Finance Data & Analytics Manager

Role Description

The Finance Data & Analytics team is responsible for establishing and maintaining trusted, scalable, and reliable data sources that support reporting, analysis, and decision-making across the global CrowdStrike business. The team serves Finance and Accounting internal end users while also enabling critical non-Finance stakeholders, including Sales, Sales Operations, Investor Relations, and Executive Leadership, with consistent, accessible, and well-governed financial and operational data. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Finance Data & Analytics, this role will support prioritization and development efforts needed to maintain the F&A function’s data governance framework, standards, and analytics best practices to support data-driven decision making at scale.

What You'll Do

• Articulate and execute against data & analytics vision in support of Accounting, Finance and other business teams as needed, including development of Accounting Data and Analytics roadmap.
• Partner with FP&A, Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Tax, and Treasury teams to maintain a strong understanding of the key business drivers, specific business processes and analytics priorities.
• Lead deep exploration of financial, customer, product, sales, and support data and communicate actionable analysis/insights to stakeholders.
• Spearhead the development and deployment of AI solutions in Finance to optimize decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Deliver insights and provide actionable recommendations based on reported results, benchmarks, discovered patterns, and other necessary context.
• Facilitate and drive the successful completion of data insight initiatives in line with aligned roadmap by effectively managing data analysts and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Develop in-depth understanding of key data sources and data lineage within the organization and data warehouse and effectively leverage knowledge to derive meaningful analytics results.
• Support enterprise data roadmap by managing the accounting function’s data model, data mart(s), user access, and adoption of advanced analytics capabilities in line with overall company data strategy.
• Facilitate best practices discussions with business, as needed to develop functional competencies and foster data-driven culture, and continuously improve the quality, consistency, accessibility, and security of accounting data.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data analysts to achieve functional and professional growth.
• Cultivate a dynamic environment of continuous learning, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience
• Solid understanding of Finance and Accounting processes and reporting needs
• Prior experience driving Data Strategy and Governance process adoption
• Prior experience managing a team with a focus on team member development
• Possess a holistic understanding of how business processes create data and how that data is aggregated and stored in a company’s ERP
• Strong experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau
• Strong experience with data warehousing and modelling best practices in Snowflake
• Advanced SQL and ability to perform complex modeling with large volumes of data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into data and AI solutions
• Exposure to common finance applications such as NetSuite, Coupa, Salesforce, or ServiceNow

Bonus Points

• Advanced Degree in Analytic Finance, Econometrics, or other data related field
• Experience working with a publicly traded multi-national company, preferably a hyper-growth company
• Prior SaaS industry experience

Benefits

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge
• Paid parental and adoption leaves
• Professional development opportunities for all employees regardless of level or role
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe