Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

DNSFilter is revolutionizing network security by providing fast, accurate, and reliable threat protection and content filtering. We're a rapidly growing company dedicated to creating a safer internet for businesses and organizations worldwide. Leveraging AI-driven threat intelligence, DNSFilter empowers our customers to proactively block threats before they impact their networks. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and results-oriented culture where every team member contributes to our mission of making the internet safer.

As we continue our product-fueled growth by adding new features and broadening our solution to meet the needs of the global market, it's clear there's a missing piece. That's where you come in!

Reporting to the CFO, the Senior Director of FP&A will play a critical role within the Financial Leadership Team, fostering consensus and commitment to effectively implement management reporting across corporate functions. This includes budget versus actual analysis, acquisition integration, margin improvements, and KPIs. The ideal candidate will approach projects with flexibility, innovation, and a strong service-oriented mindset, emphasizing both system- and people-driven solutions. This role will drive the organization’s operations finance strategy and develop a forward-thinking approach to forecasting, margin enhancement, and continuous improvement.

Eligible candidates have and can work successfully in a fast-paced hyper-growth tech company. This is a full-time role, and is open to candidates in the United States or Canada with the ability to work hours that overlap mostly with Eastern Time.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If you feel like this job is for you, please apply. We believe diversity of experience and skills, including transferable skills, combined with passion, is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions!

To qualify for this role you have:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, corporate development, or investment banking, with a focus on high-growth tech companies.  
• SaaS company experience.
• Excellent business partnering experience and skills 
• Commercially astute  
• Demonstrated excellence in business analytics, operations, tools, and processes.
• Advanced Excel skills; and experience navigating through systems enhancements with financial planning tools. 
• Extensive experience in financial modeling, forecasting, M&A analysis, and due diligence.  
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.  
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly and concisely.  
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or other advanced degree preferred. 
• Must be eligible to work in the region of hire without sponsorship from an employer now and/or in the future.  

Bonus points for:

• Experience in the cybersecurity industry.  
• Prior experience working directly with a CFO and/or in a senior leadership role.  
• Experience with a successful exit event (IPO or acquisition).  
• Advanced financial certifications (CFA, CPA).  
  

In this role you will:

• Be a business partner with operations, sales, and HR teams to improve internal reporting processes and give commercial insight. 
• Work with the data team to build dashboards and visualization tools
• Perform in-depth analysis of company performance, including identifying key KPIs and metrics
• Streamline processes to improve the performance of the company  
• Perform operationally focused financial analysis and data gathering to support strategic and business development initiatives.
• Lead the planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, including preparation of annual budgets, monthly flash reporting, and quarterly forecasts
• Provide financial insights and strategic recommendations to the CFO and executive leadership on capital allocation, M&A, and investment decisions.  
• Develop and maintain complex financial models to evaluate investments, corporate development transactions, and strategic initiatives.  
• Oversee the preparation of financial reports, forecasts, and KPI analyses to support data-driven decision-making.  
  

We Offer:

• Pathway to promotion to additional organizational positions and responsibilities based upon results and performance - not just time in the chair.  You help us grow, we will help you grow.
• Passionate and intelligent colleagues who work hard and have a good time doing it
• Paid company-wide week off at the end of each year
• Flexible Vacation policy
• Awesome company swag
• Home office buildout allowance
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits for US, UK, and Canada-based employees
• Full short-term disability and life benefits; available long-term disability
• Retirement savings account options with vested company matching for qualifying employees
• In-person annual gatherings. Last time we all spent a week on a beach in Cancun!

DNSFilter is a pay-for-performance organization, which means there is the opportunity to advance your compensation with performance over time. The hiring base pay is dependent upon many factors such as level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and/or geographic location. As a hybrid company, our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. and global geographic markets. We pay differently based on those defined markets. Our Talent Team can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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