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FP&A Principal, CME

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In-Office
Austin, TX, USA
96K-155K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Austin, TX, USA
96K-155K Annually
Mid level
The FP&A Principal will partner with CME leaders, supporting financial activities such as forecasting, budgeting, and analysis while driving process improvements.
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Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.

Based in Liberty Lake, WA or Austin, TX, this role serves as a key finance business partner to the Customer and Marketing Experience (CME) organization—supporting Itron’s global sales and corporate marketing teams within the Utilities & Energy sector. Reporting to the Senior Manager, CME Finance, this position has primary responsibility for financial partnership with North America Sales and Global Corporate Marketing.
This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact opportunity to drive customer‑centric, data‑driven insights across bookings, revenue, backlog, and operating expenses (opex). The role plays a critical part in enabling authentic, accountable decision‑making by sales and marketing leadership through in‑depth technical analysis, cross‑functional collaboration, and continuous process improvement in a fast‑paced, innovative technology environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Act as a trusted, customer‑centric finance business partner to CME North America Sales and Global Marketing leaders, delivering insights that inform bookings, revenue, pipeline, and opex decisions.
  • Lead forecasting, budgeting, and close activities for sales and marketing, ensuring accountable and accurate reporting of revenue, backlog, and expense variances.
  • Own quarterly bookings, backlog, and pipeline analysis, leveraging Salesforce and internal reporting tools to provide forward‑looking, agile financial projections.
  • Support sales operations and compensation processes, including quota setting, attainment calculations, audits, and executive‑level reporting.
  • Develop and maintain complex financial models and executive‑ready analyses that translate data into clear narratives to support strategic decision‑making.
  • Collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, Sales Operations, Marketing, Revenue, and Accounts Receivable, promoting data integrity, process alignment, and shared accountability.
  • Drive continuous improvement and innovation in financial processes, internal controls, and Salesforce/revenue reporting hygiene to support scalable growth in the Utilities & Energy market.
Required Skills & Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Highly analytical and curious mindset, with the ability to challenge assumptions and improve processes in an authentic and constructive manner.
  • Strong capability to analyze complex financial data and present clear, compelling narratives to diverse audiences, including senior leaders.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across functions to achieve KPIs, key metrics, and shared business objectives.
  • Proficiency in interrogating financial and operational systems, ideally including Salesforce, Oracle, cube‑based reporting tools, and Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills).
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
  • Proven experience partnering effectively across teams, balancing competing deadlines with accountability and agility.
Preferred Skills & Experience
  • Experience supporting sales, marketing, or go‑to‑market organizations within a technology or SaaS environment.
  • Familiarity with revenue recognition concepts, backlog management, and pipeline analytics.
  • Exposure to the Utilities & Energy sector or complex, global B2B organizations.
  • Demonstrated interest in process optimization and automation to improve scalability and reporting efficiency.
Benefits Info:
This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience and may vary by location. The base salary is $96,000-155,000 annually. This position is eligible for our annual bonus program.

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Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!
The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.
Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email [email protected].

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com

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