Sr Manager, Finance

At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Senior Manager to join the team the team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working within a fast-paced environment and possess strong analytical communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

We are seeking a seasoned and dynamic candidate to assist in overseeing and optimizing financial planning strategy and operational excellence across F5s technology and operations domains. This is a pivotal leadership role within the Finance organization responsible for providing strategic direction actionable insights and robust financial frameworks to drive efficiency innovation and long-term value creation.

This is a visionary rolewere looking for someone who not only brings a wealth of FP&A expertise but also forward-thinking ideas to reimagine how finance aligns with evolving technology and operations priorities. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing transparency forecasting accuracy and decision support for business leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Audit Leadership

• Strategic Partnership: Act as the primary financial and strategic business partner for the subject area leadership team contributing to technology and operations strategies. Serving as a trusted advisor providing insights and recommendations to optimize resource allocation technology investments and operational efficiency.
• Budgeting Forecasting and Planning: Support the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes for the organization ensuring alignment with corporate goals and strategic priorities. Identify growth opportunities and cost-saving initiatives while proactively mitigating financial risks.
• Data-Driven Decision Support: Develop robust financial models KPIs and frameworks to evaluate key initiatives with business stakeholders (e.g.. R&D prioritization technology-enabled efficiencies infrastructure investments operational scalability etc.). Use data to provide actionable recommendations to drive investment decisions and performance improvement.
• Performance Management and Reporting: Establish and drive reporting mechanisms to monitor financial performance operational metrics and progress against key initiatives. Provide clear concise updates to business leadership and executive stakeholders. Present financial results trends and recommendations to subject area leadership teams with clarity and impact.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Bring new ideas and innovative thinking to the FP&A organization with an emphasis on driving automation agility and efficiency in financial processes. Implement tools models and best practices to optimize FP&A processes improving consistency and decision-making speed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with finance accounting and operational teams to ensure alignment on metrics governance processes and strategic initiatives. Actively support cross-functional projects involving technology deployments operational shifts and long-term financial scenario planning.

Success Profile

What Were Looking For

• Education and Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in Finance Economics Accounting or a related field required. MBA CPA or CFA designation is strongly preferred.
  • 8 years of progressive experience in FP&A ideally within fast-paced technology-driven industries. Experience in multi-cloud or SaaS environments is a plus.
  • 3-5 years of leadership experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • Mastery in financial modeling forecasting and variance analysis.
  • Strong ERP and financial system skills such as SAP Hyperion Anaplan or similar tools.
  • Proficient in data visualization platforms such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Core Competencies:
  • Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen. Ability to connect the dots between financial outcomes business drivers and operational success.
  • Proven ability to thrive in a complex matrixed environment and lead cross-functional initiatives.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to present financially complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences clearly and concisely.
• Leadership:
  • Previous leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to inspire mentor and guide teams.
  • Collaborative mindset with a passion for driving positive change across siloed organizations.
• Innovative Mindset:
  • A forward-thinker who challenges the status quo with new ways to approach FP&A data visibility and resource allocation.
  • Proactive in identifying and implementing emerging finance technologies and tools to streamline processes.

Why Join This Team

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a business area critical to the success of F5. Youll have the chance to leverage your leadership expertise to guide the intersection of financial strategy and technology operations while working in a collaborative innovative and fast-changing environment. Competitive compensation career development opportunities and an inclusive workplace culture are just a few of the reasons to join F5.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience geographic locations and market conditions as well as to reflect F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .