
Senior FP&A Manager (Contract)
- FinOps
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- NetSuite
- Salesforce
- Anaplan
- Adaptive Planning
- AI
- Claude Code
- Pension
Cloudinary has a globally distributed team across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, united by a shared commitment to building smart, scalable technology and a culture rooted in humility, curiosity, and collaboration. At Cloudinary, we celebrate Life & Work. We believe in healthy growth, working with purpose, and creating meaningful value. If you’re looking for a place where your voice matters and your work truly makes an impact, this may be the opportunity for you.
Cloudinary is seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior FP&A Manager to join the CFO Office. Reporting to the VP of Finance, FP&A, you will lead company-wide financial planning, forecasting, cash flow management, and performance analysis. As a key business partner to Finance and executive leadership, you will drive financial visibility, operational discipline, and data-driven decision-making while helping build the processes, rigor, and scalability required for Cloudinary’s journey toward becoming a public company. This is a 6-month contract position, requiring a minimum of 2 days at our San Jose Office.
What You’ll Do
- Support the company’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP), long-range planning, and rolling forecast processes, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and resource allocation.
- Own company-wide cash flow Annual Budget, forecasting and liquidity planning, including monthly, quarterly, annual, and long-term projections.
- Develop and maintain integrated financial models covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, and key SaaS operating metrics.
- Drive scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and risk assessments to support executive decision-making and strategic initiatives.
- Consolidate departmental forecasts into company-wide financial outlooks and evaluate risks and opportunities against plan.
- Partner with FinOps, Revenue Operations, GTM, and Business Analysis teams to improve revenue-to-cash visibility, collections forecasting, and cash predictability.
- Monitor and analyze key working capital drivers, including DSO, collections performance, and balance sheet cash impacts.
- Lead monthly and quarterly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) and Forecast vs. Actual (FvA) analyses, providing clear insights into business performance and cash flow trends.
- Partner with functional leaders to support operating expense planning, investment evaluations, and resource allocation decisions.
- Own and report on key SaaS operating metrics, including NRR, Gross Retention, CAC, CAC Payback period, Gross Margin, Operating Margin, Rule of 40, and Free Cash Flow
- Prepare executive, Board, and investor-ready financial reporting materials, translating complex financial information into actionable insights.
- Drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes, forecasting methodologies, governance, and financial systems to support scalability and IPO readiness.
- Collaborate closely with Accounting, ARR Reporting & Analysis, Procurement, RevOps, and other business partners to ensure consistency across planning, reporting, and operational processes.
- Support strategic initiatives, ad hoc analyses, and special projects that influence company growth and long-term value creation.
What We’re Looking For
10+ years of progressive FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Strategic Finance experience.
Experience in a public, pre-IPO, or high-growth private SaaS company, preferably with $100M+ ARR.
Strong understanding of SaaS business models, operating metrics, revenue drivers, and working capital management.
Demonstrated experience leading annual planning, long-range planning, forecasting, and executive reporting processes.
Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making.
Strong understanding ofcash flow forecasting, balance sheet planning, liquidity management, and free cash flow drivers.
Experience preparing executive and Board-level presentations and influencing senior leadership decisions through financial insights.
Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Fluent English (written and spoken).
Tools & Systems
Advanced Excel and Google Sheets modeling skills.
Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce.
Experience with financial planning and consolidation systems (Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar) - a plus.
Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, including Claude Code or similar technologies, for FP&A use cases - an advantage.
Why Join Us?
Play a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of a category-leading SaaS company.
Partner directly with senior leadership on high-impact business decisions.
Help build the processes, discipline, and financial infrastructure required for long-term scale and public-company readiness.
Join a collaborative, high-performing Finance organization focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and business partnership.
We have you in mind. As an employee, you will experience many benefits, including:
Awesome technologyTop-talent peers100% sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans for employees & familyHSA company contributionMatching 401k programRobust vacation & wellness policyAnnual development stipendCatered lunches or a food stipend
Cloudinary is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing a diverse workforce.
Senior FP&A Manager (Contract) · Cloudinary