About the Position
Qumulo is looking for an experienced, passionate, highly skilled senior finance professional to join our growing finance team. As a member of the finance team, you will drive and improve our financial P&L management function by leading our reporting, forecasting and planning activities surrounding billings, revenue, and gross margin.
About the Company
Qumulo is the leading file data platform for multi cloud environments, providing unrivaled freedom, control, and real-time visibility for file data at massive scale. Fortune 500 companies, major film studios, and the largest research facilities in the world trust Qumulo to help them innovate with their mission-critical digital files. The Qumulo experience makes file data management simple with continuous new features, a single solution for all workloads, and access to customer success experts on your schedule.
At Qumulo we are building an open and collaborative culture where people can do their best work with customers as our magnetic field. We act as owners, we share by default, we are data driven and experimental and as an inclusive workplace, we welcome and celebrate multiple points of view. As part of our culture we believe diversity drives innovation.
Responsibilities
- Financial modeling of alternative business models as the company evolves its product and product delivery offerings from hardware through software subscriptions (annual, multi-year etc) through consumption-based software usage through a SaaS offering
- Regular reporting and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results
- Forecasting and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial projections
- Develop and manage annual operating and quarterly forecasting of the topline and margin, including analysis and reporting of performance to targets
- Development of long-range plans
- Identify and analyze KPIs, market trends and peer benchmarking
- Develop product margin analysis to support pricing, including launch of new product and revenue categories
- Assessment of sales forecasts vs actuals and associated financial impact; collaboration with CFO regarding revenue and margin management and reporting
- Assessment of sales quotas for alignment with acceptable deal parameters
- Support sales performance analysis and reporting
- Participate in various strategic data analysis, research, and modeling for leadership team
Desired Skills & Experience
- BA/BS in Accounting; CPA or MBA a plus
- 5+ years progressive finance experience in a fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment
- Experience with NetSuite, SalesForce, Adaptive Insights, and Tableau a plus
- Experience in the software industry and in a startup preferred
- An understanding the role of various cross functional teams and associated areas of P&L impact; prior experience in developing/negotiating cross functional team budgets
- Education - BS/MS Finance Discipline; MBA preferred
- Experience in all aspects of P&L management and reporting; a working knowledge of revenue recognition models
- Excellent MS Excel and financial modeling skills
- Ability to interpret financial analysis and results; development of associated operating recommendations
- Excellent communications skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and the ability to manage and grow a team
- Ability to scale expertise and management skills as the company grows
- Mature attitude in protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information both internally and externally to the company
- Prior experience working for a start-up company
- Attention to detail and accuracy of information
You must be:
- Hands-on and proactive: You are willing to take on new roles as necessary and recognize opportunities to contribute beyond your daily tasks
- Analytical: Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a strong attention to detail
- Collaborative: A team player, able to work well with other finance team members and business partners
- Strong communicator: Able to communicate effectively up and down the management chain
- Adaptable: You are able to work in a demanding and fast-paced start-up environment
- Effective: You are able to keep up with your daily responsibilities, along with longer term projects, executing each efficiently and successfully
- Motivated: Ability to work in a demanding and fast-paced start-up environment
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background screening
Qumulo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.
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