Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Sales Financial Analyst role sits at a core junction in modern SaaS: the interface between go to market execution and the financial model that underwrites predictable, recurring revenue. In a cloud data platform business, sales capacity, productivity, and spend discipline tend to be the biggest levers, so Sales Finance becomes a practical driver of operating decisions rather than a back office reporting function.
For a SaaS career, the value is repeated exposure to the mechanisms that determine efficiency at scale: close and variance cycles, headcount and budget planning, and forecasting that must stay aligned with shifting pipeline realities. Building fluency in productivity metrics and translating them into narratives for commercial leaders is a durable skill across subscription businesses, especially those managing multi region sales organizations and complex customer segments.
The posting signals a fit for finance professionals who prefer stakeholder facing work and enjoy shaping decisions through analysis, not just producing outputs. It will suit someone comfortable owning planning cadences, presenting to non finance audiences, and maintaining rigor around accruals and reporting. Candidates interested in the operating system behind SaaS growth, and in becoming a trusted partner to GTM leadership, should find this scope especially relevant.
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.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior FP&A Analyst to join our Sales Finance team, specializing in financial analysis and strategic planning. In this key role, you will serve as a Finance Business Partner to our Sales Leaders. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, eager to learn, and capable of influencing business decisions while effectively communicating across all levels of the organization. Success in this role requires a strong attention to detail, a data driven mindset, cross functional collaboration and a passion for thorough analysis. If you thrive in a fast paced environment and are committed to driving financial excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
Be a trusted finance business partner to GTM leaders and build strong partnerships cross-functionally
Manage the month/quarter-end close process: prepare accruals, review journal entries, ensure accurate financial results and provide variance analysis
Own the annual planning process and long-term forecasting with respect to headcount and budgets. Support business leaders and operations teams on strategy and planning
Present monthly financials to business partners and review expenses, highlight variances, discuss go-forward strategy and update forecasts
Partner with operations on productivity metrics and provide thoughtful insights to business leaders
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field
At least 3 years of relevant experience in a FP&A role
Exceptional attention to details with excellent problem-solving skills
Advanced spreadsheet skills with ability to build reports
Solid accounting/finance experience
Prior experience supporting GTM organizations is a plus
Experience with Adaptive Insights and/or Workday Financials is a plus
Effective communication and presentation skills to be able to influence multiple stakeholders
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?
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
