Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate FP&A

With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

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About the Role:

This role plays a key leadership role in Confluent’s P&L forecasting process. Reporting to the Director, this role is critical in ensuring financial accuracy in P&L forecasting, as well as providing strategic insights to finance leaders. The role will be involved in updating and building out a forecasting model based on complex datasets on a monthly basis and synthesizing P&L trends for quarterly executive and board meetings. This is a highly visible role that requires cross-functional coordination across Investor Relations, Revenue FP&A, Accounting, and Operations.

What You Will Do:

• Proactively manage P&L forecasts by analyzing variances, surfacing insights, and communicating key risks, opportunities, and business drivers.
• Present regularly to key finance leaders at Confluent including CFO, SVP of Finance and VP of Corporate FP&A.
• Refine and maintain driver-based financial models to understand historical and projected spend and profitability.
• Build strong relationships cross-functionally to continuously drive forecast accuracy, improve processes and automation, and establish rigor in measuring the business.
• Deliver quantitative and qualitative analyses with high precision and efficiency.

What You Will Bring:

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 3+ years of experience of Finance at a SaaS company, Investment Banking, Private Equity or related field.
• Highly proficient in financial analysis and model building.
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets/Slides.

What Gives You an Edge:

• Demonstrated success in fast-paced work environments
• Ability to think strategically about key drivers of profitability 
• Hands-on experience with Business Planning tools (e.g., Anaplan)
  
  

Come As You Are

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At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $122,200- $159,500 and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE.

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