FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager

As a FP&A Manager on the team, you’ll play a critical role in driving financial visibility and strategic decision‑making across the business. You will partner closely with business leaders to inform forecasting, planning, and resource allocation, bringing structure, clarity, and insight to a fast‑moving, mission‑driven organization.

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to VP and C‑level leaders across R&D and G&A, guiding resource allocation and investment decisions.
• Lead monthly forecast reviews, translating performance into actionable insights and priority recommendations.
• Anticipate business needs by monitoring organizational shifts and market dynamics, proactively surfacing financial implications.
• Own end‑to‑end financial planning, including forecasting, budgeting, multi‑year planning, and budget‑vs‑actuals analysis with clear variance insights.
• Drive disciplined expense planning to ensure investments align with strategy and deliver measurable ROI.
• Build advanced financial models with scenario, sensitivity, and probabilistic analysis to support key decisions.
• Partner cross‑functionally to align on metrics, definitions, reporting, and maintain consistent KPI frameworks (LTV/CAC, Rule of 40, unit economics).
• Design executive dashboards and translate complex data into clear narratives for financial and non‑financial audiences.
• Challenge assumptions in business cases to ensure decisions rely on realistic projections and sound financial logic.
• Build scalable FP&A processes and systems, leveraging automation, AI, and standardized methodologies to improve accuracy, reduce manual work, and enable self‑service analytics.

• 5+ years of FP&A experience in high‑growth SaaS or technology companies.
• Direct partnership with VP/C‑level executives on strategic planning and decision‑making.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience with FP&A systems such as Abacum, Anaplan, Adaptive, etc. and BI tools like Looker.
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics (LTV/CAC, Rule of 40, unit economics).
• Experience navigating business model transitions such as single product to platform/multi‑product evolution.
• IPO readiness or pre‑IPO experience including building financial rigor and investor‑grade processes.
• Experience helping companies shift from growth to profitability, including margin expansion initiatives and path‑to‑profitability modeling.
• Consultative approach with structured problem‑solving and executive communication skills.
• Experience implementing AI/automation in financial processes or analytics.
• Track record of building scalable financial processes and frameworks.
• Bias for action and ownership with ability to thrive in ambiguity.

Better Up is a hybrid company that values in‑person collaboration.

• Hybrid expectation:
  You will be expected to work from your local office at least 2 days per week (or 8 days per month) and should be able to realistically commit to this structure before applying. This hybrid role will require travel up to 25% of the time for client engagements.
• If you are not located near a hub:
  You will work as a fully remote employee. This remote role will require travel up to 50% of the time for client engagements and internal Better Up purposes.

US hub locations include Austin, TX;
New York City, NY;
San Francisco, CA; and the Arlington, VA.

Europe hub locations include London, UK and Amsterdam, NL.

• Access to Better Up coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member.
• A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Per year:
• All federal/statutory holidays observed.
• 4 Better Up Inner Workdays.
• 5 Volunteer…