Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, Product Finance

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. They are seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to support their Product organization, working closely with leadership and collaborating across functions to forecast and track expenses.

Responsibilities:

• Forecast and track both people and non-people related expenses for a large organization
• Plan and forecast both people and non-people related expenses for a large organization
• Communicate complex financial insights in a clear and concise manner to both finance and non finance team members
• Continue the evolution of our reporting packages for both expenses and top-line, and provide ad hoc analysis and scenario modeling to support Product leadership decision-making
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting processes, developing scalable models, tools, and dashboards to improve accuracy and efficiency of analysis

Requirements:

• 6+ years in FP and A or a similar finance business partner role, preferably in a SaaS company
• Outstanding modeling and analytical skills are required
• Comfort and familiarity with FP and A forecasting tools is required
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to distill sophisticated financial data into clear, concise, and actionable insights for executive leadership are required
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive relationships and communicate across functions and regions are key to success!
• A passion for learning more about Elastic's products and how they fit into the larger tech industry is crucial
• Experience with cloud cost management is a significant plus but not required