Senior Financial Analyst, Engineering (COGS)

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Bellevue, WA
100K-150K Annually
Mid level
Cloud
The Role
The Senior Financial Analyst will partner with senior leadership in the Engineering organization on planning, forecasting, and analysis activities, focusing on budgeting and variance analysis. Responsibilities include evaluating operational performance, collaborating on accruals, and participating in strategic planning and process improvements for effective financial management.
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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.

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With thousands of pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 18,950 organizations trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

Okta is in profitable growth mode. We are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst who will be a key player in and is truly excited about driving and effectively scaling Okta’s growth.  This person will partner with senior leadership and their teams for the Engineering organization on all planning, forecasting, and analysis activities.  This person will also play a key role in analyses and streamlining processes across the broader Technology organization.  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 eyes on the strategic big picture, while skillfully managing the financial details.

This position can be based in either San Francisco CA or Bellevue WA.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Be a strategic financial partner to the Engineering organization
  • Own the budgeting and forecasting processes for this function, including:
    • Partnering with business to ensure accuracy for COGS spend and other key metrics based on operational performance
    • Partnering with Recruiting to ensure alignment with business on resourcing
    • 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 and other elements of the close process
    • Evolving these processes, as needed
  • Technology software reporting & analysis
  • Cross-functional projects including streamlining processes, being point on system enhancements, etc.
  • Participate in the company’s long-range strategic planning, as applicable
  • Assist with and manage frequent ad hoc projects, to support senior management and 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. 

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 3+ years of FP&A experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
  • MBA, Big 4 accounting, or investment banking experience a plus
  • Proficiency with FP&A systems required, Anaplan experience is a HUGE plus
  • Excellent financial modeling and analysis skills
  • Advanced Excel and/or Gsheet and strong PowerPoint and/or Slides skills are required
  • Manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of precision
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, both written and verbal
  • Prior experience in a high-growth high tech/software/SaaS organization is a plus
  • Very comfortable with change and challenging the status quo

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

$112,000$168,000 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:

$100,000$150,000 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

Fp&A
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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