Strategic Finance Manager

Summary

Join Chainguard's Finance team as a Strategic Finance Manager and partner with the GTM organization to build, maintain, and optimize their business strategy. This highly visible role involves collaborating with leaders across the organization to drive efficiency and achieve company objectives. You will own ARR and subscription revenue models, act as the Finance liaison for Pricing & Packaging, contribute to systems and automation projects, optimize BVA reporting, manage strategic finance projects, and participate in ad hoc analyses. The ideal candidate possesses 6+ years of experience in FP&A or Strategic Finance, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, exceptional communication skills, strong financial modeling proficiency, and a history of building positive relationships. Chainguard offers competitive benefits, including equity/stock options, unlimited PTO, remote work flexibility, and comprehensive health insurance.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in a combination of FP&A or Strategic Finance at a high-growth tech company, consulting, or Big 4
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Exceptional communication skills in all forms (verbal, written, and visual) and the ability to convey complex financial information clearly
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling, and analytics and visualization tools
• Eagerness to learn and willingness to take on new challenges
• This role requires a self-starter, keen attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced ambiguous environment
• History of building positive relationships with people and teams across a broad, diverse organization

Responsibilities

• Own the ARR and subscription revenue models, partnering with the GTM Strategy & Ops team to convert the bookings forecast into reliable metrics to use in these models
• Be the Finance liaison for Pricing & Packaging (P&P) by partnering with Engineering to build a unit cost framework and working with Product Marketing and GTM Ops to build these cost assumptions into the overall pricing model
• Be a regular contributor to our systems and automation project roadmap by building solutions directly into the planning system or defining requirements documentation for projects to the Sr. Manager of Strategic Finance
• Optimize our budget-versus-actuals (BVA) reporting process for GTM leadership by delivering key insights on spend trends and how they relate to productivity and sales capacity
• Manage an ongoing list of strategic finance projects to prioritize each quarter; share this project plan with GTM and Exec leadership regularly
• Participate in various ad hoc analyses and projects with members of GTM Strategy & Ops or GTM leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Strong knowledge of GAAP and Accounting

Benefits

• Equity/stock options
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
• Home office and internet stipend
• 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• Monthly Wellness budget