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It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
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Make Your Mark:
The Finance Director is a seasoned professional who directs a department or function in the analysis, evaluation, and influence of management decisions and leads change to scale our processes and systems while supporting monthly close, monthly forecast, and the annual budget process. Through proficient problem solving, analysis of financial trends, and leading focused initiatives, the Finance Director partners across functions to play a lead role in the execution of financial operations, help partners make strategic and informed business decisions, and prepare executive or board level presentation materials.
You'll Get To:
- Own and manage business partner engagement to create regular forecasts, annual operating budgets, and long-term strategic operating plans
- Responsible for the transformation of management reporting and analytics; provide functional leaders with departmental profitability/cost analysis and KPI's as required.
- Own the creation and management of monthly/quarterly presentations for Executive management, Business Reviews, and the Board of Directors which will include key metrics, leading indicators and updates the performance of the business.
- Own constructive and effective relationships with executive leadership in the organization to create regular forecasts, annual operating budgets, and long-term strategic operating plans.
- Ensure timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends, and forecasts.
- Identify areas of financial risk and opportunity.
- Manage, mentor, and oversee the existing FP&A team members.
- Manage ROI business cases and decision rationalization
- Oversee the build and maintenance of complex, cross-functional analyses, and models to drive financial planning.
- Oversee the build and maintenance of cash flow forecasting model.
- Drive unit economics, sensitivity analysis, and business insights through cross-functional partnerships across the organization.
- Collaborate with International operations to provide financial analysis, management reports and business insights.
- Manage FP&A systems and processes (including Adaptive Insights) and seek opportunities to add value to business performance.
- Coordinate with IR, Strategy, and Accounting partners in preparation of cross-functional initiatives, i.e. Board presentations and Investor Relations activities as required
- Collaborate with peers in Accounting & Finance (including International) and other teams at BlackLine to drive efficiencies.
What You'll Bring:
Years of Experience in Related Field:
- 8+ years of proven experience in a finance, accounting, consulting, or related business function
- 5+ years of directly related experience in a similar capacity or area of expertise
Education
- Bachelor's degree in a business function such as accounting or finance
Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong technical, analytical, communication, and influencing skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Finance system proficiency (ERP, Planning, SaaS-based tools, Analytics and Programming)
Other:
- Ability to effectively communicate and present information: one on one, small groups, executive management, clients, and other employees of the organization
- Strong knowledge of financial planning and forecasting, financial accounting concepts, risk and controls standards and business process best practices
- Candidate must be comfortable working in the Pacific time zone
We're Even More Excited If You Have:
- Understanding of SaaS accounting principles and job-specific business metrics
- Experience managing Finance team as People Manager
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the attitude to deliver and think ahead
- Demonstrates initiative to drive things forward and be a proactive contributor
- Ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
- Enjoys building models of business metrics to financial measures
- Experience with full P&L modeling
- MBA or advanced business degree
Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:
- A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
- A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
- A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.
BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.