Finance Manager

Locations: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI

Telesign is a cloud communications company that is redefining the way the largest brands in the world protect, connect, and engage with their users. With an innovative suite of APIs, enhanced by data intelligence and Machine Learning, Telesign delivers communication, verification and Mobile Identity solutions that have been used by almost everyone around the world. In business for more than a decade, profitable and located in the heart of Silicon Beach with panoramic views of the ocean and Hollywood sign, there is no better place to evolve and grow your career.

Summary

The FP&A Manager is responsible for leading a global team of seasoned financial analysts that focus on business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and price setting for Telesign products and enterprise contracts. The FP&A Manager and supporting team lead the validation, reporting, and analysis of operational data and company financials including revenue, cost, direct margin, and operational expenses. The FP&A Manager will work closely with department executives across Telesign and its international subsidiaries, with considerable exposure to the leadership team based at the company headquarters in Marina del Rey, CA. 

A strong candidate must be able to critically analyze data through modeling, draw insightful conclusions, and provide recommendations for critical operational and strategic decisions. The candidate will be a resourceful, fact-based, strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, and should have the ability to translate complex data and nuanced concepts both verbally and visually to upper management. Self-leadership, and the ability to respond quickly in a dynamic and high-growth environment are also essential to success in this position. Ideally, this person has a demonstrated track record of success in the SaaS and/or technology industries. Experience with a forecasting tool such as Adaptive Planning is a plus. This job is based in Marina del Rey, CA and reports to the Director of FP&A.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for leading a team of strategic, financial analysts who track business performance, evaluate return on resource investments and provide recommendations to improve business direction.
• Prepare consolidated monthly forecasts, annual budgets, multi-year plans and analyze trends in revenue, direct margin, operating expenses and customer performance.
• Responsible for financial reporting, including analysis of deviations to budget, prior month and prior year. Present and discuss results with the Director of FP&A, CFO, other department leaders and the Executive Committee.
• Build and manage relationships with various department leaders by conducting monthly departmental budget reviews to provide visibility into actual performance while providing guidance to help department leaders execute on key initiatives and strategies.
• Partner with departments or teams to influence long-term cost savings, efficiencies, process improvements, and P&L optimization.
• Assist with special finance projects and partner with cross-functional departments in preparing analyses, including financial modeling of new business ideas.
• Support Accounting during the monthly close cycle.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to financial analysts globally. Demonstrate leadership and trust among teams to foster Telesign values.

Essential Requirements

• 5-7 years of work experience in finance, business analytics, pricing or revenue management.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in quantitative discipline; MBA is a plus.
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills and has experience managing global teams, driving results across multiple office locations and time zones.
• An independent, self-motivated individual who works well under pressure with a positive, “client-service” oriented attitude. Must possess the initiative to create presentations and analyses from scratch to answer questions posed, and be able to investigate the details and interpret the impact of key business drivers.
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized with prior experience having gathered, structured, monitored, and validated data to ensure data integrity and detailed documentation; has developed a habit of checking the accuracy of data and analysis several times over before submitting for review.
• Excellent communication skills across verbal, email, Word/memo, and PowerPoint channels. Possess ‘executive presence’ and should be comfortable communicating with upper-level management.
• Some expertise in financial modeling and setting up automated processes to increase the effectiveness of the team and minimize room for error. Must possess excellent critical thinking skills, and the ability to easily contextualize hypothetical business situations.
• Excellent multi-tasker who is always “on it” with stellar time and project management skills; understands the importance of planning in advance to meet deadlines that include multiple review points and iterations.
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. Prior experience working with a forecasting tool (e.g. Adaptive Planning) and Netsuite is a plus. Prior experience in start-ups, technology, or telecommunications, and in an international environment also preferred.

About TeleSign:

Telesign connects and protects online experiences with sophisticated customer identity and engagement solutions. Through APIs that deliver user verification, data insights, and communications we solve today’s unique customer challenges by bridging businesses to the complex world of global telecommunications. 

Our global team consists of the best and the brightest in the industry and we treat them as such. We provide a variety of excellent benefits ranging from the standard: 401(k) matching, free lunches, generous PTO, and flexible schedules to the not so standard: quarterly performance bonuses, in-house massages, our state of the art office with panoramic views of the marina and hills, and so much more! ;)  

Telesign is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe our differences help us create a better workplace, a better product, and a better community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

Telesign also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Telesign is an Affirmative Action Employer and as part of the commitment to AAP, it will seek to ensure affirmative action to provide equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment, and that all personnel activities, such as the recruitment selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff and termination processes remain free of illegal discrimination and harassment based on protected characteristics.

Telesign does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.