Senior Manager, Financial Insights

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About The Role:

The Senior Manager of Financial Insights is a role within Avalara's Global Analytics and Insights organization. You will deliver accurate, data-driven financial insights that inform strategic decision-making across the company. Partnering with the CFO, Finance, and department leaders, you will analyze our performance, model financial impacts, and develop defensible forecasts that guide operational and investment decisions.

• Manage accurate, transparent financial models and forecasts that inform short- and long-term business planning.
• Evaluate the financial impact of strategic and operational decisions, providing applicable insights to the CFO and business leaders.
• Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity modeling to assess potential risks and outcomes.
• Translate projects into costs and track results against projections.
• Be a trusted advisor for financial performance management and forecasting processes.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to assess costs of business strategies and deliver data-backed recommendations aligned with growth and profitability goals.
• Support strategic planning, investment evaluations, and cost optimization plans with detailed financial insights.
• Communicate complex financial concepts and trends in a clear, narrative-driven format tailored for executive audiences.
• Maintain standard reporting and KPI frameworks to measure important financial and operational performance metrics.
• Provide regular performance updates and variance analyses to senior leadership with proposed actions to mitigate risk moving forward.
• Improve financial data accuracy, reporting processes, and business intelligence assets; create scalable reporting mechanisms to increase transparency.
• Collaborate with business and finance partners to define financial success metrics and performance drivers.
• Identify trends and opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and business efficiency; ensure data integrity across systems.
• Mentor analysts and peers on financial modeling, data interpretation, and insight generation best practices.

• 8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, business insights, or strategic finance roles (or 5+ years with a Master’s).
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and performance measurement.
• Proficiency with BI and analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience in financial data modeling and validation.
• Ability to connect analytics to operational and strategic outcomes and drive data-driven decision-making.
• Experience in a SaaS, B2B, or technology-driven organization; prior exposure to working with or supporting a CFO or Finance leadership team.
• Familiarity with revenue forecasting, cost modeling, and business case development.
• Experience leading or partnering with FP&A or strategic finance teams.

Avalara is an AI-first company. AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. We embrace AI as an essential capability and expect candidates to apply AI to business challenges to improve efficiency and drive results.

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing billions of requests and millions of tax returns. We’re a growing business with a mission to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and provide employee resource groups with senior leadership sponsorship.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.