Sr. Finance Manager - G&A

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Databricks is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our FP&A team in our mission to help data teams solve the world's toughest problems.  In this unique role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to G&A leadership, providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to optimize investment decisions and accelerate business growth.

As a finance professional with experience in hyper-growth, you will help the business succeed and achieve its goals, grounded in financial reality, modeling, and analysis. You will work independently to serve as a key financial business partner to senior G&A leadership, leading data-driven decision-making and process improvement. Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate FP&A, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by driving the continued evolution of our G&A Finance team. 

The impact you will have:

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leadership across G&A functions, including Human Resources, Legal, Finance, IT, and Facilities.
• Lead the annual G&A budgeting process, collaborating with business partners to develop comprehensive financial plans aligned with strategic objectives
• Support the monthly close and forecast process to understand variances to plan and make sure that G&A expenses are properly recorded
• Build financial models and provide financial analysis to support scenario planning and strategic decision-making for G&A functions
• Collaborate with business leaders to optimize G&A spend and improve operational efficiency while maintaining service quality
• Develop and maintain multi-year financial forecasts for G&A expenses, identifying trends, opportunities, and potential risks
• Provide comprehensive financial insights into G&A expense categories, including headcount costs, facilities, professional services, insurance, and other administrative expenses
• Prepare and present detailed financial reports and analysis to executive leadership, highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations for G&A spend
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for G&A functions to assess operational efficiency and financial performance
• Identify opportunities for process automation and system improvements to enhance G&A financial planning and reporting capabilities   
• Mentor and develop junior FP&A team members 
• Collaboration across the broader FP&A team to drive consistent planning & forecasting processes

What we look for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a comparable quantitative field
• 7-10 years of FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related experience (e.g., Investment Banking, Management Consulting), with a focus on technology; familiarity with the software industry, SaaS business, or consumption-based models 
• Experience supporting G&A functions (Finance, HR, Legal, IT, & Facilities)
• Financial modeling skills and quantitative analysis experience
• Expert in Excel and Google Sheets
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and experience with GAAP and non-GAAP financial metrics
• High competency with systems such as Anaplan, Netsuite, Salesforce, Coupa, and Workday

 

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks utilizes the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

 

Zone 1 Pay Range$189,900—$291,200 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more