Vice President, Finance

C3 AI has an opening for a VP, Finance located onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA. 

Vice President, Finance leads the Finance and Planning organization spanning “street” forecasting, budgeting, operating plan management, headcount management, board material management, executive briefing, and various ad hoc projects for the finance organization. This senior leadership role will set the direction for the finance organization and will be a highly visible presence in executive and board-level decision-making. The VP, Finance reports to the Chief Financial Officer.   

Responsibilities: 

• Ensure an effective and robust finance and planning infrastructure: manage the Corporate FP&A team and build a team of Finance Business Partners that support the business functions. 
• Responsible for maintaining the financial planning cadence on a rolling 8 quarter basis. 
• Responsible for building, maintaining, and refining the company’s Operating Plan, including updating it on a weekly basis for actual results.  
• Responsible for building, maintaining, and communicating the Street Model to internal and external constituents. 
• Develop integrated and scalable financial systems that provide highly predictable and understandable financial results. 
• Ensure timely and accurate budget vs actual analysis and future projections. 
• Work with leaders of business groups to ensure forecasts and financial targets will be achieved and monitored on a monthly basis. 
• Responsible for creating KPI and dashboard framework such that all KPIs have definitions and are integrated into the Company's financial model. 
• Ensure non-GAAP financial metrics are properly defined, measured, and reported on a consistent basis. 
• Coordinate and prepare quarterly board package for review and analysis by the Board of Directors. 
• Analyze the company's financial results - profits, trends, costs, and compliance with budgets. Issue regular status and ad hoc reports to senior management. 
• Build detailed financial modeling processes that are consistent across Company. 
• Work closely with the internal and external investor relations team. 
• Provide strategic guidance around capital financing options to support company growth needs. 

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, the candidate must be able to perform each of the responsibilities described above. The candidate must have the capacity to take on additional responsibilities as the Company grows. The requirements listed below are representative of the attributes required. 

• 15+ years of related experience, with increasing levels of responsibility and seniority with most of this experience in the technology industry 
• Experience with Software/SaaS company with revenues in excess of $400M. 
• 5+ years’ experience leading the finance function in a public company. 
• Track record of driving positive results in a very hands-on environment 
• Demonstrated success in consistently producing timely and highly predictable financial models. 
• Expert using excel. 
• Excellent written communication skills  
• Excellent presentation skills 
• Meticulous attention to detail (perfectionist) and natural analytical thinking. 
• Superb time management, decision-making and problem-solving skills. 
• Demonstrates strong personal integrity, C3 AI values and ethics. 

C3 AI provides excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package, which include:   

• Generous equity plan.
• Salary range: $251,000 - $375,000 USD.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future company sponsorship.