About OpenSesame
- OpenSesame is the trusted partner for Workforce Reinvention in the age of AI. OpenSesame delivers integrated software, curated and customizable content, and expert services – embedded into existing learning, HR, and work systems – to help organizations expand their human+AI potential and thrive through change.
- Learn more: www.opensesame.com/about
About the Team
- With our rapid growth, the Finance team is playing an increasingly critical role in guiding business decisions. For someone looking to develop as a financial leader, this is a chance to accelerate their career in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Pulling it off means you’ll help shape the future of the company’s growth story.
About the Job
- As our business continues to rapidly scale, we need someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive in partnering with leaders across Sales, Marketing, and Publisher Curation. This isn’t just reporting on the numbers—it’s about providing insights that directly impact revenue growth, profitability, and strategic decision-making.
- The ideal candidate thrives in a high-growth environment, solves critical business problems, manages complex financial models, and enjoys collaborating cross-functionally. You’ll partner with business leaders and the finance team to drive forecasting, budgeting, and analytics that accelerate revenue growth, expand margins and improve efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Sales, Marketing, and Publisher/Curation leaders with financial analysis, insights, and reporting.
- Lead budgeting and forecasting processes across Bookings, ARR, Revenue, Attrition, and COGS.
- Build and maintain financial models to analyze product line and publisher profitability, margin levers, ROI and cost optimization opportunities.
- Forecast and validate sales commissions plans, ensuring alignment between Finance and Sales Ops.
- Partner with Sales Ops to vet pipeline forecasts, track deal conversion assumptions, and provide Finance’s perspective on pipeline management.
- Analyze historical trends and business drivers to inform strategic recommendations for leadership.
- Prepare and present monthly and quarterly reporting packages to senior leadership.
- Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and enhanced reporting capabilities.
30 Days
- Review and understand key schedules & workflows.
- Complete onboarding to financial systems, forecasting tools, and company financial protocols.
- Learn the pipeline, commission models, and publisher margin framework.
- Gain familiarity with product lines, org structure, pricing models and contract terms.
60 Days
- Establish strong working relationships with Sales, Marketing, and Publisher/Curation leaders.
- Partner with Sales Ops to align on pipeline vetting and reporting.
- Deliver margin analyses on top publishers, identifying key profitability levers.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial forecasts across Bookings, Revenue, and COGS.
90 Days
- Recommend and begin implementing at least one process improvement or automation initiative.
- Enhance topline financial modeling by improving accuracy and flexibility in Bookings and Revenue forecasts to better support leadership decision-making.
- Present actionable insights on publisher and partner margin opportunities.
- Begin supporting leader decision making and strategy through tight partnership on budget, investment returns, analyses and key metrics.
