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CRO Finance Business Partner

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Who: A strategic finance leader with extensive FP&A, commercial finance, and revenue accounting experience, able to partner with executives and drive financial performance.
What: Lead revenue forecasting, pipeline management, and executive decision support while embedding financial insights across the business.
Where: Corporate office with hybrid flexibility; global collaboration with stakeholders in Europe, APAC, and other regions.
When: Hiring immediately to support dynamic, revenue-driven business objectives.
Why: To enhance revenue performance, provide strategic insights, and strengthen financial governance and operational efficiency.
Salary: Competitive, market-aligned compensation with comprehensive global benefits.

Job Summary

The CRO Finance Business Partner serves as the strategic right-hand to the Business Unit Finance VP and a key partner to the CRO and Business Unit President. This role drives financial performance by ensuring accurate revenue forecasting, pipeline evaluation, and executive-level decision support. The position provides financial insights, streamlines processes, and ensures compliance with revenue recognition standards (ASC 606 / IFRS 15), supporting a data-driven and agile approach to revenue growth and business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Revenue Leadership

• Lead revenue forecasting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with accounting rules.

• Build and maintain revenue models reflecting operational drivers and contractual terms.

• Provide insights into revenue performance, risks, and opportunities to guide business decisions.

CRO Partnership

• Serve as trusted finance partner to the CRO on revenue, bookings, sales costs, and strategic initiatives.

• Deliver financial reporting, KPI analysis, and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.

• Collaborate with Sales, Sales Operations, and Product teams to evaluate pipeline health and revenue recognition impacts.

Revenue Accounting & Governance

• Ensure compliance with revenue recognition standards (ASC 606 / IFRS 15).

• Maintain strong controls and governance around revenue processes and approvals.

• Support audit readiness and integrity of revenue reporting.

Leadership, Communication & Execution

• Communicate complex financial concepts clearly to executives.

• Prioritize and manage multiple high-impact deliverables.

• Lead and mentor junior team members, fostering collaboration and accountability.

• Represent Finance in cross-functional forums to embed financial considerations into strategic discussions.

Finance Operational Efficiencies

• Automate routine finance tasks such as reporting, reconciliations, and data validation.

• Leverage AI-driven forecasting tools for improved accuracy and agility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance business partnering or FP&A, supporting revenue and commercial functions.

• Strong expertise in revenue accounting, forecasting, and pipeline analysis.

• Experience influencing senior business leaders and driving strategic outcomes.

• Proficiency with financial systems and planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Familiarity with AI-driven finance applications and automation tools preferred.

• Experience in complex, matrixed, global organizations.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project leadership skills.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation (location-dependent) and hybrid work arrangements

• Medical, life, and disability insurance

• Retirement plan options

• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives

• Paid time off for volunteering and donation matching

• Participation in DEI programs and global recognition initiatives

• Access to online learning, accredited courses, and career development tools

CRO Finance Business Partner driving revenue forecasting, pipeline management, and executive decision support with FP&A and commercial finance expertise.

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