Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Financial Analyst role stands out in SaaS because it sits at the intersection of product-led cloud infrastructure and business decision-making. In a subscription and usage-driven model like Snowflake’s, finance is tightly coupled to operating metrics, customer consumption patterns, and capacity economics, making the work materially different from traditional corporate FP&A. The remit signals a finance function embedded with the business rather than limited to reporting.
For someone building a long-term SaaS finance career, the exposure here is to the full operating system of a cloud platform at scale: scenario modeling, KPI interpretation, and planning cycles that must adapt to changing demand signals. The emphasis on unit economics and cross-functional partnership with GTM and Engineering maps directly to how modern SaaS companies run, and the mention of AI-enabled reporting reflects a shift toward faster, more automated analysis workflows.
This position is best suited to an analyst who enjoys owning models end to end, translating ambiguity into structured recommendations, and communicating with senior stakeholders. It fits a professional who prefers being a business partner to a specific unit, is comfortable with close and forecast rigor, and wants their work to influence prioritization across a complex SaaS organization.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
Snowflake started with a clear vision: develop a cloud data platform that is effective, affordable, and accessible to all data users. Snowflake developed an innovative new product with a built-for-the-cloud architecture that combines the power of data warehousing, the flexibility of big data platforms, and the elasticity of the cloud at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions. We are now a global, world-class organization with offices in more than a dozen countries and serving many more.
Our Finance team is looking to add a Senior Financial Analyst to focus on financial analysis and strategic planning. You will play a critical role as our Finance Business Partner helping to support the full P&L of a stand-alone BU’s within Snowflake. We want you to be a self-starter, someone who can be a sponge, yet provide solutions and can communicate at all levels. Additionally, what will make you successful is being detail-oriented, analytically driven and having a passion for making an impact.
This will be a hybrid position based in Menlo Park, CA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build and maintain complex financial models (3-statement, operating models, scenario and sensitivity analyses) to support strategic planning and decision-making with high accuracy and detailed reporting
Be our trusted finance business partner and have the skillset in building strong partnerships with key stakeholders in the respective BU’s
Partner with executive leadership on budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and ad-hoc strategic initiatives
Analyze business performance, KPIs, and unit economics; translate insights into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
Manage the month/quarter-end close process: prepare accruals, review journal entries, ensure accurate financial results and provide variance analysis
Prepare monthly financial review packages for business partners in order to review performance, discuss variances and update forecasts
Leverage AI tools to drive reporting in order to help track and manage department health, progress towards OKRs and drive key decisions
Work cross-functionally with GTM, Engineering, and other Finance teams to ensure proper alignment and drive key decisions
Operate effectively in an ambiguous, fast-changing environment where priorities evolve quickly
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field
At least 5 years of relevant experience in a FP&A role with experience supporting an early-stage or high-growth startup
Prior experience in investment banking, private equity, consulting, or similar analytically rigorous background
Advanced Excel skills with a demonstrated ability to build robust, scalable financial models from scratch
Prior experience of using AI tools to enable quicker analysis and reporting
Exceptional attention to details with excellent leadership communication and problem-solving skills
Solid accounting/finance experience, including knowledge of GAAP
Experience with Adaptive Insights and/or Workday Financials is a plus
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and global environment
Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
