Principal Financial Planning & Analysis

You are a seasoned FP&A professional with a decade plus of experience building budgets, forecasts, and models and are the bridge between Finance and Business leadership.

Job Summary As a Principal Financial Planning & Analysis at Synopsys, you will lead day-to-day financial operations for Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations, including Sales Operations, Deal Operations, Business Operations, License Compliance, Sales Enablement, and Field Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis, including developing driver-based financial models to support annual budget, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and supporting month-end close.
• Partner with business unit leaders to assess risks and opportunities versus annual company targets and develop strategies to maximize financial opportunities, mitigate risks, and close gaps.
• Serve as a trusted Finance advisor for each business unit leader.
• Lead executive-level financial reviews which translate results, risks and opportunities into recommendations.
• Support business performance discussions, long-range planning, annual operating plans, forecasts, headcount planning, cost optimization, and investment tradeoffs.
• Partner with Sales and Deal Operations to evaluate deal profitability, cash flow impacts, and ROI.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, controllership, corporate finance, business finance, or government contracting finance experience, including senior leadership responsibility in a complex organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative discipline. Advanced degree or professional qualification such as MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, revenue, bookings, margin analysis, cost controls, cash flow, headcount planning, management reporting, and executive decision support.

Nice to Have

• Strategic thinker with strong financial and business acumen, financial judgment, and the ability to make decisions in an ambiguous environment.
• Clear, confident communicator who translates financial complexity into business terms that resonate with individuals of varying levels of financial acumen.
• Collaborative and influential individual.
• High-integrity individual who understands confidentiality, maintains control discipline, and models sound judgment in high-stakes financial, contractual, and compliance situations.