Corporate FP&A Manager

Cato Networks is the converged network and security cloud for the AI era.  

As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents.  

Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide.  

We’re looking for a strategic Corporate FP&A Manager to lead corporate planning & forecasting, guide the FP&A team to create best in class processes, and partner with senior leaders to drive informed financial decisions. 

Responsibilities: 

• Forecasting and Budgeting: Lead revenue, expense, and cash-flow forecasts and budgets, working with budget owners to challenge assumptions and deliver accurate, timely plans. 

• Month-End Close and Reporting: Partner with Accounting on close, lead variance reviews, and deliver timely management, executive, and board reports on performance, SaaS metrics, risks, and opportunities. 

• Business Partnering: Partner with senior leaders and budget owners to align plans with business priorities and turn financial insights into decisions. 

• Data and FP&A Processes: Work with stakeholders to maintain financial data quality and improve planning and reporting systems and processes without compromising accuracy. 

• Financial Modeling: Develop and review models for strategic initiatives, scenarios, and investment decisions, including key assumptions and outputs. 

• Long-Range Planning: Lead multi-year plans linking strategic priorities and investment choices to operating drivers and financial outcomes. 

• Strategic Analysis and Team Leadership: Lead ad hoc analyses and industry benchmarking to inform decisions and planning assumptions; review the FP&A team’s work and coach members to deliver decision-ready insights. 

Requirements:  

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. 

• Experience: 8+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including leadership of corporate planning and management of analysts or cross-functional finance teams, preferably in a SaaS or high-tech environment. 

• Proven experience leading finance partnership with senior leadership and the management team to shape financial decisions. 

• Experience leading, coaching, and developing FP&A professionals while fostering accountability and effective cross-functional collaboration. 

 

Technical Skills: 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, with the ability to oversee complex financial models and review analyses prepared by the team. 

• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite or similar), financial planning tools (Pigment - advantage) and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI). 

• Analytical Skills: Strong strategic judgment and analytical skills, with the ability to direct complex financial analyses and translate insights into recommendations for senior leadership.    

• Communication Skills: Executive-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial insights clearly, influence decisions, and align finance and non-finance stakeholders. 

• Business Acumen: Understanding of business and accounting principles and the ability to connect financial results to operational performance. 

• Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail. 

• Organizational Skills: Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.    

• Proactive: Self-motivated and proactive with a strong work ethic. 

• SaaS Understanding: Strong understanding of SaaS business models, metrics, and financial drivers, with the ability to incorporate them into planning and performance management. 

• Problem-solving: Ability to identify and resolve issues effectively. 

• Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.