Manager, Strategic Finance

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role:

We are seeking a self-motivated Strategic Finance Manager to join our corporate FP&A team. In this high-profile role, you will be critical in the successful execution of the Company’s long-range financial plan and provide data-driven insights in support of strategic initiatives across the company. The ideal candidate is a highly-motivated individual who is intellectually curious, results driven, and a crisp communicator with strong business and financial acumen. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

What You Will Do:

• Provide strategic insights and recommendations to leadership on company financial performance, including metrics, to help meet long term growth plans

• Support the long range planning financial model

• Responsible for forecasting and creating analyses regarding NRR and ARR related metrics and providing thought leadership on the implications of these metrics on a consumption based business model

• Develop and maintain financial models and analyses to support critical strategic, financial, and operational decisions

• Help leadership gain key insights, with the purpose of driving growth and efficiency while delivering a high return on investment

• Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools and processes

What You Will Bring:

• 5+ years experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking or consulting

• Ability to work quickly and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of precision and attention to detail

• Excellent financial modeling and analytical capabilities

• Comfortable with ambiguity and effective at managing multiple priorities

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal & presentation) with the ability to understand and communicate difficult concepts and provide recommendations

• Extraordinary work ethic

• Proactive desire to improve and scale processes

• Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles, including ASC-606

What Gives You an Edge:

• Experience with Salesforce, NetSuite, and Anaplan, SQL

• Investment banking experience

• Experience with consumption business models

• Finance experience in a high growth software company

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Come As You Are

Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.

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