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Watershed is an enterprise sustainability platform used by companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting (including CSRD), and drive real decarbonization.
You will own the corporate financial model and serve as a primary finance partner to the Product, Customer, Business Foundation, and Executive teams. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will lead budget and forecast processes, variance analysis, and shape how the company measures and communicates performance.
Key responsibilities include:
**Corporate Planning & Consolidation**
- Lead company-wide planning and forecasting; own short and long-term corporate financial models and planning processes for revenue, headcount, expenses, cash flow, tax forecasting, and infrastructure planning
- Lead monthly and quarterly close, board and investor reporting with budget vs. actual analysis at corporate and departmental levels
- Own core SaaS metrics: Gross Margin %, Magic Number, Cash Burn Multiple, Rule of 40
- Drive the cash model to guide capital allocation
- Translate complex financial data into clear insights that drive operational performance and executive decision-making
**Expense & Business Partnership**
- Serve as finance partner to Product, Engineering, Design & Science on spend and resourcing decisions
- Partner with Business Foundation and Customer org to align resourcing with demand while watching gross margin
- Own headcount and opex planning with department heads
You will work closely with Founders, executive leadership, and key cross-functional partners to ensure financial rigor and visibility across the organization. Watershed has offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, and Mexico City, with remote team members across the US and Europe.
**Requirements**
- 6–8+ years in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Investment Banking / Venture Capital / Private Equity, including 2+ years inside a high-growth B2B SaaS company
- Strong financial modeling, P&L management, forecasting, and annual / long-range planning experience
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and recurring revenue mechanics
- Proven business partnering ability: able to translate complex financials for non-finance leaders and push back when it matters
- Nice to have: experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, and/or Rippling (or equivalent CRM/ERP/HRIS platforms)
- Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week
