Finance Manager

Summary

Join SonicWall's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team as a Finance Manager, Corporate FP&A and play a crucial role in building financial models, reporting packages, and executive visualizations. This position requires strong data modeling and architecture skills, a deep understanding of FP&A's role in a channel business model within the cybersecurity industry, and the ability to drive process efficiencies. You will conduct in-depth financial analysis, design data models, create compelling dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will contribute to strategic planning, continuously improve processes, and possess advanced skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and direct access to senior finance leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in business intelligence, FP&A, or related roles, focusing on financial analysis and reporting
• Must be at an advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skill level
• Must have advanced skills with reporting/data warehouse tools such as Power BI, Snowflake, Essbase, or other similar systems
• High level of competencies and understanding of profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow management, general finance and budgeting
• Ability to work under pressure and with competing priorities
• Sense of urgency and focus on results
• High energy level, intellectual curiosity, and a strong desire to learn
• Excellent problem solving, project management, and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets, identify trends, and extract actionable insights
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
• Proven track record of driving process efficiencies and delivering tangible business results through BI solutions and initiatives
• Demonstrated understanding of FP&A processes, functions, and objectives within an organizational context
• Ability to work effectively independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong strategic thinking and problem solving abilities, focusing on driving innovation and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of financial data, trends, and performance metrics to provide strategic planning and actionable insights for decision-making by the FP&A team and executive leadership
• Design, develop, and maintain robust data models and architectures and manage data warehouse that supports FP&A activities, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility
• Create visually compelling and informative dashboards, reports, and presentations using Power BI and Excel to effectively communicate financial insights and performance metrics to executive stakeholders
• Identify and address business issues and opportunities to streamline FP&A processes through automation, optimization, and standardization, leveraging technology and best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Sales, Operations, and IT, to understand business requirements, gather data inputs, and ensure alignment of BI solutions with organizational goals and objectives
• Contribute to the strategic planning process by providing insights and recommendations based on financial analysis, market trends, and business performance metrics
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in BI, FP&A, and related fields, continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and improvement
• Provide operational support for the annual corporate planning and budgeting process, development of presentation materials and preparation of associated analysis
• Identify, obtain and compile data for use in scorecards and budgetary analyses working with coordinators and leaders of all functional areas
• Collect, analyze, and report business data
• Use large data sets to define KPIs and generate reports
• Build and maintain dashboards and other reporting tools to track data

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Remote, based in the US
• Opportunities for professional growth, development, and direct access to and ability to work with CFO and other Finance Vice Presidents
• Opportunity to work on M&A deals
• Fun and collaborative work environment
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization's success