Financial Analyst

What You'll Do

Avalara is looking for an FP&A Analyst to support our Sales organizations. As the FP&A Analyst, Sales, you will partner with Avalara's FP&A and Sales Leadership teams. You will help guide financial planning and analysis across the Go-To-Market (GTM) organization. You will support main forecasting and budgeting processes, deliver business insights through financial and operational reporting, and help evaluate investments that support scalable growth. You are, collaborative, with an interest in partnering cross-functionally to support data-driven decision-making. You will provide exposure to Sales leadership, GTM operations, and strategic finance programs while developing foundational experience in SaaS finance and business partnership. You will report to the Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis. This is a remote position in the United States.

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What Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Support forecasting, budgeting, and monthly variance analysis for Sales organizations
• You will track visibility into Sales Commission spend and related performance metrics
• Prepare recurring financial and operational reporting, including monthly business reviews, QBRs, and management presentations
• Support the month-end close process in partnership with the Accounting team
• You will help with headcount planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities
• Develop financial models and analyses to support decisions and operational improvements
• Help improve and improve financial reporting processes to support a growing business
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, Revenue Operations, and other partners

What You'll Need to be Successful

• 2-4 years of experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, consulting, or related analytical roles
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes
• Experience communicating analytical findings and financial insights for a range of different audiences
• Experience working with financial systems and business applications such as Excel, Salesforce, Netsuite, Adaptive, or similar tools
• Familiarity with SaaS or technology business models and main GTM metrics.
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline

Pay Range Details

The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be
different in other locations.

Colorado $88,000-$140,800 (annually)
Washington $88,000-$155,700 (annually)
California $88,000-$170,300 (annually)
NYC $$106,500-$170,300 (annually)


The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The
successful candidate's actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic
location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on
the terms of the applicable plan and the employee's role.

Avalara is an AI-first Company

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You'll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.
• You'll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.
• You'll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards


In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.


Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.


Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.


What You Need To Know About Avalara

We're defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We've already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we're not slowing down until we've achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We're bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we've designed, that empowers our people to win. We've been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We're An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company - we don't want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.