Senior Finance Manager, Corporate and G&A

Description Sprout Social is looking to hire a Senior Finance Manager, Corporate and G&A, for the Finance team. Why join Sprout’s Finance team? At Sprout Social, our Finance team powers the strategy behind helping leading brands unlock the value of social intelligence. We act as the company’s fiscal backbone—equipping leaders with insights to make smart decisions, while delivering a seamless experience for customers and meeting the demands of a dynamic public company. You'll join a collaborative team grounded in accuracy and operational excellence, where your work directly impacts Sprout's success. We foster a culture of high standards and continuous learning, giving you the opportunity to grow your expertise while making meaningful contributions. What you’ll do Lead company-wide financial planning processes, including annual operating planning, long-range planning (LRP), rolling forecasts, and executive consolidations across the business. Champion strategic financial partnership across Sprout’s G&A leadership team—including People, Legal, IT, and Corporate functions—to steer critical investment decisions and maximize operational trade-offs. Architect and optimize corporate financial models, SaaS operating metrics, headcount planning frameworks, and executive reporting to support data-driven decision-making. Spearhead forecast rigor and operational discipline through proactive variance analysis, scenario planning, and actionable insights into company performance drivers. Direct and govern total-company payroll, tax, benefits, and macro-level merit/promo guidance allocation assumptions in close alignment with the Total Rewards team. Cultivate key partnerships with Accounting, Procurement, Total Rewards, and business leaders that transform spend management, unlock workforce planning efficiencies, and deliver transparent financial visibility. Author executive-ready narratives and presentations that translate complex financial and operational data into clear business recommendations. Champion analytical excellence, scalable planning processes, and best practices across the broader FP&A organization, acting as a key driver of team initiatives. What you’ll bring You are a highly analytical and strategic finance leader who thrives in fast-paced SaaS environments and enjoys operating at both the corporate and business-partnering levels. You bring strong financial modeling capabilities, executive presence, and the ability to influence cross-functional leaders through data-driven storytelling and thoughtful partnership. You are equally comfortable designing scalable systems, mentoring teams, steering a team through complex financial project workflows, and dissecting operational details to improve forecasting accuracy, financial visibility, and business performance. The minimum qualifications for this role include: 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance roles, ideally within high-growth SaaS organizations. Strong expertise in corporate financial planning processes, including annual planning, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and executive consolidations. Advanced financial modeling and analytical capabilities with a deep understanding of SaaS unit economics, headcount planning, and operating performance metrics. Proven experience partnering directly with senior business leaders to influence investment decisions, drive accountability, and deliver actionable financial insights. Excellent communication and executive storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex financial data into clear recommendations for leadership audiences. Preferred qualifications for this role include: Demonstrated experience leading high-impact finance initiatives while mentoring, developing, and elevating the capabilities of analysts and team members. Experience partnering with G&A organizations such as People, Legal, IT, or Corporate Operations as a dedicated finance business partner. Hands-on experience with enterprise planning platforms such as Pigment, Anaplan, or Adaptive Planning, including workflow automation and dashboarding. Familiarity with finance and HR systems, including TeamOhana, NetSuite, Workday, and Coupa. Strong understanding of SaaS operating metrics, including Rule of 40, CAC Payback, Magic Number, and LTV. Demonstrated ability to balance collaborative partnership with strategic influence and constructive challenge in fast-paced environments. How you’ll grow Within 1 month, you’ll plant your roots, including: Complete Sprout Social’s new hire training & onboarding program alongside other new Sprout team members. You’ll gain a broader understanding of our products and how your role fits into the organization. Partner with your manager to align on early priorities, define success in the role, establish career growth goals, and build a strategic command of Sprout’s financial planning processes, systems architecture, and operating rhythms   Deconstructing existing forecasting models, reporting frameworks, and key SaaS performance metrics used by leadership. Assessing Pigment, TeamOhana, and the broader planning ecosystem to understand current workflows and opportunities for optimization. Within 3 months, you’ll start hitting your stride by: Building and enhancing partnerships across G&A support functions.  Advancing corporate consolidations, executive reporting, and planning cycles. Delivering proactive financial insights and recommendations to functional leaders to improve decision-making and forecasting accuracy. Mastering Pigment and identifying opportunities to streamline manual workflows and improve planning and forecasting automation. Within 6 months, you’ll be making a clear impact through: Leading key components of annual planning, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes with confidence and accuracy. Driving measurable improvements in forec