FP&A Manager
Posted:
8/30/2024, 8:47:29 AM
Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Finance & Banking
Workplace Type:
Remote
About Smartcat
Smartcat was founded in 2016 to help global enterprises create and manage their multilingual content. Today, Smartcat is the essential language AI platform for the global enterprise.
Our client-tailored language AI turns content in any format into any language, from documents to videos to complex websites and software, making global operations simple for any corporate team. It also allows any user to create new content by tapping into a multilingual enterprise library.
More than 1,000 global companies including 25% of the Fortune 500 trust Smartcat to communicate their innovations and ideas all over the world.
Smartcat’s vision is to realise a world where there is equal access to innovations and ideas.
Smartcat is backed by Matrix Partners, FJ Labs, and other leading VC firms focusing on SaaS, marketplaces and AI. You might recognize names like HubSpot, Zendesk, Uber, Stripe, RigUp, and Quora in their portfolios. Despite the economic recession, Smartcat is growing at 150% YoY. It's well-funded and capital efficient, providing a unique combination of a hyper-growth environment with downside protection and the ability to think and plan long-term.
FP&A Manager
Mission
As an FP&A Manager at Smartcat you will play a pivotal role in building and shaping our financial planning and analysis function from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to create and refine processes that directly influence our strategic and operational decision-making. The ideal candidate is a proactive, results-oriented individual with strong communication and analytical skills who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and is eager to learn, grow and take on responsibilities that contribute to the company’s financial goals and long-term success.
Outcomes
- Build and enhance FP&A processes, systems and tools to support strategic and operational planning, ensuring the company is well-prepared for scaling
- Oversee the month-end close process from an FP&A perspective, including data gathering, posting revenue/cost accruals, conducting variance analysis, and presenting key results to the Executive team
- Drive the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term planning processes in collaboration with the Executive team and Finance team
- Provide analytical support to both the Finance team and other business stakeholders, addressing ad hoc requests and delivering actionable insights
- Collaborate closely with the Data team to build finance KPIs infrastructure for better decision-making
- Manage and mentor a small team of financial analysts, prioritising workloads and ensuring the smooth execution of financial processes
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role, with a strong background in management accounting and financial analysis
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a keen attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in financial modelling, management accounting and budgeting processes
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders and senior management
- Ability to build effective business relationships across all levels of the organisation
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic scale up environment, with a proactive approach to managing responsibilities and ensuring process continuity
- Strong ability to prioritise workloads – both personal and for your team – and manage cross-team responsibilities
- Basic SQL knowledge and experience in working closely with Data teams is a strong plus
- Experience in B2B SaaS companies is considered as a strong plus
Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far
- Fully remote team
We are a global team of 200+ enthusiastic people spread across 30+ countries. We have been fully remote since 2020, with some locations populated with more Smartcaters than others, such as Boston, NYC, SF, the Bay Area, London, and Lisbon. - Innovating a $50 Billion industry
Smartcat’s innovative business model taps into this $50B language translation industry with a platform allowing enterprise end users to stop using traditional outsourcing and enjoy easy-to-use AI-powered SaaS that delivers immediate high-quality results at a fraction of the cost. - High impact role enabling innovation and inclusion in organizations
You will enjoy building with us. You will drive changes in how an old-fashioned global language industry operates while improving how hundreds of thousands of people work and millions of people exchange knowledge and ideas worldwide. - Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together
We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here. - Smartcat Culture: Where Diversity Meets High Performance
At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and clear, honest and direct communication. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.
Smartcat
Website: https://www.smartcat.com/
Headquarter Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Employee Count: 101-250
Year Founded: 2016
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Series B
Industries: Information Technology ⋅ Software