Finance Manager

Finance ManagerProtingent Staffing has an exciting contract Finance Manager opportunity with our client located in Santa Clara, CA. The Corporate FP&A Finance Manager (Opex) will be a key member of the Corporate FP&A team, driving global planning & forecasting, automating operational processes, and improving systems/tools that scale for our client's growth as well as producing analysis & insights for executive reports, finance metrics, and Board of Director presentations. This role will have high visibility and focus on company-level analytics and modeling, reporting operating expense metrics on a weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence to executive staff. The role will also drive alignment and consistency with other functions such as HR, accounting, operations, and within FP&A, business partner leads who support Sales, Marketing, R&D, G&A and Ops/Support, understanding what they need to support their business partners and providing tools and processes they can leverage.Job Responsibilities:Manage planning, reporting, forecasting, and analysis for headcount and operating expenses across the entire company.Drive business insight and business excellence across all operating and capital expense line items and KPIs, geographies, and business unitsPull together weekly/monthly/quarterly finance metrics published to executive staff, including metrics for hiring, retention, investment allocation, expense run rate, and operating leveragePartner closely with HR, accounting, IT and other functions to drive consistency and alignment in business requirements and definitions, reporting hierarchies, integrated systems, and scalable processes (e.g. procure to pay) to enhance and transform reporting and business intelligenceOversee and manage the continued development of planning, budgeting, forecasting, and modeling tools and processes to improve automation and efficiencyDeliver a business partner financial package that can be leveraged by Corporate FP&A for consolidations as well as the business partner FP&A leads to communicate financial results in a standard format to their business partners on a monthly and quarterly basis.Perform ad hoc analysis including, but not limited to, headcount bridge, personnel investments including cost per head trending, end-to-end T&E analysis, facilities, depreciation, and other operational metrics.Job Qualifications:BA degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent; MBA a plus.5-7 Years of progressively complex roles in a financial function with financial planning and analysis experience/understanding, particularly in a Corporate FP&A role.Strong communication and "story-telling" skills, particularly to executive management.Demonstrated track record and success in working with large amounts of data, synthesizing patterns and trends into compelling analysis for executive decision-makingCan define, articulate, and implement FP&A best practices in ambiguous environmentsAbility to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, work well under pressure and adapt quickly to change.Excellent analytical, decision-making, project management, and financial modeling abilities.Self-motivated curiosity, sense of urgency, ability to pivot seamlessly between big picture and fine level granularity, and relentless focus on outcomes not activityAbility to partner cross-functionally, through strong relationship building, influencing, negotiating and communication skills, with all levels of management.Advanced Excel modeling and PowerPoint skills.Experience with NetSuite and Anaplan software a plus.Job Type: Contract Pay Range: Market Rate Location: Santa Clara, CA (100% Onsite). Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We're passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.