Senior FP&A Analyst, Corporate Finance

An overview of this role

As a Senior Financial Analyst on the Corporate FP&A team, you’ll help keep GitLab predictable, well-capitalized, and aligned to its strategy by turning complex data into clear, actionable insights for leaders across the company. You’ll own critical company-wide planning and forecasting processes, drive revenue and cash flow analysis, support quarterly and annual earnings materials, and maintain the operating and long-term financial models that inform decisions at the executive and Board level. Reporting to the Director of Corporate FP&A, you'll develop financial forecasts and capital structure decisions that accurately reflect business drivers and investor expectations in a fast-moving, all-remote environment.

What You’ll Do  

• Own company-wide financial processes, including month-end close support, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting, ensuring accurate and timely insights for senior leadership.
• Partner with Accounting to prepare, review, and refine quarterly and annual earnings materials, including 10-K, 10-Q, earnings scripts, and Board and Audit Committee presentations.
• Drive the Annual Operating Plan and long-term financial planning processes, including revenue, cash flow, and capital structure forecasting, scenario planning, target setting, and model maintenance that supports strategic initiatives and capital allocation decisions.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions, resource allocation, and long-term planning.
• Create clear, concise reports and presentations that translate complex financial data into actionable insights for executive leaders and the Board of Directors.
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, tools, and reporting, and share best practices to strengthen financial capabilities across the team.

What You’ll Bring 

• Background in Corporate FP&A at a public company with solid understanding of GAAP and core accounting principles.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain complex financial models and analytical frameworks that support strategic decisions.
• Experience owning and improving recurring financial processes such as close, variance analysis, reporting, and forecasting in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience with SaaS business metrics, cash flow and working capital analysis, and balance sheet forecasting.
• Proficiency with Adaptive or similar financial planning systems, including model building, data structures, and system integrations.
• Skill in translating complex financial data into clear, concise materials for executive and Board audiences.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills with analytical rigor, ownership mindset, and comfort in a distributed, all-remote environment

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