[Hiring] Senior Manager, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis @Avid

Role Description

This is a hands-on finance role for an experienced FP&A professional who enjoys strengthening and modernizing core planning and reporting processes in a complex, PE-backed software environment. Reporting to the SVP of FP&A, this person will help coordinate the annual operating plan, own the build-out and administration of the company's financial planning software (currently NetSuite Planning and Budgeting), and play a central role in the monthly close-to-report cadence that connects accounting results to business decision-making.

You will partner closely with the SVP of FP&A, Accounting, and the CFO and other executive leaders, and will take direct ownership of a meaningful slice of lender and investor reporting, three-statement modeling, and cash forecasting. This role also leads 1–2 Financial Analysts, combining hands-on modeling and reporting work with early people-management responsibility.

You'll help bring to life Avid's vision for an always-on finance function — one where the forecast is a living model, flowing continuously from bookings and renewals through to the P&L and cash, powered by our financial planning software and a single source of truth for revenue and ARR.

What You Will Own

• Financial planning & forecasting
  • Coordinate the annual operating plan process — building timelines and templates, gathering inputs across departments, and carrying it through executive review and finalization in the planning system.
  • Support rolling forecasts, reforecasts, and long-range planning; maintain driver-based models that connect operational assumptions to financial outcomes.
  • Build scenario and sensitivity analyses that help leadership weigh trade-offs on things like cost structure and resource allocation.
  • Track actual results against plan each month and flag emerging variances to the SVP of FP&A and business owners.
• Planning systems & financial planning software administration
  • Design, implement, and administer the company's financial planning software (currently NetSuite Planning and Budgeting) as the primary FP&A planning tool, including model structure, workflows, and user access.
  • Serve as the internal subject-matter expert on our financial planning software, troubleshooting issues and training finance and business users.
  • Continuously improve planning system design to reduce manual work and improve the reliability of forecasts and reporting.
  • Benchmark FP&A tools, reporting practices, and process design against external standards and internal improvement priorities to help modernize the function.
• Monthly close, accounting partnership & results inspection
  • Own the monthly close calendar from an FP&A perspective, coordinating timing and deliverables between FP&A and Accounting.
  • Partner with Accounting throughout the close process to understand and inspect results, resolve open questions, and ensure management reporting ties to the general ledger.
  • Support the monthly close book and management reporting package, helping ensure figures reconcile end-to-end across all sections.
  • Help track down and close data discrepancies between source systems and what shows up in management reporting.
• Financial modeling & cash forecasting
  • Build and maintain three-statement financial models (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) that tie cleanly and flex with changing assumptions.
  • Own a forward-looking cash forecasting process — including monthly liquidity views and scenario analysis around key cash events — in partnership with FP&A, Accounting, and other cross-functional leaders.
  • Translate operating plans and forecasts into cash flow impact for use in lender and investor reporting.
• Lender, investor & board reporting
  • Own defined workstreams within the quarterly lender reporting package and the PE sponsor's management reporting package, including KPI dashboards, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
  • Support preparation of board reporting materials and aggregate business commentary from FP&A and department leaders into clear, consistent narratives for lender, investor, and board audiences.
  • Respond to ad hoc requests from the PE sponsor, lenders, or other stakeholders, and contribute to cross-functional finance projects and initiatives as they arise.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of progressive FP&A experience, including direct exposure to a PE-backed or investor-reporting environment.
• Experience administering an FP&A planning tool such as NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, or equivalent; hands-on administration experience strongly preferred.
• Solid understanding of the monthly close process and demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Accounting.
• Working knowledge of three-statement financial modeling and cash flow forecasting.
• Familiarity with lender or investor reporting concepts (KPI dashboards, variance narratives, compliance schedules) — direct ownership experience is a plus, not a requirement.
• Strong Excel modeling skills; comfort with ERP (NetSuite preferred), and BI tools (Power BI or Tableau).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial detail into clear narratives for varied audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• AI-forward mindset — comfortable using AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT/Claude, or similar) to automate reporting, accelerate analysis, and improve modeling work.
• Experience in a subscription software or multi-product revenue environment.
• Prior experience managing or mentoring junior finance team members.
• Exposure to ARR or recurring-revenue reporting concepts.

Preferred

• MBA, MSF, or CPA (or progress toward).
• Familiarity with Python or SQL for data extraction and automation.

Reporting Structure & Team

• Reports directly to the SVP of FP&A.
• Leads 1–2 Financial Analysts.
• Works closely with Accounting, the CFO, and other executive leaders.

Pay Range

$140,446 - $210,670 USD

The salary range shown reflects the company's good faith full target range for this position at the time of posting. The company may update or modify this range at any time and endeavors to keep this posting current. Compensation decisions are based on factors including geographic location, experience, skills, education, and business needs. While the full range is posted for transparency, offers are typically made within the lower to middle portion of the range.

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