Senior FP&A Analyst

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

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Senior FP&A Analyst

As a Senior FP&A Analyst on the Business Partnerships Team, you will serve as the primary business partner to the Product and Engineering organizations. You should be comfortable interacting with senior leaders and be excited to help them effectively manage their operating expense budgets and headcount. You will also work closely with your peers on Corporate FP&A to develop insightful and timely forecasts and budgets, and play a key role in the monthly accounting close with your partners on the Corporate Accounting team. This role reports to the Manager, FP&A - Business Partnerships and can be based remotely or in one of our offices in the United States.

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements:

This position is a hybrid role and open to candidates residing in the following locations: San Francisco, CA. 

In a hybrid position, you must reside within a commutable distance from the Fastly office in San Francisco, CA and you may be required to occasionally work in the office.

This position may also require travel approximately 1-2  times per year as requested by your manager.

What You'll Do

• Provide personnel and expense budgeting support, including the management of headcount requisitions, variance analysis, open purchase order reviews, and investment decision support, to our leaders in Product and Engineering, or their delegates
• Build insightful, thorough, and repeatable reporting packages to help explain expense trends, risks, and opportunities
• Serve as an advocate for your business partners, helping them to present investment cases and facilitate trade-off discussions where necessary
• Work with the Pricing and Packaging team to understand the pricing and competitive position of new product features and estimate future revenue potential
• Play a critical role in the monthly accounting close process by providing budget and forecast versus actuals analytics, helping to estimate accruals where necessary, and raising issues with accounting and finance leadership
• When necessary, lend a helping hand your peers in corporate FP&A or those supporting other organizations
• This position will require you to be available during core business hours

Work Hours: 

• This position will require you to be available during core business hours.

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of experience in FP&A, Operations, or Accounting, with the majority of that experience spent working cross-functionally in a business support role
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an a quantitative discipline, such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics
• A partnership-focused individual who believes success is found through teamwork
• Strong analytical skills with a passion for accuracy and telling clear stories with data
• Top-notch Excel/G-Sheets and Powerpoint/G-Preso skills are a must
• A positive attitude with a willingness to go above and beyond for your team and your partners
• Integrity with personal and confidential information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Adaptive Insights or Anaplan
• Experience with NetSuite and Coupa

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $83,000 to $130,000. Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings?

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, In