Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Washington
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
As a member of Sprout’s finance team, you’ll help better
position Sprout for future growth while maintaining integrity at
the highest level. No matter your role, everyone on the team has
the opportunity to help create best-in-class processes and
practices that scale with the organization. Our team is unique
because we value transparency and direct ownership of
responsibilities—meaning, you’ll always have our trust to
contribute to our overall goals and success as a department and
organization. What You’ll Do You will own the rhythm of planning
and forecasting across the company—driving accuracy,
accountability, and visibility through our consolidated model,
reporting frameworks, and FP&A systems. As a catalyst for
change, you will partner with senior leaders across Finance,
G&A, R&D, and Go-To-Market functions to align on key
assumptions, enable efficient financial operations, and deliver
insight-driven recommendations to executives. If you are a
strategic thinker, operational builder, and passionate people
leader with deep Corporate FP&A experience in high-growth SaaS
environments, this is your opportunity to shape the backbone of
Sprout’s financial future. Team Leadership & Strategic Partnership
• Lead and grow a high-performing Corporate FP&A team (existing
team of 3), fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and
continuous improvement. • Act as a strategic thought partner to the
VP of FP&A and senior leadership, advising on business
performance, resource allocation, and long-range investment
planning. • Act as a Finance Business Partner to G&A functions,
providing clear and actionable financial insights to executives
across Finance, Legal, People, and IT to help them achieve their
goals. Planning, Consolidation & Forecasting • Own the company-wide
forecast and planning calendar, including monthly forecasting,
quarterly reviews, annual planning, and long-range planning cycles.
• Help drive the executive review process, preparing financial
performance deliverables for leadership and the Board. • Build and
manage our connected 3-statement financial model, ensuring
consistency, accuracy, and support for dynamic scenario planning
across revenue, expense, and cash flow. Financial Systems, Data &
Assumptions Management • Oversee the administration, optimization,
and expansion of FP&A tools (e.g., Vena, TeamOhana), in
partnership with Accounting, IT, People, and Systems teams. • Own
centralized hierarchies and structures—including cost centers,
general ledger (GL) rollups, and financial reporting categories—to
ensure clarity and standardization. • Manage company-wide financial
assumptions, including compensation planning, leases, benefits,
merit cycles, and tax inputs. Process & Analytics Excellence •
Spearhead scalable process improvements that enhance forecast
accuracy, data transparency, and stakeholder engagement. • Develop
and enhance reporting packages, dashboards, and executive summaries
that highlight key trends, risks, and opportunities. • Partner
cross-functionally to identify and execute automation and
standardization initiatives that elevate FP&A maturity. •
Success in this role would mean improvements in our planning
processes, tooling, forecast accuracy, and company-wide
accountability. What You’ll Bring These are the minimum
qualifications that our hiring team is looking for in this role: •
10 years of FP&A experience, with 2 years of Corporate-specific
FP&A experience • 3 years of demonstrated success as a
leader—managing, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams •
Proven ability to build Enterprise SaaS financial models and
metrics • Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and
financial statement analysis with strong business acumen and
strategic insight generation • Skilled in scaling FP&A
processes and systems; adept at clearly communicating complex
financial data to diverse stakeholders • Experience with financial
planning and data visualization tools; Vena experience a plus
Additionally, these are the preferred qualifications that would
indicate a particularly strong candidate: • Experience leveraging
AI or machine learning tools to enhance forecasting accuracy,
identify trends, or automate financial analysis • GTM FP&A
experience How You’ll Grow Within 1 month, you’ll plant your roots,
including: • Completing Sprout’s New Hire training program
alongside other new team members • Developing a strong
understanding of our product, customers, and business model •
Diving into our financial planning tools and reporting frameworks •
Learning the monthly forecast cycle and key performance reporting
Within 3 months, you’ll start hitting your stride by: • Owning
end-to-end forecasting for selected business areas, as well as the
forecast consolidation • Delivering variance analyses and insights
to support leadership decision-making • Beginning to drive process
improvements in reporting and forecast accuracy by identifying and
implementing automation opportunities to scale FP&A operations
• Leading the annual planning cycle • Partnering to build and
maintain complex financial models for key growth initiatives •
Providing coaching and support to your team members to help them
meet their goals and expand their impact Within 6 months, you’ll be
making a clear impact through: • Being a trusted advisor to senior
leadership across multiple departments • Leading cross-functional
initiatives that improve financial visibility and accountability •
Driving long-range planning and strategic modeling initiatives •
Expanding our FP&A capabilities through mentorship, process
refinement, and tooling improvements • You’ll have built a
cohesive, empowered team that is positioned for growth, impact, and
strong cross-functional partnership Within 12 months, you’ll make
this role your own by: • Serving as a strategic finance partner
across the organization, consistently influencing business
decisions through data-driven insights and proactive financial
guidance • Leading major cross-functional planning initiatives,
including scenario modeling and investment prioritization, aligned
with long-term company goals • Scaling the FP&A function by
embedding automation, elevating team performance, and continuously
optimizing forecasting and reporting processes Of course, what is
outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on
business needs, and other projects or tasks may be added at your
manager’s discretion. Our Benefits Program We’re proud to regularly
be recognized for our team, product and culture. Our benefits
program includes: • Insurance and benefit options that are built
for both individuals and families • Progressive policies to support
work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental
leave program • High-quality and well-maintained equipment—your
computer will never prevent you from doing your best • Wellness
initiatives to ensure both health and mental well-being of our team
• Ongoing education and development opportunities via our
Grow@Sprout program and employee-led diversity, equity and
inclusion initiatives. • Growing corporate social responsibility
program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team
members • Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in
Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle, for those who prefer an office
setting
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