Commercial Finance Lead

Role Description

The Commercial Finance Lead will serve as a Finance expert to the Company. This role is responsible for supporting a select business area with strategic decision-making and strategic initiatives, providing oversight and analytical support for key strategies and initiatives, and making recommendations that will drive growth, profitability, and competitive success.

• Act as the finance and strategy business partner to a dedicated sales team
• Responsible for monthly results reporting
• Analyze business drivers and communicate findings to Finance and Sales leadership
• Foresee key business issues and provide regular reporting, forecasting, and as-needed analyses as well as data-driven recommendations to the Company
• Responsible for the area budget and monthly forecasting
• Responsible for personnel planning to ensure area sales goals are met
• Assess financial impact of business decisions as they pertain to the sales team
• Work alongside Sales leadership and Analytics team to create and manage and evaluate the effectiveness of commission plans
• Coordinate with Operations, Financial Systems and Analytics teams to obtain data needed for complex analyses
• Coordinate with the Sales and Analytics teams to develop pricing and discount recommendations to maximize profitability margins
• Provide genuine recommendations as to the hiring, firing, promotion, and discipline of subordinate employees to which the Company gives significant weight

Qualifications

• MBA preferred
• Bachelors in Finance or Economic preferred
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience working in Corporate Finance or on Strategic Teams
• Experience in a Public company preferred
• Experience in Technology industry preferred
• CFA preferred
• Working knowledge of GAAP
• Proficiency in building financial models
• Proficiency in working with large data sets with Access, Excel (including modeling and VBA) and SQL
• A high degree of analytical capability with the demonstrated ability to structure business case around a high-level strategic vision
• Strong strategic skills, with the proven ability to identify and assess key points, implications and recommendations
• An advanced understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis, and costing/profitability methodologies and processes

Requirements

• The base pay for this position is up to $225,000, which will vary depending on how well an applicant's skills and experience align with the job description listed above.
• Application deadline: 7/26/2026. This is our good-faith estimate of the date the application window is anticipated to close. KnowBe4 reviews applications on a rolling basis and reserves the right to close the application window early if a qualified candidate for the position is identified.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets
• Employee referral bonuses
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Certification reimbursement
• Certification completion bonuses
• Modern, high-tech, and fun work environment