Senior Manager of Strategic Finance, Confluent

• Prior FP&A experience at a high growth technology company or in investment banking, management consulting, venture capital, private equity, and/or transaction advisory roles working with technology companies
• Ability to influence business partners and provide recommendations in order to drive decision-making and execution
• Experience developing and improving processes with desire to inspire change across the org
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; must also be proficient using G-Suite
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal & presentation) with the ability to understand and communicate difficult concepts
• Excellent financial modeling and analysis skills
• Ability to work quickly and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of precision and attention to detail
• Demonstrated an extraordinary work ethic and mental curiosity to understand and solve problems
• A highly motivated team player
• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, including ASC-606

• We’re looking for self-motivated team members who crave a challenge and feel energized to roll up their sleeves and help realize Confluent’s enormous potential
• Chart your own path and take healthy risks as we solve big problems together
• We value having diverse teams and want you to grow as we grow—whether you’re just starting out in your career or managing a large team, you’ll be amazed at the magnitude of your impact
• We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated finance manager to join our Sales FP&A team
• In this high-profile role you will work with business partners across Confluent to help drive strategic decision-making, provide financial insight, and build operational rigor and efficiency
• You will help guide the financial planning, forecasting, and reporting process for our GTM process and provide recommendations to your business partners within these key functional areas
• You will also be responsible for key financial deliverables and ad hoc analyses and help to define the processes by which we scale and grow our GTM functions
• This role will report to the Sr. Manager of Strategic Sales FP&A and can be based in headquarters in Mountain View, CA or remote within the U.S
• Help evolve and improve existing sales capacity models and forecasting processes to support annual and long range planning & revenue growth
• Partner with Sales leaders and members of the FP&A team to identify strategic top-line and expense initiatives that will drive growth and efficiency while delivering a high return on investment
• Assist with and eventually take ownership of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages for key SaaS metrics (LTV, CAC, NRR, etc.) and Sales KPIs (headcount, quota capacity, bookings, etc.)
• Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools, processes, and methodologies
• Provide analytical support and thought leadership for ad-hoc projects to assess potential deals, partnerships, and sales investments as needed

Total funding: $455.9m

Confluent is a commercial company built on top of the open-source Apache Kafka project. Confluent and Kafka have developed a streaming data technology that processes massive amounts of information in real-time.