Senior Director, Finance – Revenue
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Senior Director leading revenue forecasting, ARR/GRR strategy, and executive reporting for PowerSchool’s cloud-based K-12 education software. Managing a five-person Revenue Finance team and partnering with executive stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a five-person Revenue Finance team, setting team structure, priorities, career paths, and bench strength
- Own total-company accountability for subscription and revenue metrics, including ARR, GRR, forecasts, renewals, credits, cancellations, revenue recognition, and attrition
- Set enterprise strategy and standards for revenue forecasting methodology, driver-based modeling, and long-range planning
- Provide final sign-off on the quarterly ARR lock and company-wide credit and cancellation treatment policy
- Serve as a primary finance voice in CFO staff meetings and board/investor-facing materials
- Partner with GTM, Sales, Customer Success, Revenue Operations, and Accounting leadership on revenue performance, forecast risk, and retention trends
- Own the roadmap and budget for revenue and subscription-metrics systems and process investment
- Direct continuous improvement and automation across lead-to-cash and revenue forecasting processes
- Manage coordination between the US-based team and COE resources
- Deliver monthly and quarterly executive and board-level reporting on ARR, GRR, revenue forecast variance, and key business drivers
- Lead revenue-integration planning for M&A, new products, and evolving business models
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, revenue finance, or subscription/SaaS finance, including several years managing managers or leads
- Prior experience leading a team of 5+ across multiple functions
- Deep understanding of subscription and recurring-revenue metrics (ARR, GRR, renewals, retention, attrition) and SaaS revenue forecasting, revenue recognition, credits, and cancellations
- Experience presenting revenue performance, forecast risk, and revenue insights directly to the CFO, executive staff, or the board, or in board-prep materials
- Demonstrated ownership of policy and control decisions, such as quarterly close/lock processes and revenue treatment policy
- Experience integrating revenue and retention metrics through M&A, new product launches, or major business-model changes
- Proficiency with Salesforce, NetSuite, Adaptive Planning, Power BI/Tableau, and advanced Excel modeling
- Experience operating in a distributed or global team structure, including managing or partnering with a Center of Excellence (COE) or offshore team
- Proven track record of driving process improvement, automation, and data-integrity initiatives at an enterprise level in a fast-paced, evolving business environment
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Comprehensive 401(k) plan
- Generous Parental Leave
- Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
- Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage



















