[Remote] Lead FP&A & Strategic Finance Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, empowers developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for various workloads. As a Lead FP&A & Strategic Finance Analyst, you will partner with the Head of Strategic Finance and GTM leadership to provide insights into business performance and drive analytical processes, focusing on core FP&A planning and analytics.ResponsibilitiesOwning core FP&A planning and operating rhythmsOwning headcount forecasting and hiring budget tracking across the businessSupporting and improving the company’s departmental budgeting process, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and budget-versus-actual analysisMonitoring departmental operating budgets, identifying risks and changes against plan, understanding ROI of spend, and driving follow-up actions with stakeholdersBuilding trusted models, spreadsheets, and recurring reporting that leaders can understand, use, and make decisions fromHelping create scalable planning processes that improve visibility, accountability, and decision quality across the businessPartnering with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing leadership to improve pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy, and overall go-to-market performanceOwning the design, administration, and calculation of commission and incentive plans across GTM teams, including maintaining accurate payouts and supporting scalable compensation processesBuilding the reporting, dashboards, and KPI frameworks used to track revenue performance, identify trends, and support operational and strategic decision-makingUsing AI tools effectively to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of analysis and reporting workflows, while exercising strong judgment around accuracy, business context, and data integrityPulling and validating data independently using SQLBuilding spreadsheets and models that people can digest and trustFluency with respect to creating very clear Google and PowerPoint slidesSkillsStrong FP&A and analytical fundamentals, including forecasting, headcount planning, variance analysis, operating expense management, and financial modelingExperience supporting go-to-market organizations through pipeline analysis, forecasting, KPI reporting, sales productivity analysis, and commission or incentive plan administrationComfortable working directly with raw data, including pulling, validating, and analyzing data using SQLAbility to connect operational metrics to financial outcomes and clearly communicate what changed, why it changed, and what the business should do nextDeeply curious, instinctively ask follow-up questions, and feel unsatisfied stopping at surface-level explanations or reportingAbility to build spreadsheets, models, dashboards, and presentations that are accurate, digestible, and trusted by business leadersComfortable partnering directly with leaders across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Finance to drive accountability, improve visibility, and support decision-makingStrong judgment around AI tools and know how to use them to accelerate analysis and reporting without compromising accuracy, context, or data integrityThrive in high-growth, ambiguous environments where systems and processes are still being builtCommitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environmentBenefitsFlexible PTO and comprehensive family leaveFridays off in August 😎Fully remote opportunities globallyStock options for long-term growthMonthly WiFi stipendProfessional development and educational resources 📚Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)Company OverviewTimescale is addressing one of the largest challenges (and opportunities) in databases for years to come: helping developers, businesses, and society make sense of the data that humans and their machines are generating in copious amounts. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.tigerdata.com/.