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Lead FP&A Analyst

Motive

Skills

Required

  • FP&A
  • GTM
  • forecasting
  • GTM metrics
  • analytical and financial modeling
  • AI
  • Google Sheets

Preferred

  • dashboards / automated planning workflows
  • metrics
  • own the forecasting processes
  • lead budget-versus-actuals analysis

Join our GTM Finance team as a Lead FP&A Analyst. In this role, you will serve as a trusted finance partner to Go-To-Market leadership, translating business performance into clear insights and supporting disciplined planning and forecasting.

Responsibilities

  • You will own the forecasting processes for assigned GTM functions, lead budget-versus-actuals analysis, and build and maintain financial models.
  • You will also collaborate with functional leaders, develop a deep understanding of GTM operating metrics, and prepare executive-ready materials for leadership reviews.
  • Own and lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes for assigned Go-To-Market (GTM) functions, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
  • Build and maintain financial models covering headcount, operating expenses, and other GTM investments, and partner with functional leaders to develop annual plans and scenario analyses.
  • Prepare recurring reporting and executive-ready materials for leadership reviews, operating meetings, and board-related requests, and communicate actionable recommendations to business partners.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and financial modeling skills, experience in FP&A or related fields, and a familiarity with SaaS and GTM metrics.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project-management skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • 4+ years of experience in FP&A, finance, investment banking, consulting, business operations, or a related analytical field
  • An AI-native mindset and history of utilizing AI to improve workflows
  • Experience with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and executive reporting
  • Ability to connect financial results to operational drivers and explain complex analysis clearly to non-finance stakeholders
  • High ownership, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a bias toward practical, decision-useful analysis
  • Experience partnering with senior business leaders and constructively challenging assumptions when appropriate
  • Strong financial modeling skills and advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets. (Experience with HEX a plus as well)
  • Comfort working with large, imperfect datasets and reconciling information across multiple systems
  • Experience in a high-growth SaaS, technology, or subscription-based business
  • Familiarity with SaaS and GTM metrics, including ARR, retention, churn, bookings, pipeline, capacity, and productivity
  • Experience with systems such as Salesforce, NetSuite, Pigment, Snowflake, Tableau, or SQL-based analytics environments
  • Experience supporting Sales, Marketing, Implementation, Customer Success, or other post-sales organizations

Preferred

  • Experience building scalable reporting, dashboards, or automated planning workflows

Pay

USD 93,000 - 148,000