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Join the passionate team at Braze as an FP&A Senior Analyst and empower your career with a company that values personal growth and work-life harmony
Overview
Salary
£90000 - £145000
Location
Austin
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Braze is a customer engagement powerhouse fostering connections between brands and their customers with a cutting-edge platform that orchestrates messaging across channels. Recognized globally as a Great Place to Work®, Braze nurtures a culture of teamwork, growth, and opportunity, offering a work-life balance and a chance to be part of a dynamic, collaborative environment. The company is an advocate for diversity and inclusion, encouraging candidates from all backgrounds to bring their authentic selves to the team.
- Role Summary:
- Function as a key finance business partner to Braze's G&A leaders, including budgeting and forecasting responsibilities.
- Advise CFO & CPO and manage their financial planning activities.
- Lead financial discussions, infuse business insights into forecasts, and support the monthly close process.
- Analyze financial outcomes, report variances, and assist with future trend guidance.
- Develop financial models to support strategic decisions and optimize results.
- Contribute to ad hoc projects and strategic company initiatives.
- Role Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience with at least 2 years in FP&A, with a preference for backgrounds in Tech and SaaS.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments and adapt to change.
- Exceptional analytical skills with attention to detail and big-picture thinking.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to handle multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with financial systems like Adaptive, Workday, or Coupa is a plus.
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 Analyst to join our growing team. You will be the finance business partner to key functional leaders across Braze’s G&A 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 calculations.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted advisor to G&A leadership, including the CFO & CPO, and manage their budgeting and forecasting activities
- Drive periodic meetings with key stakeholders to discuss financial performance, and incorporate business insights into the financial forecast
- Support monthly close process through close partnership with the accounting and operations teams
- Report on actual financial results against targets, provide variance analysis, assist in guidance on future trends, and present findings to Finance leadership
- Evaluate and develop financial models to help drive strategic business decisions and identify opportunities to optimize outcomes
- Support ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives
WHO YOU ARE
- 3+ years of experience with a minimum of 2 years in FP&A, preferably within Tech and SaaS is a plus
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent degree in Business, Finance or Accounting or relevant field
- Team player that embraces change and thrives in a fast paced environment
- An analytical, creative thinker who can focus on the details without losing sight of the big picture
- Track record of strong collaboration with business partners
- Ability to balance multiple responsibilities with competing deadlines
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and complex formulas
- Experience with Adaptive, Workday, or Coupa a plus
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $90,000 and $130,500/yearwith an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between$100,000 and $145,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, Braze offers full- and part- time employees a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that all Braze employees own a piece of our company.
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WHAT WE OFFER
Details of these benefits plan will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. Benefits may vary by location.
From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering flexible environments, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony.
- Competitive compensation that may include equity
- Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Flexible paid time off
- Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
- Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and tuition reimbursement
- Community engagement opportunities throughout the year, including an annual company wide Volunteer Week
- Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
- Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®
ABOUT BRAZE
Braze is a leading customer engagement platform that powers lasting connections between consumers and brands they love. Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty.
Braze is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK and Singapore. We ranked #3 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2024 Best Workplaces (Large), #3 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium), #4 on Great Place to Work’s 2023 Best Workplaces in Europe (Medium), #10 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces for Women (Large), #19 on Fortune’s 2023 Best Workplaces in New York (Large). We were also featured in Built In's 2024 Best Places to Work, U.S. News Best Technology Companies to Work For, and Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces in Tech.
You’ll find many of us at headquarters in New York City or around the world in Austin, Berlin, Chicago, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo – not to mention our employees in nearly 50 remote locations.
BRAZE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
At Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization.
Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive experience – regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you.
We know that sometimes different circumstances can lead talented people to hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. If this sounds familiar, we encourage you to apply, as we’d love to meet you.
Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.
