Job Title: Senior FP&A Manager
Department: Finance
Job Level: L5
FLSA: Exempt
Job Summary:
Bear Robotics is seeking a Senior FP&A Manager to lead our global financial planning and analysis (FP&A) team. supporting operations across the US, EMEA, and APAC regions. This is a critical leadership role responsible for driving the company-wide planning process, delivering strategic insights, and managing a distributed team to support our fast-growing Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) business.
You’ll work closely with executive leadership, regional stakeholders, and cross-functional partners to ensure aligned financial strategy, performance tracking, and decision-making across the organization. This position can be based in either Dublin, Ireland or Addison, TX, with global responsibilities.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage Bear Robotics’ global FP&A team across US, EMEA, and APAC regions
- Own the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range strategic planning processes
- Act as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, providing insights that drive revenue growth, cost optimization, and margin expansion
- Build and review complex financial models related to pricing, unit economics, scenario analysis, and new initiatives
- Oversee consolidated monthly/quarterly reporting packages, KPIs, and board/investor reporting
- Ensure timely, accurate financial planning and variance analysis across all regions
- Drive continuous improvement in financial tools, data quality, and reporting systems
- Develop and maintain dashboards, planning templates, and business performance reviews
- Collaborate with Accounting, People Operations, Tax, and Operations to ensure cross-functional alignment
- Support ad hoc strategic projects, business case modeling, and investment analysis
- Foster a culture of operational excellence and continuous learning across the FP&A team
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Manages and mentors global FP&A team (1–2 team members)
- Provides formal coaching, feedback, and performance management
- Participates in hiring, onboarding, and team development within the finance function
Required Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing global finance teams
- Advanced modeling and financial planning capabilities across SaaS and/or hardware businesses
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with executive audiences
- Experience building scalable FP&A processes, tools, and teams in a high-growth environment
- Strategic mindset with strong attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally across time zones and cultures
Preferred Skills/Abilities/Qualifications:
- Experience in SaaS, robotics, manufacturing, or subscription-based business models
- Familiarity with global FP&A tools (Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, or similar)
- Experience with global ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) and BI tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI)
- Background in supporting or leading financial operations for international markets
- Experience in a high-growth global startup environment
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred)
- 6–10 years of total finance experience, including 4+ years in FP&A
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
The pay for this position is $126K to $158K in Addison, TX and €110K to €137K in Dublin, Ireland + discretionary annual performance bonus. Pay is dependent on the applicant's relevant experience.
Bear Robotics, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.
