FP&A Manager
BetterUp
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $129,000 - $162,500 per year
About the role
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor to VP and C-level leaders across R&D and G&A, guiding resource allocation and investment decisions.
- Lead monthly forecast reviews, translating performance into actionable insights and priority recommendations.
- Anticipate business needs by monitoring organizational shifts and market dynamics, proactively surfacing financial implications.
- Own end-to-end financial planning, including forecasting, budgeting, multi-year planning, and budget-vs-actuals analysis with clear variance insights.
- Drive disciplined expense planning to ensure investments align with strategy and deliver measurable ROI.
- Build advanced financial models with scenario, sensitivity, and probabilistic analysis to support key decisions.
- Partner cross-functionally to align on metrics, definitions, reporting, and maintain consistent KPI frameworks (LTV/CAC, Rule of 40, unit economics).
- Design executive dashboards and translate complex data into clear narratives for financial and non-financial audiences.
- Challenge assumptions in business cases to ensure decisions rely on realistic projections and sound financial logic.
- Build scalable FP&A processes and systems, leveraging automation, AI, and standardized methodologies to improve accuracy, reduce manual work, and enable self-service analytics.
Requirements
- 5+ years of FP&A experience in high-growth SaaS or technology companies
- Direct partnership with VP/C-level executives on strategic planning and decision-making
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with Excel/Google Sheets
- Experience with FP&A systems (such as Abacum, Anaplan, Adaptive, etc) and BI tools (Looker)
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics (LTV/CAC, Rule of 40, unit economics)
- Experience navigating business model transitions such as single product to platform/multi-product evolution
- IPO readiness or pre-IPO experience including building financial rigor and investor-grade processes
- Experience helping companies shift from growth to profitability, including margin expansion initiatives and path-to-profitability modeling
- Consultative approach with structured problem-solving and executive communication skills
- Experience implementing AI/automation in financial processes or analytics
- Track record of building scalable financial processes and frameworks
- Bias for action and ownership with ability to thrive in ambiguity
Benefits
- Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
- A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off
- All federal/statutory holidays observed
- 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays (https://www.betterup.co/inner-work)
- 5 Volunteer Days to give back
- Learning and Development stipend
- Company wide Summer & Winter breaks
- Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
- 401(k) self contribution
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
financial planningforecastingbudgetingfinancial modelingvariance analysisexpense planningdata analysisscenario analysissensitivity analysisprofitability modeling
Soft Skills
consultative approachstructured problem-solvingexecutive communicationownershipability to thrive in ambiguity