Finance Manager, Sales

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Bellevue, WA
123K-185K Annually
Senior level
Cloud
The Role
The Finance Manager will support the Go to Market Finance team within Okta, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and developing management reports. The role involves collaborating with senior management, evaluating financial metrics, and leading process improvements to drive operational efficiencies in a fast-paced environment.
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Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth. 
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. 
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We are seeking a Finance manager who will be a key player in driving and effectively scaling Okta’s rapid growth.  This person will be part of the Go to Market (GTM) Finance team that supports executive-level business partners and their respective teams within Okta’s Chief Revenue Officer organization on all planning, forecasting, and analysis activities.  This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate that wants to be part of a dynamic FP&A organization that is operating at an accelerated pace and scaling for the future. 

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, a team player, a confident business partner, capable of driving action cross-functionally, analytical, and outstanding at FP&A.  This person is comfortable operating at all levels, with eye on the strategic big picture, while skillfully managing the financial details.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Be a strategic financial partner to the extended Okta Sales leadership team 
  • Own the budgeting and forecasting processes for the groups, including:
    • Partnering with business partners to ensure accuracy for headcount, sales commissions, program spend, and other key metrics based on operational performance
    • Preparing budget vs. actual variance analysis and other relevant reporting
    • Leading thoughtful analysis, evaluating key drivers and metrics, and partnering on driving operational efficiencies
    • Collaborating with the controllership organization on accruals as well as other elements of the close process
    • Evolving these processes, as needed
  • Develop monthly/quarterly management reports regarding the underlying performance, leading indicators, validation of plan assumptions, and key metrics on the business
  • Partner in the corporate long-range strategic planning, as applicable
  • Facilitate and drive frequent ad hoc as well as targeted projects to support senior management on business decisions
  • Lead process and systems improvement and scaling projects for your area and partner on cross functional teams, to drive the company’s continued growth and scaling.

Skills Required:

  • Analytical Skills: Ability to work independently, think objectively, and interpret meaningful and insightful narratives from both quantitative as well as qualitative data
  • Financial and Business Acumen:  Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate as well as distill data into actionable information to drive results
  • Problem Solving & Decision Quality:  Ability to apply rigorous logic and sound methods to solve multi-faceted problems with effective solutions
  • Relationship Management:  Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners, inclusive of senior members of management
  • Ability to influence at all levels, with a demonstrated aptitude to work effectively within a matrixed team across multiple functional areas, and be assertive in driving successful management strategies
  • Presentation Skills:  Effective in a variety of presentation settings including one-on-one, small, and large groups.

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A with 2+ years’ experience supporting a rapidly growing organization
  • High proficiency with FP&A systems required, Anaplan, Salesforce & Tableau experience is a plus.
  • Excellent financial data management, modeling and analysis skills
  • Advanced Excel and strong PowerPoint skills are required
  • Prior experience in a high-growth high tech/software/SaaS organization is a plus

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$138,000$206,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.   

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:

$123,000$185,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

  • Amazing Benefits
  • Making Social Impact
  • Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta 

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/. 

Top Skills

Anaplan
Excel
Fp&A
PowerPoint
Salesforce
Tableau
The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
6,000 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

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