Job Description
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
The Head of FP&A is a critical leader in shaping the company's growth strategy globally through data-driven insights and strategic financial leadership. This role will build out a high-performing FP&A function that moves beyond traditional reporting to deliver dynamic, forward-looking analysis. Embedding recurring revenue metrics, external benchmarking, and agile planning will enable smarter decisions and position the organization for sustained long-term success.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
- Modernize FP&A Practices: Integrate advanced analytics, modern planning tools, and real-time data to transform FP&A into a proactive, strategic partner. Implement processes that enable continuous forecasting and agile decision-making.
- Enable SaaS Revenue Insights: Shift focus from one-time license sales to subscription-based models by embedding metrics such as ARR, churn, CAC, and LTV into planning and analysis. Develop customer-centric metrics and leverage external benchmarking to improve forecasting accuracy and support business planning.
- Lead Planning & Forecasting: Drive the annual operating plan and long-range planning process, incorporating scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and strategic investment recommendations. Ensure plans are granular, dynamic, and aligned with evolving business models.
- Deliver Actionable Insights & Reporting: Monitor KPIs, identify internal and external industry trends, and translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership. Provide insights that influence resource allocation, operational efficiency, and create business activities to improve revenue growth.
- Collaborate Across Functions: Partner closely with Sales Operations, Marketing, Product, Development, and Operations teams to validate assumptions, align financial strategies with business goals, and challenge inputs constructively to improve accuracy and impact.
- Build High-Performing Team: Recruit, mentor, and develop FP&A talent, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Champion best practices and innovation within the team.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing finance teams in dynamic, growth-oriented environments.
- Expertise in SaaS and subscription-based metrics to support scenario planning and advanced financial modeling
- Proficiency with technology to support planning across platforms such as Anaplan and Snowflake
- Strong leadership and communication skills to influence across the organization.
- Ability to drive transformation and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree and 15 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required. 5 years management experience is required.
MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.
The Head of FP&A is a critical leader in shaping the company's growth strategy globally through data-driven insights and strategic financial leadership. This role will build out a high-performing FP&A function that moves beyond traditional reporting to deliver dynamic, forward-looking analysis. Embedding recurring revenue metrics, external benchmarking, and agile planning will enable smarter decisions and position the organization for sustained long-term success.
MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.
Responsibilities
- Modernize FP&A Practices: Integrate advanced analytics, modern planning tools, and real-time data to transform FP&A into a proactive, strategic partner. Implement processes that enable continuous forecasting and agile decision-making.
- Enable SaaS Revenue Insights: Shift focus from one-time license sales to subscription-based models by embedding metrics such as ARR, churn, CAC, and LTV into planning and analysis. Develop customer-centric metrics and leverage external benchmarking to improve forecasting accuracy and support business planning.
- Lead Planning & Forecasting: Drive the annual operating plan and long-range planning process, incorporating scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and strategic investment recommendations. Ensure plans are granular, dynamic, and aligned with evolving business models.
- Deliver Actionable Insights & Reporting: Monitor KPIs, identify internal and external industry trends, and translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership. Provide insights that influence resource allocation, operational efficiency, and create business activities to improve revenue growth.
- Collaborate Across Functions: Partner closely with Sales Operations, Marketing, Product, Development, and Operations teams to validate assumptions, align financial strategies with business goals, and challenge inputs constructively to improve accuracy and impact.
- Build High-Performing Team: Recruit, mentor, and develop FP&A talent, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Champion best practices and innovation within the team.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing finance teams in dynamic, growth-oriented environments.
- Expertise in SaaS and subscription-based metrics to support scenario planning and advanced financial modeling
- Proficiency with technology to support planning across platforms such as Anaplan and Snowflake
- Strong leadership and communication skills to influence across the organization.
- Ability to drive transformation and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree and 15 years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required. 5 years management experience is required.
About MathWorks
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. MATLAB, the language of engineers and scientists, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation. Simulink is a block diagram environment for simulation and Model-Based Design of multidomain and embedded engineering systems. Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on these product families to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development in automotive, aerospace, electronics, financial services, biotech-pharmaceutical, and other industries. MATLAB and Simulink are also fundamental teaching and research tools in the world's universities and learning institutions. Founded in 1984, MathWorks employs more than 5,000 people in 16 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA.
Mission: Our goal is to change the world by accelerating the pace of discovery, innovation, development, and learning in engineering and science.
We work to provide the ultimate computing environment for technical computation, visualization, design, simulation, and implementation. We use this environment to provide innovative solutions in a wide range of application areas.
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