Make Your Mark: The Sr. Financial Analyst, Revenue, will be responsible for preparing the revenue forecasting and reporting processes. This role requires an understanding and application of best practices and industry standards as it pertains to SaaS metric reporting, understanding of revenue recognition under ASC 606, ability to work with and identify trends within large sets of data, and the ability to collaborate across departments to deliver meaningful insights and relay financial implications. The ideal candidate is proactive, highly analytical, curious, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This role reports to the Revenue Finance Manager and requires being in the Woodland Hills office three days a week.
You'll Get To:- Own the preparation and delivery of key recurring revenue metrics-including ARR, ACV, gross and net retention, customer counts, user counts, renewal rates, and cohort trends-across monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles.
- Forecast, analyze, and interpret revenue performance across multiple product lines, sales motions, geographies, and customer segments, providing visibility into drivers, risks, and opportunities impacting top-line results.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve revenue-related discrepancies by partnering cross-functionally with Revenue Accounting, FP&A, Systems, and Operations teams. Responsibilities include:
- Monthly analysis of revenue and billings variances versus plan and prior forecasts
- FX impact analysis and reporting
- Customer-level reconciliation of recognized revenue vs. reported ARR
- Creating clear explanations and bridges for leadership review
- Enhance and scale revenue and billings forecasting models to support strategic planning, long-range financial targets, and scenario analysis. Introduce process improvements and automation to drive forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
- Support and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations that communicate actionable insights into business performance, pipeline trends, and key top-line metrics. Partner with executive leadership to ensure data aligns with strategic decision-making needs.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Deal Desk, Revenue Accounting, Legal, and FP&A to support contract review, pricing and packaging changes, non-standard deal terms, and revenue risks. Translate deal structures into financial models and incorporate them into forecasts and reporting.
- Support ad-hoc strategic projects, including systems implementations (e.g., ERP, CRM, CPQ, data warehouse), process optimization initiatives, revenue policy updates, and integration efforts from acquisitions or new product launches.
What You'll Bring:- Experience working in a public company environment or supporting SEC reporting requirements.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and ASC 606 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers).
Salary Range:$112,000.00-$140,000.00
Pay Transparency Statement:Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.
In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.
We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model - for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.
