Finance Manager - Marketing Job at Databricks in San Francisco

Overview

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Databricks is looking for a Finance Manager to join our FP&A team in our mission to help data teams solve the world's toughest problems. In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor to marketing leadership, providing financial insights, analysis, and guidance to optimize marketing investment decisions and accelerate business growth. You will work independently, have deep experience in system and process improvements to achieve scale, and are comfortable distilling complex data into models and recommendations. Reporting to the Director of Marketing Finance, you will own large-scale data, track critical metrics, build scalable reporting frameworks and dashboards, perform ad hoc performance analysis, and execute core FP&A responsibilities.

The Impact You Will Have

• Generate insightful recommendations based on hands-on analytics, financial modeling, and strategic analyses that influence key business decisions and improve reporting of critical metrics
• Build and maintain complex financial models to evaluate marketing program effectiveness, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value, and marketing funnel metrics
• Analyze marketing campaign performance and provide actionable insights to improve efficiency, optimize spend allocation, and drive better returns on marketing investments
• Become an expert on the data architecture and use it to report on business performance
• Work with strategic partners across finance, accounting, and marketing analytics & operations
• Develop and enhance policies and procedures, and implement system improvements to support hyper-growth at scale
• Support annual operations planning for marketing spend, collaborating with stakeholders to understand drivers and risks
• Partner with Marketing business partners in managing budgets and forecasts, maintaining accuracy to within 2% variance, and analyzing actuals vs plan and forecast
• Provide support for headcount management
• Perform monthly/quarterly close activities with accounting, including the review of expense accruals

What We Look For

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a comparable quantitative field
• 5+ years of FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related experience with a focus on technology; familiarity with the software industry, SaaS, or consumption-based models
• Experience working with Marketing or go-to-market organizations with an understanding of GTM motions
• Strong understanding of marketing metrics including CAC, LTV, attribution models, and digital marketing analytics
• Experience with SQL and analytics/reporting tools
• Strong data structuring and data flows knowledge across multiple platforms/tools
• Financial modeling skills and quantitative analysis experience
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets; comfortable with large datasets and various modeling techniques
• Experience with GAAP and non-GAAP metrics
• High competency with systems such as Anaplan, Netsuite, Salesforce, Coupa, or Workday

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation is based on multiple factors including skills, experience, certifications, and location. The total package may include annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits. For location-specific ranges, please visit our page.

Zone 1 Pay Range
$152,000—$212,750 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco with offices worldwide. For more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks. For region-specific details, please visit our benefits page.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Databricks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We hire without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required, the employer may determine licensing requirements or decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance

Industries: Software Development

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