to non-finance professionals.

Bonus points if you have:

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis in a SaaS global high growth company consumption model.

• 3+ years of managerial experience.

• A highly entrepreneurial “roll up your sleeves” mentality.

• SQL experience.

The estimated salary for this role ranges from $190,000 - $220,000, along with an equity component. This range is merely an estimate, and the width of the range reflects willingness to consider candidates with broad prior seniority. Actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.

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