Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

What makes us Qlik?

A Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for 14 years in a row, Qlik transforms complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio leverages pervasive data quality and advanced AI/ML capabilities that lead to better decisions, faster.

We excel in integration and governance solutions that work with diverse data sources, and our real-time analytics uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities.

The Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Role

The Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will have an active role in monthly reporting and analysis, ad hoc reporting, and forecasting. This position is critical to our monthly board and management reporting, business reviews, and annual/multi-year planning. 

What makes this role interesting?

Strategic Financial Planning:

• Lead the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and investment planning processes to ensure alignment with the business unit's strategic goals.
• Drive continuous improvement in budgeting and forecasting, ensuring precision and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Oversee the planning process and prepare financial materials for executive reviews, including strategic plans and business reviews.

FP&A Leadership and Reporting

• Interface with finance leaders across divisions, corporate finance teams, and senior leadership to provide monthly financial updates, variance analysis, and actionable insights.
• Manage and optimize the production of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and operational reporting packages for the board of directors, executive team, and senior business leaders
• Lead monthly and quarterly fluctuation analysis for revenue and spend, assist with capital investment evaluations.
• Partner with Corporate Treasury to optimize cash and cash forecasting improving financial outcomes.

Strategic Business Partnering:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering data-driven insights on financial performance, business growth, and strategic decisions (e.g., capital investments, pricing models).
• Conduct special financial analyses related to business initiatives and evolving business models.
• Partnering with internal Finance Business Partners around spend results and spend forecasting, other projects and requirements.

Financial Policies and Process Improvements:

• Ensure compliance with GAAP and other financial policies while leading process improvements to enhance financial modeling.
• Develop and maintain standard procedures and ensure timely reporting.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and inclusion.
• Provide coaching to team members, helping them grow professionally while ensuring they meet evolving business needs.

We’re looking for a teammate with:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of finance experience, including at least 5 years in FP&A and operations finance. Experience in technology and/or software preferred.  PE-owned company experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and financial analysis skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred), financial modeling tools (Adaptive, Qlik), and international finance.
• Familiarity with foreign currency, software revenue recognition and spend management.

Leadership Competencies:

• Proven ability to drive performance and manage financial processes in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Ability to mentor and develop talent, promote a high-performance culture, and lead through change.
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