Finance Manager

San Mateo HQ

Finance/Full time/Hybrid

Corporate Finance Team

Our Corporate Finance team plays an integral role regarding Guidewire's current operations, our growth objectives, and the broader operational organization. This team has an important seat at the table with the CEO, CFO, and the Sales leadership team in providing critical information and analysis to make high-quality operating and strategic decisions. The team partners with business leaders to develop business models and operational and strategic plans to align with our priorities. The team receives a lot of exposure with opportunities to influence the long-term direction of the company including how we license and sell our software, consulting, and cloud services.

The Role:

As a Finance Manager, you will have a critical role in the Sales Finance function and will report to the Director. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate, reliable forecasts and reporting for Software Revenue and related highly visible, top-line metrics through strong organizational skills, excellent attentiveness to detail, and an innate understanding of data and financial processes. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, analytical, and process-oriented with experience in establishing and implementing best practices. This role will also require an individual who is willing to roll up their sleeves as duty requires, and enjoys collaborating with people in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Job Description

Main areas of responsibility:

Liaise with Sales Operations, Deal Desk, and Revenue teams to ensure the consistency, reliability and quality of complex financial models, analyses and reporting for worldwide software revenue projections, annualized recurring revenue (ARR), bookings, and long-range models

Help drive strategic decisions by analyzing historical data, performing trend analyses, and forecasting top-line metrics

Manage data quality and data accuracy across all analyses, reporting, and projects, and lead continuous improvement efforts to standardize and automate analyses and reporting to scale the business

Assist with the design, implementation, and testing of top-line metrics planning and reporting tools

Monitor compliance with policies and controls, and facilitate internal and external audits related to key metrics

Prepare and review financial presentations for management for weekly updates and various company meetings (board meetings, earnings calls, investor/analyst day)

Ad-hoc analysis and projects as-needed to support business needs

At Guidewire, we foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, and responsible use of AI—empowering our teams to continuously leverage emerging technologies and data-driven insights to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

8+ years total experience in Corporate Finance/Financial Planning and Analysis role (preferably for a SaaS Company) and/or Public Accounting

Knowledge of ASC 606 Software Revenue and proven experience with top-line metrics

Proficiency with Excel and experience with Google Workspace, Oracle, Adaptive, or similar financial reporting/planning tools. Knowledge of Salesforce strongly preferred

Experience building and improving processes and systems

Detail-oriented with strong critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills

Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written

Demonstrated ability to embrace AI and apply it to your current role as well as data-driven insights to drive innovation, productivity, and continuous improvement.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $114,000 - $170,000 . Your base pay will depend on your experience, skills, education, training, and location among other factors. All full-time positions or part-time roles working 30 hours or more a week at Guidewire are eligible for benefits that support their health and well-being including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a company sponsored retirement plan. In addition, some roles may be eligible for the annual company bonus plan, commissions, and/or long term incentive awards which are contingent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, company and employee performance.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewire's Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to If things do not go as hoped, we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation, or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy, e-mail to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision, who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

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About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.