VP of Financial Planning & Analysis
Rapid7's Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis will be a key strategic partner to the executive team, responsible for shaping Rapid7's financial roadmap and ensuring that investment allocation is aligned with our long-term business strategy. Your work will directly influence major growth initiatives and ensure that Rapid7 is well-positioned for both scale and sustainable profitability.
About the Team
The FP&A team aims to be a skilled, energetic group of individuals who work together to drive effective and efficient decision making and investment across the company. We partner with leadership to help them understand their organizations and invest resources so that they can best support the customer. Through these partnerships, FP&A also has a unique position within the broader Finance organization to facilitate business context and decision-making across Investor Relations, Accounting and Strategic Finance & Analytics, among other parts of the business. This leader will be expected to lead, coach, mentor, and develop this team as the business priorities evolve through scale.
About the Role
The VP of FP&A will be responsible for leading all aspects of Rapid7's financial strategy planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting. You will oversee the teams responsible for driving partnership across Sales and Marketing, Research and Development, and G&A functions to align our investments with desired outcomes. In this role, you'll be both a strategic leader and an operational coach, empowering your team to take ownership of the FP&A function while providing guidance and mentorship. You'll lead by example, rolling up your sleeves when necessary and actively fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.The right candidate will have proven experience navigating ambiguity at a complex, matrixed organization and possess deep curiosity with a growth mindset.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute our financial strategy in partnership with the company's senior leadership, that drives growth and positions the company to achieve its near-, mid-, & long-term financial goals.
- Lead, coach, and direct the FP&A function, including budgeting and forecasting at the business line and corporate levels, as well as oversee actionable financial reporting to senior leadership and the board of directors to help them understand the company's financial health, performance drivers, and areas of risk.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of FP&A professionals, fostering an inclusive culture focused on supporting the long-term strategy of the company. Work closely with the team to continuously improve the FP&A processes, systems, and tools to increase the accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting and forecasting. Build a strong bench of leaders and continuously drive professional development.
- Lead Rapid7's company-wide financial planning cycles, including the long range financial planning process, annual plan and monthly/quarterly forecasts. Build financial models that incorporate business strategies and market conditions, ensuring the company is financially prepared for future growth and challenges.
- Drive and manage strategic headcount planning in close partnership with Talent Acquisition and People Strategy teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives and resource allocation across departments.
- Partner with senior executives and their leadership teams and advise on all financial planning and analysis related activities providing insights and recommendations on how financial decisions affect the overall strategy and financial outcomes..
- Develop and manage budgets to relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure operational efficiency and deliver consistent financial reporting across the organization
- Advance the team's strategy around leveraging technology to streamline and improve forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Work with the Finance and Legal team ensuring financial reporting complies with regulatory requirements, including SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.).
- Identify and evaluate financial risks that could impact the company's profitability, liquidity, or strategic initiatives. Partner cross-functionally with other departments to develop strategies to mitigate financial risks, such as currency fluctuations, commodity price changes, or geopolitical events.
- Maintain data accuracy ensuring Rapid7's for consistent and reliable decision-making.
- Provide strategic & analytical support to M&A activity and other strategic projects as needed.
The skills you'll bring include:
- 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience including experience in FP&A, investment banking, equity research or similar roles, preferably with exposure to enterprise SaaS (technology industry experience preferable but not required)
- Demonstrated experience leading a high-performing FP&A function, ideally with a track record of upgrading and enhancing systems, processes and reporting
- Exceptional understanding of business and financial models with demonstrated success in building simple and complex financial models that inform decision-making and business outcomes
- Demonstrated experience coaching, developing and mentoring FP&A teams within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with all areas and levels of the company and to distill complex financial information into a narrative that enables decision making.
- Collaborative attitude and the ability to establish solid partnerships and build consensus at all levels of the organization.
- Willingness to disrupt the status quo to create positive change and improve the impact of FP&A across the business.
- Critical thinking, problem solving and inquisitiveness coupled with a desire to continuously learn new skills.
- An ability to make decisions and move forward with limited information navigating ambiguity with poise and gravitas
- Ability to think beyond your immediate team and contribute to making Rapid7 holistically better
- Knowledge of Adaptive Planning, Workday, and data visualization tools such as Tableau a plus.
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That's because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don't be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what's possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we're building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 11,000+ global customers ahead of whatever's next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world's biggest security challenges.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.
