Senior Manager FP&A - CIO & FITOps
Cohesity
Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.
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We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic Senior Manager FP&A to support the Chief Information Office (CIO) and FITOps (Finance & Operations) organizations. This individual will work closely with the CIO and FITOps teams to drive financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes while delivering informative financial analysis that helps optimize IT and cybersecurity investments. The Senior Manager, FP&A will play a key role in aligning financial strategies with the security goals of the organization, helping to ensure that financial resources are efficiently allocated to protect the company’s assets and data. This role will also play a pivotal role in tracking and managing TSA-related spending, ensuring compliance with financial targets and timelines.
This role requires a combination of financial expertise, strategic thinking, and an understanding of the sophisticated financial needs of a global cybersecurity organization. The Senior Manager will also act as a trusted partner to senior leadership, influencing decision-making and contributing to the long-term strategic success of the IT function.
HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
- Lead the development and management of the annual budget, long-term financial plans, and forecasts for the CIO and FITOps organizations. Provide strategic financial insights to guide the CIO and his direct reports on investment decisions.
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial forecasting processes, ensuring the financials are accurate, timely, and aligned with operational priorities. Prepare financial reports that supervise key performance indicators (KPIs), financial variances, and budget vs. actual performance, and deliver these insights to senior leadership.
- Identify opportunities and provide actionable insights to optimize spending across IT, cybersecurity, and related programs.
- Lead the financial management of both capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenditures (OpEx). Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure that IT, Applications, and cybersecurity investments and expenditures are well-managed, supervised, and aligned with financial objectives.
- Work closely with procurement and vendor management teams to evaluate, negotiate, and supervise CIO and FITOps vendor contracts.
- Build positive relationships with cross-functional partners to ensure financial alignment across the organization.
- Mentor and develop the Financial Analyst (supporting FITOps) and provide mentorship and support for their professional growth.
- Lead all aspects of and refine TSA expense tracking, ensuring clarity and adherence to timelines during TSA transition.
WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (MBA or other advanced degrees preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with a demonstrated track record of supporting large scale organizational initiatives.
- 3+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, ideally within a technology, security, or IT-focused organization.
- Proven experience supporting cybersecurity or IT teams in high growth/enterprise high tech organizations is highly preferred.
- Experienced in developing and presenting business plans, models, and financial forecasts to the Leadership team.
- Strong expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Solid understanding of financial management related to capital and operating expenditures.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to work on cross-functional teams, and communicate and influence at a senior management level.
- Track record of driving business insights, actions, and accountability across organizations.
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to build sophisticated financial models and perform detailed analysis.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.
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