Head of Business Partnership Finance at Notion

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Technology, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

~10-15 years experience in Business Partnership FP&A and other finance roles
Proven leadership managing business partnership FP&A teams and executive relationships
Ability to translate complex financial data into strategic narratives
Excellent communication: able to articulate financial insights to non-finance leaders
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, problem-solving skills, and hunger to continually up-level current approaches and processes
Strong work ethic, reliability, and attention to detail
Willingness to roll up their sleeves with the team - “get it done” attitude
Nice to Haves
Experience with a high-growth SaaS company
Experience with Netsuite, Workday, Zip, and planning tools
Experience with usage-based pricing and cost structure

Responsibilities

Lead a high-performing Business Partnership (BP) Finance team delivering strategic partnership and financial leadership to business units
Act as the primary finance liaison to department heads and senior leadership, guiding planning, forecasting, and decision-making
Transform financial data into actionable insights that influence go-to-market strategies, investment decisions, and profitability improvements
Provide finance support across GTM, R&D, and G&A expense and headcount management
Lead coordination & improvements of monthly Budget vs Actuals (BvA) reviews and other opportunities to build financial maturity
Elevate finance's strategic voice through a collaborative mindset
Drive improved forecast accuracy, alignment, and collaborative strategic decision making as a part of ad hoc and recurring finance processes including monthly close, reforecasts, planning, long-range planning, and other critical Expense & Headcount forecasting processes and reporting
Support monthly close and forecast processes - analyze financial results, distill and synthesize key trends, and communicate risks & opportunities to influence business outcomes
Assist in preparation of monthly & quarterly management reporting including Budget vs Actuals analyses and dashboards
Drive deeper Budget vs Actuals understanding and forecast precision via smarter, more data-driven modeling and tighter cross-functional partnership, particularly in uncharted, high impact areas
Tackle new & evolving priorities for the team; conduct ad hoc modeling (e.g. pricing, cost-benefit, investment cases); translate data into narratives that guide leadership decisions
Strengthen operational infrastructure by identifying process improvements; build automation to take steps out of recurring motions and reduce margin of error
Coach and mentor talented existing team to develop both technical and partnership capabilities; grow the team as part of operational excellence journey

Skills

Financial Forecasting

Budget Management

Variance Analysis

Headcount Management

FP&A

Strategic Finance

Monthly Close

Reforecasting

Long Range Planning

GTM Finance

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2016Year Founded

$325.9MTotal Funding

LATE_VCCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance

PTO

Mental health & wellbeing package

Parental leave

Fertility coverage

Retirement matching

Commuter benefits

Monthly stipend

Risks

Increased competition from AI-enhanced tools like Evernote.

Potential trust issues with AI features due to factual inaccuracies.

User resistance to adopting new productivity tools.

Differentiation

Notion combines note-taking, task management, and databases into a single platform.

The platform offers customizable workspaces for personal and collaborative use.

Notion AI assists with tasks like text generation and predictive analytics.

Upsides

Integration with Slack and Google Drive enhances workflow automation.

Acquisition of Skiff strengthens Notion's privacy offerings.

Standalone apps like Notion Calendar expand Notion's modular productivity solutions.

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