Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at AssetWatch

United StatesFull-timeFinancePosted 27 days ago

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<div class="content-intro">AssetWatch serves global manufacturers by powering manufacturing uptime through the delivery of an unparalleled condition monitoring experience, with a passion to care about the assets our customers care for every day. We are a devoted and capable team that includes world-renowned engineers and distinguished business leaders united by a common goal – To build the future of predictive maintenance. As we enter the next phase of rapid growth, we are seeking people to help lead the journey. </div>POSITION PURPOSE The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will provide overall leadership and management of financial planning, reporting directly to the CFO. This individual will play a critical role in shaping the company’s strategic, financial, and operational plans while serving as a trusted partner to executive performing FP&A team to support the company’s continued global growth and operational scale. ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS <h3>Strategic Finance Leadership & Team Development</h3> <ul> <li>Build, lead, and scale a best-in-class FP&A organization capable of supporting a $100M+ ARR, rapidly growing, geographically diverse, hardware-enabled SaaS business; recruit, develop, and retain top-tier finance talent.</li> <li>Operate as a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves leader while elevating the team’s analytical rigor, business acumen, and executive communication capabilities.</li> <li>Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence within the FP&A function.</li> <li>Oversee financial business intelligence (BI) capabilities and drive consistent communication of key financial metrics and objectives across the company.</li> </ul> <h3>Financial Planning, Modeling & Performance Management</h3> <ul> <li>Lead the annual financial and operating plan, long-range strategic planning, quarterly reforecasts, and monthly performance reviews to support rapid growth at scale.</li> <li>Own and continuously evolve the company’s integrated financial and operating model, incorporating SaaS and hardware revenue streams, cost structures, and unit economics.</li> <li>Drive KPI development and performance management frameworks that align financial targets with operational execution and shareholder value creation.</li> <li>Provide proactive financial insights and key metrics that drive decision-making, improve operational efficiency and profitability, and enhance operational scalability.</li> </ul> <h3>Strategic Business Partnership</h3> <ul> <li>Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO and executive leadership team, providing forward-looking insights that influence strategic decisions, capital allocation, pricing, investments, and resource prioritization.</li> <li>Partner across the company to align financial plans with go-to-market expansion, operations, global growth initiatives, and systems scaling.</li> <li>Support international and multi-entity expansion initiatives, including scenario modeling, investment analysis, and organizational capacity planning.</li> </ul> <h3>Operational & Systems Scale</h3> <ul> <li>Strengthen financial systems, reporting infrastructure, data governance, and analytics to enable scalable, real-time visibility into business performance.</li> <li>Improve forecast accuracy, automate reporting processes, and implement best-in-class planning, BI, and AI-enabled tools appropriate for a multi-entity, increasingly global organization.</li> <li>Ensure financial processes and analytics evolve in step with growth, complexity, and geographic expansion.</li> </ul> <h3>Executive & Board Engagement</h3> <ul> <li>Deliver clear, concise, and insightful executive and Board-level reporting packages that translate financial performance into strategic narratives and actionable recommendations.</li> <li>Prepare leadership for investor and Board discussions through scenario analysis, risk assessments, and performance analysis.</li> </ul> REQUIRED SKILLS  <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA strongly preferred.</li> <li>12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or strategic finance, including significant leadership responsibility.</li> <li>Proven experience building, scaling, and developing FP&A teams in addition to managing them.</li> <li>Experience leading FP&A within a rapidly growing, multi-entity organization.</li> <li>Demonstrated success operating in an international, multi-entity environment.</li> <li>Deep expertise in SaaS business models, financial modeling, and strategic and operational planning.</li> <li>Strong executive presence with the ability to influence executive and cross-functional leaders and align stakeholders around financial strategy.</li> <li>Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities; experience with Salesforce, NetSuite (or equivalents), and modern BI and AI tools required.</li> </ul> #LI-REMOTE<div class="content-conclusion">What We Offer:  AssetWatch is a remote-first company that puts people at the center of everything we do. We want our team members to thrive - that’s why we offer a range of benefits and perks designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.  <ul> <li>Competitive compensation package including stock options </li> <li>Flexible work schedule </li> <li>Comprehensive benefits including retirement plan match </li> <li>Opportunity to make a real impact every day </li> <li>Work with a dynamic and growing team </li> <li>Unlimited PTO </li> </ul> We have a distributed team that works remotely across locations in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Collaboration within core working hours is required. </div>

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