Motive
Senior Manager, FP&A - Corporate
Job Summary
The role involves leading the company's financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting processes, collaborating closely with senior leadership and various business units. The candidate will develop complex financial models, prepare reports, conduct variance analyses, and support strategic initiatives like M&A and financing. A strong background in FP&A, financial modeling, and stakeholder communication is required, with leadership experience in a fast-paced environment. The position emphasizes process improvement, team development, and ensuring compliance with financial policies.
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Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves more than 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
About the Role:
The Senior Manager, FP&A - Corporate will be a key leader within the Finance organization, responsible for driving the company's financial planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting processes. This role will partner closely with senior financial leadership and various business units to provide actionable financial insights, support strategic decision-making, and ensure the achievement of financial objectives. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of corporate finance principles, excellent communication abilities, and a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
What You'll Do:
- Participate in and manage major elements of the company's annual operating plan (AOP), and quarterly/monthly forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery.
- Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and scenario planning.
- Prepare comprehensive financial reports and presentations for the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and other key stakeholders, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Conduct in-depth variance analysis (actuals vs. plan/forecast) and provide insightful commentary on business performance and variances to forecast.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Operations, R&D) and functional FP&A to understand business drivers, assess financial implications of operational decisions, and support their financial needs.
- Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, systems, and tools to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and analytical capabilities.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of FP&A analysts, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- As necessary, evaluate and incorporate the financial impact of major strategic initiatives on the corporate forecast, such as M&A, debt refinances, and similar strategic initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Lead special projects and ad-hoc financial analyses as required by senior management.
What We're Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role.
- Proven expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, modeling) and PowerPoint.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial statements.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into clear, concise insights for diverse audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in a pre-IPO or public company environment.
- Experience in a SaaS software company, with strong knowledge of major SaaS metrics such as ARR, retention metrics, magic number, CAC, and similar metrics.
- Experience in using FP&A software tools, such as Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar tools.
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.
The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:
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