Senior Manager, Strategic Finance

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s Public Relations Management (PRM) platform enables organizations to build relationships with the media, manage crisis risk and demonstrate PR’s impact on business outcomes. Founder controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, & customer devotion and infuse these values into everything we do. We’re looking for an analytical and entrepreneurial Senior Manager, Strategic Finance to join our quickly growing team to drive meaningful impact across the company.  You will drive financial analyses, build and own reports/KPIs, and model business outcomes to provide visibility into the company’s operations and inform strategic decision-making across the company. You will report to the CFO and get exposure to other leaders across the org.   What you’ll do: Contribute to FP&A planning, financial model/KPI dashboard building, special projects, and financial analysis to drive strategic decision-making across the org Work closely with Revenue Operations, Business Operations, and Finance teams to enhance revenue reporting and KPI tracking, which includes creating KPI dashboards, identifying trends, and presenting the implications to leadership to drive strategic decision-making Own the company operating model as well as departmental budgets, providing clear communications to leaders across the company on budget tracking and variances Conduct ad-hoc analysis to promote faster, data-driven decision making and answer questions to help departments grow + make better decisions Create reporting for Board presentations and executive management that clearly communicates financial results/KPI trends  Work with the CFO to help optimize the business through strategic analyses How success will be measured in this role: Ability to build/own KPI dashboards/reports, extracting data from systems and presenting in a logical way that represents underlying business trends Ability to clearly communicate budgets, other financial data and their implications to various stakeholders across the Company; build strong relationships with these stakeholders Proficiency in identifying strategic implications (company-wide) based on trends in data, and communicate those findings clearly to management to impact decision-making Ownership of financial modeling, report/presentation building and communicating implications of analyses across org If the details below describe you, you could be a great fit for this role: 4+ years of experience in FP&A, preferably 1+ years of investment banking experience  Excellent business acumen, with the ability to contextualize information, build financial analyses/models to assess strategic implications, and and translate findings to business leaders across the org Expert financial modeler, with extensive experience using Excel & Google Sheets Experience extracting data from systems, including CRM (e.g., Salesforce), Marketing software (e.g., Marketo or Hubspot), Revenue Reporting software (e.g., Maxio), etc.  Experience with SaaS KPIs and SaaS Revenue metrics, with an understanding of value drivers in a SaaS business Curious problem solver who can find creative ways to analyze business/financial trends to drive strategic decision-making Entrepreneurial self-starter capable of identifying process improvements and bottlenecks to reporting Excellent communicator with track record of strong collaboration across teams to drive data-driven decision making Experience with SQL, strategic finance platforms (e.g. Pigment, Adaptive, Mosaic) and/or Looker is strongly preferred Interview Overview  Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision. A 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team A 1 hour Zoom interview with the hiring manager Skills Assessment (1 hour max) Panel interview with several members of our team Final call(s) with executive team member(s)  Salary In the US, the base salary for this role is between $125,000 and $146,000, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US, meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location. For all other countries, we have competitive pay bands based on market standards. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate. Why Muck Rack? Remote Work, Forever. We’re a fully distributed team and have pledged to remain that way forever . We offer employees a full home office setup, phone & internet reimbursement, and a monthly coworking membership. We build culture through virtual and in-person team bonding opportunities including team lunches, friendly competitions, and celebratory events! Transparent Compensation. We offer competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. and review compensation at least once annually to ensure internal equity and alignment with the external market. Depending on the role, we offer either a standardized bonus program or attainable commission structure and an opportunity to earn equity in the company. All employees are eligible for our 401(k) plan* with employer contributions. Health & Wellness*. Muck Rack provides comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for employees and their families. We offer a high-deductible health plan with 100% premium coverage for individuals, as well as a range of other plan options. Our team also has access to 24/7 Virtual Care, an Employee Assistance Program, employer-funded HSA contributions, and other pre-tax benefits. Team members have access to a quarterly wellness stipend and a free Headspace subscription. PTO and Family Benefits. Our team enjoys 4+ weeks of off-the-grid PTO, plus paid sick/mental health days, summer Fridays, and 13 paid holidays. In order to combat Zoom fatigue and allow for deep work without interruption, we have implemented “No Internal Meeting Fridays” year round. We also provide up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave. Personal & Professional Development. We grow talent by creating internal pathways for advancement and promotion. Muck Rack conducts bi-annual performance reviews, hosts team-wide workshops, and offers management training and leadership training opportunities. We also provide unlimited subscriptions to L&D platforms including Coursera & O’Reilly, as well as 2 additional days of PTO to dedicate to learning and development. Culture of Inclusion. We know that diverse perspectives breed innovation and help us better serve our customers. We are committed to ensuring employees feel their identities are valued and that people of all backgrounds and points of view are treated equitably. Customer-First. Founder-controlled means we have the freedom to be nimble, highly collaborative and innovative, building forward-thinking products that enable 3,000+ companies around the world to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. *These benefits are specific to US-based employees. In some, but not all, cases we are able to offer equivalent benefits to employees located outside of the United States. While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence. If you're excited about an opportunity at Muck Rack but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the requirements of the role outlined here, please don't let it stop you from applying. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we want to hear from you. You may be a great fit for this role or another position on our team. We deliberately encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability status to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and candidate experience.   #LI-Remote