A little about us. Splunk is the key to enterprise resilience for the 11,000+ organizations that use our Unified Security and Observability Platform. We regularly appear on a lot of "Best Places to Work" lists and we think it's because we encourage our Splunkers to bring their whole, authentic selves. So bring your work experience, problem-solving skills and talent, of course, but also bring your joy, your passion and all the things that make you, you. Because when you feel free to be you, it makes it a lot easier for us to be us.
**The Role**
**Responsibilities: I want to and can do that!**
- Establish positive relationships and become a strategic advisor for management leaders
- Roll up your sleeves and assist in developing annual operating plans, quarterly and monthly financial forecasts, and ongoing analysis of actuals versus plan and/or forecast
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting dashboards for Executives - analyze results, distill/synthesize business performance indicators/metrics, assess and timely communicate risks and opportunities
- Build and maintain detailed financial and operating models to help predict future performance, perform scenario analyses, and guide the business on strategic decisions
- Identify and drive optimization of financial performance through process improvement recommendations and implement solutions across the organization
- Engage with the management team to model investment analyses and support contract negotiations for major expenditures. Additionally, review purchase requests to ensure accuracy and compliance with financial plan
**Requirements: I've already done that or have that!**
- 5 years of related finance experience (previous R&D/G&A finance support is good to have)
- Basic understanding of accounting concepts and practices
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Capable of communicating financial information in an easy to understand format. Able to interact comfortably with the management team
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay flexible through growth and change
- Enjoys a highly collaborative environment with a high growth, start-up mentality
- software and system skills (e.g. ERP systems) Microsoft Excel a must. NetSuite, SAP and Anaplan experience a plus
- Experience and understanding of the SaaS business model
- Strong customer service orientation and a desire to help others succeed
**Education and Experience: Got it!**
- Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics or related relevant areas
- MBA is good to have