At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.
We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization.
To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success.
Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.
If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
The Finance team is seeking an FP&A Senior Financial Analyst to join our growing team. You will be the finance business partner to key functional leaders across Braze’s Customer Experience organization, responsible for identifying, analyzing and reporting on metrics that reflect business performance and driving a rigorous budgeting and forecasting process. You will work with both finance and business leaders to ensure timely and accurate forecasting on Cost and Revenue calculations. The analyst will have significant exposure to Senior Management and is expected to become a trusted thought partner to their teams.
Responsibilities:
- Support and challenge Braze’s Customer Experience teams during the forecast/planning cycles with responsibility for forecast accuracy
- Own the forecasting process for headcount planning with and expense budgeting
- Report on actual financial results against targets, provide analysis of variances, assist in guidance on future trends, and present findings to Finance leadership and the Executive team.
- Evaluate and develop financial models to help drive strategic business decisions and identify opportunities to optimize performance
- Support the forecasting process for key revenue streams and work to identify areas of risk
- Assist with Professional Services revenue; both short and long-range business planning initiatives and to support Revenue growth and cost mitigation
- Assist in meetings with individual department leaders to discuss financial performance, and incorporate business insight into the rolling financial forecast
WHO YOU ARE
- 3+ years of experience with a m