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Absolute Software, Inc. Vice President, Finance in Seattle, Washington
Description The Vice President of Finance ("VP") at Absolute Security is a key member of the Executive Team that drives our strategic planning, budgeting/forecasting processes and business analysis. This role also assists in goal setting, through initiatives and OKR's, supporting business development analysis and interacting directly with the Board of Directors. Most important, the VP plays a key leadership role within the overall CFO organization partnering with the company's executive leadership team around building our strategy, setting our direction, ensuring our financial health, demonstrating great business partnering skills and leading an international team. The VP oversees the development of our long term financial plan and the annual budget, ensuring it is aligned with our business strategy and investment thesis. They also own the Company's financial forecasts and business planning as well as management reporting of historical results. These rely on robust financial models derived from our management reporting data lake and reporting tools that are managed by this team. The key outcome includes translating initiatives, cascading objectives and goals into meaningful SaaS metrics and KPIs; managing the FP&A team; optimization of SaaS and Private Equity management reporting, preparations for quarterly Board reporting, performing ad-hoc business analysis to identify ways to improve our operations and related corporate finance and financial analysis activities. The VP serves as a key business partner and interacts and coordinates with colleagues in Sales, Product Management, Engineering, HR, Marketing and IT to drive the planning, analysis and evaluation of business transactions, financial forecasts and long-term strategic planning initiatives for the Company. This role will also drive the analysis and evaluation of the company's operating results, SaaS metrics, business initiatives and opportunities, and strategic initiatives, as well as oversee the company's capital allocations and various related returns-based investments and activities. Other specific responsibilities of the role include: Manage and mentor an international team of FP&A professionals, encouraging a culture of teamwork, continuous learning and excellence. Serve as key business partner and contributor to growth strategies, tactics, mid and long-range planning for this growing SaaS business. Advise senior management on milestones and metrics associated with running a growing, scaling SaaS business, including SaaS metrics, ARR, MRR, CAC, LTV, ACV, churn, etc.; make recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance; collaboratively develop operating policies and procedures and improvement programs for the attainment of corporate and business objectives. Develop, analyze, and interpret financial and operating results and information; improve forecast accuracy and visibility. Develop and direct management financial reporting systems including the Company's forecast platform in Planful; ensure the efficient day to day operation of the Financial Planning and Analysis activities through the development and management of all internal and external financial reports, forecasts, budgets, mid and long range plans, etc. Contribute to management of product and business margins in order to drive Company profitability. Drive the preparation and review of annual budgets and forecasts, with the purpose of providing visibility into the business and establishing financial guidance targets. Oversee the calendar to ensure that business reviews, flash reporting, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting operates smoothly. Drive the design, development and utilization of product and/or channel costing models. Provide additional support and contributions to such company initiatives as new business and M&A opportunities. Identify and/or enhance key performance Indicators, such as cu