Couchbase Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis 

United States, California 

991912690

Strategic Leadership:

• Lead the FP&A function, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and long-term strategic planning
• Partner with senior executives and departmental leaders to provide financial insights and support decision-making processes
• Provide thought leadership around understanding business and market drivers and impact across the business and the different functions

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Develop and oversee the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting
• Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to improve profitability and operational efficiency
• Leverage deep financial insights and advanced modeling techniques to help drive business decisions, and align financial goals with the company’s strategic objectives

Reporting & Communication:

• Prepare and present financial reports and analyses to the executive team and board of directors
• There will be significant involvement with our investor relations team, including sitting in on our earnings calls as well as investor interactions
• Communicate complex financial information clearly and effectively to stakeholders
• Key partner and advisor to executive staff and leadership teams on all financial planning and analysis related activities

• Lead The Business:
• 15+ years of Corporate Finance experience, preferably working in a hyper growth software environment or similar experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA preferred, prior Corp FP&A experience in a software environment
• Strong organization leader with demonstrated capability to build both a vision and a strategy aligned to top line business objectives
• Well versed in software business models, such as subscription and consumption, and the dynamics & KPI’s associated with them
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to be a trusted advisor to the executive team, Board of Directors and across the organization
• Ability to ‘hold your own’ at the Executive Staff level
• Informed perspective that balances near-term performance and long-term success
• Strong business acumen; understands business strategy, functions, markets and risks
• Experience being able to assess/evaluate competitors as well as potential M&A targets, including modeling out prospective targets and developing synergistic opportunities
• Ability to help evolve the business model and related KPIs over time
• Strong ability to tell the Couchbase story, well beyond the financials, both internal (employees/BOD) and external (investors/analysts)
• Potential to be a successor to the CFO
• Lead Yourself:
• Demonstrate our , in particular an appetite for making tomorrow better than today, attacking hard problems, and leading with high levels of integrity and professionalism
• Ability to combine strategic and progressive practices with meeting key operational standards
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Drive productivity and results through focused accountability
• Crisp communicator at all levels both internally and externally
• Lead The Team:
• Attract, hire, develop, and lead a world-class team of finance professionals, driving them to achieve excellence while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative work environment
• Strong executive leadership skills that will not only shape the team’s growth but also enhance the company’s financial capabilities.