Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, BlueCat
Computer networking products
Open for applications
Computer networking products
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help the world’s largest organizations thrive on network complexity, from the edge to the core.
Role
Who you are
- We seek a proactive and hands-on leader who can support future scalability and contribute strategically to the company's growth
- This individual must possess a strong analytical toolset and a track record of effectively managing planning activities within a large and complex company
- 8+ years of progressive financial experience, preferably with Private Equity backed B2B SaaS/software or recurring revenue model
- Experience with M&A integration, reporting and managing the process from a financial perspective
- Financial management, analytical, reporting, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills
- Strong business acumen - working knowledge of sales strategy and sales operations
- Interpersonal skills to effectively share and engage with cross-functional peers
- Ability to develop and implement business and process improvements within finance and the broader organization as appropriate to scale the business
- Ability to represent the company with credibility and build strong relationships both internally and externally.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration with a CA/CPA designation
- Experience in US GAAP/ASC606 revenue accounting is an asset
- Proven ability to develop highly engaged and high-performance teams
- Exceptional technical abilities and comfort and strong familiarity with finance and accounting systems
- Experience with Vena Solutions, Adaptive Insights or similar financial planning software, as well as Salesforce and NetSuite (preferred but not required), along with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Brings a strong sense of urgency
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to be flexible and pivot when necessary
- Very hands-on, ready to dive into the details
- Results-oriented individual who is a self-starter, energetic, resilient, and personally committed to achieving success
- Outstanding communication skills
What the job involves
- The Senior Director, FP&A will report directly to the VP, FP&A
- The Senior FP&A Director will also be responsible for analyzing and reporting on business performance, recommending changes to improve performance, and be a business partner to Sales & Marketing and operations leadership
- Lead a small team of 2-3 members
- Responsible for strategic involvement in annual and long-term plan, forecasting, business planning, management reporting, and business analytics
- Leverage a sophisticated infrastructure to translate company specific and external industry data into key strategic insights that drive forward-thinking business decisions. This includes build and maintain monthly and quarterly financial packages that track trends and performance of sales & marketing, operations, including provide detailed analysis and commentary on booking & churn, revenue, backlog, costs, gross margin, operating expenses etc
- Additionally, build and maintain various sales & marketing, and operations metric to provide meaningful insight into business performance. i.e. CAC, ROI, PS Metric, Lead & Pipeline, Sales Coverage Model etc
- Prepare business cases to support new investments and/or strategic initiatives
- Lead role in advising sales and operations leaders on terms for commercial arrangements
- Lead in the design of new processes to improve the quality and productivity of the team and the business in general
- Present financial results and financial plans to various audiences among employees, management, and others when necessary
- Drive continuous improvement to produce innovation in reporting, planning and analysis
- Additional ad hoc duties as required
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Most enterprises today still rely on outdated DNS systems, which can slow down IT operations considerably. BlueCat Networks solves this problem by giving companies access to faster, more efficient DDI solutions.
BlueCat's solutions help companies to accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and automation. This appeals directly to large-scale companies looking to streamline IT operations, and save valuable time and money. In 2017, BlueCat was sold to US-based PE giant Madison Dearborn Partners for $400 million, however, the company is set to be acquired by Audax with an acquisition value of over $700 million.
Parternships with companies such as e92plus have allowed BlueCat to reach a wider customer base in the UK. These sorts of partnerships will be instrumental for the company as they continue to scale.
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2011
$16.8m
SERIES B
Oct 2009
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $27.8m
Company benefits
- Work from home policy
- Professional Development budget
- Wellness Days + Wellness Week
- Lifestyle Spending Account
- Corporate Gym Membership Discounts
Company values
- We have the courage to act
- We listen to and guide our customers
- We show vulnerability
- We are approachable and responsive
- We win as a team
Company HQ
Nortown, Toronto, ON
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Founders
Stephen Devito
(CEO, not founder)Served as CFO and COO at BlueCat before taking over as CEO. Former CFO at Marketwired, Second Cup, and Q4 Inc.
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