Principal FP&A Business Partner

About DAT

Discover your future at DAT Freight & Analytics, where innovation meets impact. For over four decades, DAT has been at the forefront of transportation and logistics, helping businesses move freight with greater efficiency and confidence. We are a technology company that removes uncertainty from freight for truckers, brokers, and shippers every day. Our advanced tools and data intelligence empower professionals to make smarter decisions, optimize costs, and operate more successfully.

Through the industry's largest digital freight marketplace and insights derived from over $1 trillion in freight transactions, we provide the mission‑critical information that keeps supply chains running smoothly across the country. DAT is proud to be an award‑winning workplace that fosters innovation, celebrates success, and values professional growth. With strategic offices in Beaverton, Oregon, Denver, Colorado, Springfield, Missouri, and Bangalore, India, our teams collaborate to solve the transportation industry's most complex challenges.

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Final date to receive applications: 12/1/2025

DAT is seeking a Principal FP&A Corporate Business Partner to join our Finance team as a high‑impact business partner and influencer in Beaverton, OR. This role is designed for a proven finance professional with strong SaaS expertise who combines advanced modeling skills with a passion for understanding the operational drivers of the business. The ideal candidate has hands‑on operational finance experience, thrives in high‑growth and fast‑changing environments, and demonstrates intellectual curiosity, business partnership, and the ability to influence through data‑driven insights.

You will play a critical role in shaping our growth trajectory by identifying where processes and execution deviate from plan, providing actionable recommendations, and supporting leadership in making better, faster decisions.

• Build and maintain robust SaaS financial models that capture key drivers of bookings, ARR/MRR, retention/churn, CAC, LTV, margins, and sales productivity.
• Translate ambiguous opportunities (new markets, products, pricing, or GTM strategies) into structured financial frameworks with clear assumptions and sensitivities.
• Leverage market sizing, unit economics analysis, and scenario modeling to evaluate strategic initiatives.
• Partner with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Product, and Operations to evaluate performance, identify execution gaps, and recommend solutions that drive improved outcomes.
• Proactively dig into business results to uncover drivers behind variances, inefficiencies, and underperformance, while establishing business accountability across critical operational functions.
• Serve as a trusted partner and thought leader who influences decision‑making through rigorous analysis and clear communication.
• Support monthly close and reporting cycles, producing variance analysis, KPI tracking, and trend insights.
• Develop executive‑ready presentations for senior leadership and Board meetings.
• Champion continuous improvement in forecasting, reporting, and analytics processes to increase scalability and impact.

• 7‑12 years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, or related operational finance roles;
  SaaS / recurring revenue business experience preferred with knowledge of usage‑based pricing tactics and operational metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge finance and operations—digging into execution details, uncovering root causes, and driving actionable insights.
• Strong understanding of AI tools and methodologies, with the ability to leverage AI for financial modeling, data analysis, process improvement, and decision support.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise, including market sizing, unit economics, and scenario planning under uncertainty.
• Strong proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets and FP&A platforms (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Planful); SQL or BI tool proficiency strongly preferred.
• Track record of intellectual curiosity, strong business judgment, and ability to challenge the status quo to drive…