Sr. Manager, FP&A

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.

Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.

Upwork is looking for a Senior Manager, Corporate FP&A to help make sound financial decisions. Work will include forecasting, business partnering, modeling business scenarios, tracking performance measurements, and other financial directives.  

We are looking for someone who is a highly motivated teammate, has excellent attention to detail, can work cross functionally in a team environment, as well as independently. This person will work with various department business partners to understand historical and future revenue streams, contributing to the company’s P&L forecasting and reporting processes.

Your Responsibilities:

• Oversee end-to-end monthly forecast cycle from ME close, BVA, reforecast
  
  
• Own centralized management reporting (total company, including revenue)
  
  
• Key contributor to the preparation of the quarterly BoD deliverables
  
  
• Key contributor to the annual OP planning and implementation
  
  
• Partner with Investor Relations on earnings prep (including guidance setting, Q&A file, IR deck, etc)
  
  
• Drive the annual budget planning process (include process design, stakeholder communication, system setup, template creation and data consolidation, and act as PM during the entire process)
  
  
• Oversee system admin for Planful, own centralized assumptions and decision-making
  
  
• Act as liaison among FP&A sub-teams to ensure alignment of information and expectation
  
  

What it takes to catch our eye:

• Demonstrates experience in FP&A, investment banking, management consulting, with experience in revenue forecasting and a strong understanding of accounting
• Accounting and/or Corporate Finance background with a full understanding of the relationship between the three financial statements
• Experience managing, developing, and growing teams
• Excel savvy and comfortable dealing with and manipulating large data sets (proficient in pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
• Strong attention to details and willingness to dig deep
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with an ability to adapt messaging to a wide range of audiences
• Modeling, reporting, and presentation skills (Adaptive Insights, advanced Excel, Looker, and G-suite experience)
• Accuracy with numbers and a standard for excellence
• Ability to distill complex thoughts and strategies into simple and impactful recommendations to influence senior stakeholders and business partners
• An active listener who is a thoughtful and respectful partner and teammate
• Critical thinker with sound business judgment and a continuous improvement attitude who quickly raises issues and facilitates an environment to solve them
• Commitment to process improvement and the ability to think “out of the box”

Come change how the world works.

At Upwork, you’ll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We are a remote-first organization working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals.  While we have physical offices in San Francisco and Chicago, currently we also support hiring of corporate full-time employees in 19 states in the United States. Please speak with a member of our recruitment team to determine whether you are located in a state in which we are hiring corporate full-time employees. 

At the core of our vibrant culture are shared values that form the foundation of our organization. These values revolve around trust, risk-taking, customer focus, and excellence. Our overarching mission is to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We foster an environment where individuals are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, nurturing personal and professional growth through development opportunities, mentorship programs, and participation in Upwork Belonging Communities.

We take pride in providing exceptional benefits to our employees. These include comprehensive medical insurance coverage for both you and your family, unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. To explore these benefits in detail, as well as gain insights into our company values, working principles, and the overall employee experience, we invite you to visit our Life at Upwork page.

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