Description

Overview of the Role

The Finance & Strategy (F&S) team serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help inform and guide decision making through business partner support and insightful analyses. We are looking for results oriented and intellectually curious team members that will thrive in a rapidly changing business environment.

Within the Product F&S organization, this position will serve as a key business partner to Slack and also contribute to cross-cloud Product initiatives. As a Finance partner you will balance maintaining financial control with strategic decision support and custom analyses to help guide the business towards its strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Finance Business partner to Slack Product and Engineering leadership teams.

• Establish a network of subject matter experts from across the company, earning trust and gaining an understanding of relevant drivers and performance metrics to develop a holistic view of the business.

• Evaluate investment decisions utilizing ROI analysis and other decision frameworks to optimize resource allocations and drive financial performance

• In partnership with our Infrastructure teams - analyze and monitor Cost to Serve and product margins

• Drive process improvement and standardization in budgets and planning while providing guidance and indirect mentorship to junior members

• Collaborate on Long Range Plans (“LRP”) to ensure strategic alignment across the enterprise

• Engage on a variety of ad hoc projects which could include; cross-cloud analysis, new product launches, M&A activity, accounting determinations, SaaS economics, consumption economics, and other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience. MBA and professional certifications valued. Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in finance, consulting, or analytics

• Proven track record of achievement, process improvement and professional growth

• Extensive financial modeling experience

• Proficiency with financial systems; in particular enterprise grade ERP, Planning & Analysis, and BI systems

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to partner with diverse stakeholders to achieve alignment, drive results and present outcomes

• Ability to work autonomously while maintaining connections to a our globally distributed teams

• Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to learn and grow

• Problem solving and analysis skills, strong business judgment and the ability to communicate risks and opportunities

• Strong storyteller who excels at building relationships and collaborating in a cross-disciplinary environment

This role is hybrid and goes into the office 3 days per week.