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As the Director of Finance at Absolute, you will drive leadership around the Company’s financial modeling, forecasting, reporting and preparation of Board materials.

You will be responsible for driving strategy and insights around financial decision making and planning. Reporting to the VP, Finance, you will focus on the Company’s global business reporting, Long Range Plan, forecasting, planning, modeling and senior management support. The position and function will play an immediate and instrumental role in supporting Absolute’s growth through providing business insights and be a key business partner to Company leadership.

You will help develop a finance organization that has a comprehensive understanding of key business drivers and deliver financial plans and analyses that lead to effective and insightful decision-making. You will focus on the continuous improvement of financial tools, business modeling and financial planning processes.

You must have a strong understanding of financial concepts, three statement modeling, competitive analysis, business intelligence, and be intellectually curious and rigorous. You will bring insightful, strategic thinking to the table and act as a thought partner to the CFO and VP, Finance, as well as your peers across the Finance, Commercial Operations and Accounting organization. Experience in the technology industry is a strong plus but not required. You must be able to build exceptionally strong relationships with members of the executive management team and key leadership throughout the Company.

You are an energetic, motivated, and organized team player who will drive value at a growing cyber security technology company.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Serve as key business partner and contributor to the development and analysis of growth strategies and tactics
• Responsible for maintaining Power BI analytics to drive insights.
• Responsible for financial planning and operations on an annual and quarterly cadence, both formally and informally
• Ensure the validity of budgets and forecasts through thoughtful oversight of internal and external financial forecasts, budgets, etc., and assist with the creation of LRPs.
• Help drive an efficient, effective and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and budgets that link to key corporate objectives, ensuring that all budgets and forecasts are accurate, comprehensive and completed on time. Own the 3 financial statement model, including rolling forecast and 3-year plan
• Oversight of financial planning tools and technology, including driving the implementation and enhancement of such tools and technology in partnership with our systems team and other members of the finance and accounting teams
• Providing critical input to the VP, Finance, CFO and other members of senior management regarding the financial performance of the Company, including recommendations for action and collaboratively developing operating policies and procedures to enable the attainment of corporate and business objectives
• Contributing to the evolution and execution of financial updates for various internal and external stakeholders, including CEO, executive leaders and the Company’s Board of Directors
• Preparing executive presentations, including financial results and comprehensive business analyses and recommendations for senior management
• Partnering with key stakeholders to develop, measure and monitor our key business metrics and connect those metrics to our financial management processes
• Development and implementation of frameworks for effective investment decision making to ensure decisions are in alignment with the creation of shareholder value
• Protect the security and privacy of Absolute and its customers 

Candidate Requirements:

• A Business-oriented undergraduate degree with an emphasis in Finance, Economics or Accounting
• An MBA, CFA and/or CPA is preferred
• 10+ years of progressive growth in financial management roles in high growth companies or with a foundational firm like investment banking, transaction services, private equity, equity research or consulting
• Software/SaaS industry experience is preferred
• Core competencies in financial planning, financial & economic modeling and analysis, and capital planning (or a strong understanding of these concepts, if coming out of a foundational experience)
• Well-rounded leadership and management background, including extensive financial planning experience as well as solid track record in related areas such as financial reporting, project financial analysis, strategic planning in public companies – if not coming directly out of a foundational experience
• Previous experience implementing and using an enterprise-wide planning tool is a plus

Why Work For Us:
You’re resilient and passionate about securing the Work from Anywhere era.
So are we.      

We’re in search of the best and the brightest – everyone from innovators, sellers and marketers to financers, operators and especially customer relationship managers – we’re looking for top tier talent to help us shape the next decade of security, drive innovation that enables customers with truly disruptive solutions and are dedicated to making a meaningful difference.      

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington with international offices in Vancouver - BC, Austin - TX, Boulder - CO, Ankeny – IA, Reading - UK and Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam, Absolute Security accelerates customers’ shift to work-from-anywhere through the industry’s first self-healing Zero Trust platform, ensuring maximum security and uncompromised productivity. Only Absolute is embedded in more than half a billion devices, offering a permanent digital connection that intelligently and dynamically applies visibility, control and self-healing capabilities to endpoints, applications, and network access to ensure their cyber resilience tailored for distributed workforces.      

Our vision is to be the world’s most trusted security company – and to empower end users to connect securely and from anywhere, to all the applications they need to collaborate and get their work done, without interruptions and with an optimal network experience. Absolute currently serves approximately 16,000 customers with more than 13 million activated endpoints globally. G2 recognized Absolute as a Leader in the Winter 2022 Endpoint Management and Zero Trust Networking Grid Reports, reflecting our continued customer satisfaction across product lines. To learn more about Absolute, visit our website at www.absolute.comor visit our YouTube channel

Absolute Security Inc. is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at dl-hr@absolute.com

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