With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.
Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.
At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.
Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.
This senior role reports to the CFO and is a key member of the FP&A team. The mission of our team is to enable strategic executive and Board-level as well as tactical decision making for the company through financial modeling, fact-based analyses and interpretation of key business and financial trends. We are the analytical backbone of the company and provide strategic insights in planning the future growth and strategy of the company from a financial point of view while serving as the interface between Finance and the rest of business.
This is a highly strategic role where the individual will primarily serve as the Finance leader and business partner for the Sales department (working closely with the CRO), supervise sales commissions and quota setting process, own deals desk process and own the demand forecasting and reporting for overall company billings and revenue while influencing the overall go-to-market strategy of the Company.
Reports To
Chief Finanical Officer
What You Will Be Doing
- Serve as the Financial leader and business partner to Sales leadership. Work closely with the CRO to design and optimize the financial performance of the organization, and support the overall go-to-market strategy
- Work with CRO to drive financial planning, forecasting, and reporting activities
- Regularly engage with Sales leaders to understand risks and opportunities against plans and forecasts. Understand key business drivers, SaaS metrics and business trends to provide insights on spend efficiency, including sales capacity planning
- Manage demand forecasting for Hardware products as well as ARR planning
- Manage sales commissions and deals desk processes including deal structuring and approvals
- Collaborate with the pricing team to provide economic and financial analysis to support pricing strategies
- Work closely with Sales Operations to forecast and report billings and revenue
- Assist with preparation of Board materials and management dashboards
- Continuously focus on automating and streamlining the FP&A processes
- Assist with updating and managing the Company’s long-term financial plan
- Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives across the Company
What We're Looking For
- A team leader with experience in both Hardware and SaaS products
- An advanced understanding of corporate financial planning, modeling, reporting and analysis
- Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated
- A high degree of analytical capability with the proven ability to identify business challenges, structure recommendations and provide insights to enable high-level strategic vision
- An ability to collaborate constructively with, and influence, business leaders and finance colleagues
- 10+ years finance experience at leading technology companies
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA, CPA, and CFA highly preferred
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Strong experience with Salesforce
- Experience with Adaptive Insights or similar planning tools is a plus
ChargePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The targeted US salary range for roles at this operating level is $147,500 to $271,000. This range represents base salary and does not reflect equity, benefits or variable pay where applicable. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications and specific work location.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.
If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.
ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
Electric mobility is the smart choice. We make it the easy one, too. So easy that someone plugs into our network every 2 seconds. Since 2007, we’ve focused solely on building the best electric vehicle (EV) charging experience for everyone involved in the shift to electric.
Join us in shaping the future of mobility. If you'd like to learn more about what it's like to build the new fueling network, check out our Engineering Blog: www.chargepoint.com/engineering
