The role involves a partnership with Product and Engineering teams to enhance finance operations and drive automation. Responsibilities include developing data analytics, modeling business concepts for decision-making, and supporting financial forecasting and budgeting.
Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
Looking to amplify your impact to the business? BlackLine is seeking an agile and technically strong Finance Business Partner to partner with our Product and Engineering teams to execute on finance operations, drive automation, and innovate on our finance practices, helping our partners make strategic and informed business decisions. In this role, you will have the ability to influence management decisions, drive decision through data, and challenge the status quo as BlackLine continues to scale for growth. You will also become the resident finance expert on our product and technology portfolio. This role is hybrid in our California offices in Pleasanton.
You'll Get To:
What You'll Bring:
Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
We're Even More Excited If You Have:
Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:
BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
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Salary Range:
USD $139,000.00 - USD $173,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
Accommodations:
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.
Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.
Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!
Make Your Mark:
Looking to amplify your impact to the business? BlackLine is seeking an agile and technically strong Finance Business Partner to partner with our Product and Engineering teams to execute on finance operations, drive automation, and innovate on our finance practices, helping our partners make strategic and informed business decisions. In this role, you will have the ability to influence management decisions, drive decision through data, and challenge the status quo as BlackLine continues to scale for growth. You will also become the resident finance expert on our product and technology portfolio. This role is hybrid in our California offices in Pleasanton.
You'll Get To:
- Effectively monitor, support and track headcount in conjunction with business partners and talent acquisition
- Partner with product and engineering leaders to create annual operating budgets, regular forecasts, and long-term strategic operating plans
- Develop, prepare, and present reporting packages and presentation materials to Product and Engineering Leadership - Monthly Reporting Packages, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Executive/Board level presentations
- Support the portfolio metrics calculation process for products and technologies in close collaboration with product owners, engineering leaders, technologists, and business operations
- Develop and use data analytics to drive business decisions with large data sets
- Turn business concepts into effective driver -based models used for decision making
- Calculate successful business case analysis to prioritize and fund the highest impact functionality and technology modernization to enable faster long-term feature development
- Review expenses and resource allocations; provide insights to business levers to improve roadmap outcomes
- Participate in system enhancement projects to allow company to scale
What You'll Bring:
- 8+ years of proven experience in a FP&A, FinOps, sales operations, finance, accounting, consulting, or related business function
- 6+ years' experience in business partnership, preferably as a finance business partner, FinOps or sales operations, supporting software R&D or cloud functions
Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong technical, analytical, communication, and influencing skills
- Strong modeling skills using large sets of data to model complex concepts
- Excellent modeling skills used to translate business metrics to financial measures
- Finance system proficiency, Adaptive a plus
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, math, or other analytical field
We're Even More Excited If You Have:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the attitude to deliver and think ahead
- Persistence to drive things forward and be a proactive contributor
- Ability to adapt to the rapid business and organizational changes that accompany a high-growth environment
- Understanding of SaaS accounting principles and business metrics - Revenue Recognition, ARR, Net Dollar Retention, etc.
- Experience with full P&L modeling including allocation methodology analysis and support
Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:
- A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
- A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
- A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.
BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
#LI-CJ1
Salary Range:
USD $139,000.00 - USD $173,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:
Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
Accommodations:
BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.
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