FP&A Manager

Lyric, formerly ClaimsXten, is a leading healthcare technology company, committed to simplifying the business of care. Over 30 years of experience, dedicated teams, and top technology help deliver more than $14 billion of annual savings to our many loyal and valued customers—including 9 of the top 10 payers across the country. Lyric’s solutions leverage the power of machine learning, AI, and predictive analytics to empower health plan payers with pathways to increased accuracy and efficiency, while maximizing value and savings. Lyric’s strong relationships as a trusted ally to customers resulted in recognition from KLAS as “true partner” and “excellent value for investment,” with a top score for overall customer satisfaction and A+ likelihood to recommend in their October 2023 Payment Integrity and Accuracy Report. Discover more at Lyric.ai. 

Applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the U.S.  Visa sponsorship/sponsorship assumption and other immigration support are not available for this position.

We’re looking for an experienced FP&A Manager to lead our overall planning cycles and serve as the administrator and strategic owner of our FP&A system. In addition to supporting company-wide forecasting and budgeting, this role will act as a key finance business partner to our software engineering organization, which plays a mission-critical role in our success.

The ideal candidate brings deep FP&A expertise, understands software development cost capitalization (CapSW), and has a strong grasp of modern tools and processes to support tracking, reporting, and forecasting of R&D spend. We’re seeking someone who thrives in dynamic, evolving environments and has experience driving finance transformation initiatives.

This role reports directly to the VP of Finance, with regular exposure to executive leadership and involvement in high-impact strategic discussions. It is a high-visibility position with a clear runway for increased responsibility and leadership over time.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & KEY PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

Planning & Forecasting

• Own and manage the company-wide annual budget, rolling forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Partner closely with finance leadership and business stakeholders to consolidate, analyze, and communicate financial performance and key variances.
• Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy and process efficiency.

FP&A Systems Ownership
• Serve as administrator and power user of our FP&A system (Pigment).
• Build, optimize, and maintain forecasting models, dashboards, and reporting structures within the tool.
• Work cross-functionally with accounting, IT, and business users to ensure data integrity and seamless integration with source systems (e.g., Salesforce CRM, NetSuite ERP, Workday HRIS, and PSA/Jira project tracking).

Finance Business Partner – Software Engineering

• Serve as lead finance partner to the Chief Technology Officer and engineering leadership.
• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews by delivering insights on engineering spend and investment pacing.
• Drive visibility and alignment on capitalized software development costs (CapSW), ensuring compliance with GAAP accounting rules.
• Partner with engineering and project teams to implement tools and processes that accurately track time and effort for CapSW reporting and integrate with FP&A planning.

Finance Transformation
• Identify and lead opportunities to mature our planning and reporting processes, especially as they relate to product development and company-wide financial forecasting.
• Spearhead projects to streamline manual workflows, enhance analytics capabilities, and scale FP&A support across a growing organization.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 6–10 years of experience in FP&A
• Strong understanding of software capitalization GAAP accounting rules
• Hands-on experience using and managing a modern FP&A tool (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful)
• Proven track record leading finance transformation or process improvement projects in a scaling organization
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• FP&A work experience with a SaaS or software development company
• Experience with SQL or BI tools
• Experience with Pigment FP&A tool
• MBA and/or CPA

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Lyric is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace collaborative success.