Director, Corporate FP&A

Reporting to the VP of FP&A, the Sr. Director of Corporate Finance will lead Dropbox’s Corporate FP&A functions in establishing our long-term financial trajectory and shorter term financial forecasts. You will bring thought leadership and business partnering to senior executives in the Finance organization and across Dropbox. 

This leader will drive value with a particular focus on leading the Company’s annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes, as well as supporting a wide range of management reporting, strategic analysis and decision-making for the group. The Sr. Director of Corporate Finance will provide leadership within our FP&A function and have the business maturity to set ambitious goals for various business outcomes and the intellectual horsepower to derive deep, data-driven insights that will help us realize those goals. The Sr. Director of Corporate Finance will be responsible for leading the efforts to scale our corp. FP&A processes and develop members of our corp. FP&A team as we grow and face increasing business complexity.

• Own the financial model (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Equity) for Dropbox, including forecasting, budgeting and long-range planning
• Lead monthly and quarterly management reporting - analyzing financial results, distilling/synthesizing key trends, and communicating business insights to senior leadership
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and lead various other reporting projects including decision support, metrics and analytics
• Develop a best-in-class annual and long-term business planning process and ensure alignment between business partners and FP&A. Includes developing policies, process, timelines, cadence, tools, and communication
• Be a strategic partner to members of the senior management team on the development and evaluation of business plans
• Be responsible for quarterly management and Board reporting, ensuring a high degree of quality, timeliness, and accuracy, as well as highlighting key business insights
• Provide support for Investor Relations and Earnings Call preparation
• Continually improve processes, drive change and elevate the level of reporting for the overall corporation, for business units, and for corporate department
• Own Company Planning, collaborating cross-functionally with the GM’s, Finance Org and the People team, driving alignment and accountability mechanisms
• Continually improve processes, drive change and elevate the level of reporting for the overall corporation, for business units, and for corporate department

• 10+ years of Finance experience with 5+ years management experience, in roles of increasing responsibility within the finance function of an organization that has led to strong corporate finance and accounting acumen to drive decisions at both strategic and tactical levels
• Public company experience
• Background in SaaS or technology industries
• Superb analytical/quantitative skills and strong executive presence 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior management, large/small groups and one-on-one
• Flawless attention to detail and ability to consistently generate a high quality work product is critical as group analysis is presented to C-level management on a regular basis
• Extensive experience partnering with senior leadership both in Finance and cross-functionally
• Strong influencing skills; assertive without being antagonistic or alienating; ability to work in a collaborative and team-centric culture

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