Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Manager, FP&A

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: San Jose, CA, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX, Atlanta, GA, or Pittsburg, PA (open to remote w/ travel)

Travel: Occasional to other office locations

Salary: Salary is based off various variable including but not limited to education, location, experience, skills and other internal structures.

ABOUT LYNX

Lynx Software Technologies provides foundational, open architecture software solutions for customers in the aerospace and defense end-markets. Our mission is to better enable our customers to design, develop, deploy, and maintain robust software solutions which promote and enhance national security via the delivery of differentiated IP, unique development tools and infrastructure, and complex software engineering services. Lynx’s MOSA.ic platform enables safe, cyber-secure, high-performance, and high-reliability computing for applications requiring the strictest standards for certification and compliance. Since 1988, customers have trusted Lynx’s IP and expertise to enable mixed criticality systems to be harnessed to deliver deterministic, real-time, and secure performance and intelligent decision-making at the mission critical edge.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

To learn more about Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. please go to www.lynx.com.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Manager, FP&A is a key member of the Lynx finance team and is responsible for the Financial Planning, analysis, and reporting functions for Lynx and its affiliated companies. Working closely with the Chief Financial Officer and other functional leaders across go-to-market, delivery, R&D, HR, and other support functions. The Manager, FP&A executes critical financial processes including monthly financial reporting and analysis, annual planning and budgeting, forecasting, and KPI tracking and reporting. This position will play an integral role in helping Lynx achieve its strategic goals by leveraging Lynx’s business applications to improve operational visibility and business intelligence and contributing to merger & acquisition activities.

Responsibilities:

The Manager, FP&A’s duties include but are not limited to the following:

· Provide in-depth analysis of company financial performance, including variances to budget and forecasts and KPI trends; develop a monthly cadence of financial analysis and communication with business leaders

· Prepare monthly financial reporting packages for management and external stakeholders

· Play an integral finance role with the company’s merger & acquisition activities, managing the consolidation of financials and modeling

· Execute the development of Lynx’s annual budget and periodic forecasts; manage these processes and support stakeholder participation and engagement to meet planning deadlines

· Evaluate vendors and oversee the implementation of the company’s Financial Planning and reporting software application in Netsuite; ensure users are trained to use the application effectively

· Oversee project profitability reporting and communicate results and findings to key stakeholders, helping to identify areas for improvements

· Perform analysis of key business data and drivers, present findings and provide recommendations

· Update weekly revenue forecast, identifying changes in assumptions or opportunities

· Implement Quarterly Business Review process with executive management team

· Work closely with the Sales & Product teams to analyze operational performance and trends

· Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support data-driven business decisions

· Participate in merger & acquisition activities, including due diligence, financial modeling, and integration

· Participate in the annual commission planning process and implementing commission tool integrated with Netsuite and Salesforce

· Participate in the determination of Professional Services consulting rates for government contracts

Requirements

Qualifications and Requirements:

· 7+ years of progressive finance & accounting experience; experience in a high-growth environment and M&A is preferred

· Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or equivalent; MBA preferred

· Private Equity backed company and M&A experience preferred

· Demonstrated experience building complex financial models and providing financial analysis; very strong Excel skills are required

· Ability to work cross-functionally with other teams in a remote environment

· Demonstrated experience executing budgeting and forecasting processes

· Demonstrated ability to collaborate with line managers to support understanding of and accountability for financial results and drive engagement in planning processes

· Experience presenting and communicating at the senior leadership level

· Experience with the following business applications is highly desirable: Netsuite, Salesforce, FP&A tools

· Experience with consolidations, foreign subsidiaries and multiple entities is required

· Practical hands-on experience in a fast-paced, rapidly growing, and evolving business environment

· Experience in software industry, professional services businesses or government subcontracts is a plus

Benefits

Benefits:

· 401(k) matching

· Medical insurance, including employer HSA contributions

· Dental insurance

· Vision insurance

· Flexible Spending Account(s)

· Life & Long-Term Disability Insurance

· Responsible PTO policy

· Flexibility to work remotely

Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We base our employment decisions entirely on business needs, job requirements, and qualifications—We have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination, and we are looking for candidates who share those values. Here at Lynx, it is our mission to create and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, no matter what an employee's: Ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical ability, religion, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, national origin, veteran status thus providing a positive work employee experience.

To learn more about Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. please go to www.lynx.com .