Senior Director, Finance - FP&A

About the role

Clarivate is looking for a Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis to join its global Finance organization in Israel, supporting the Academia & Government (A&G) segment. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of FP&A, the role covers senior financial leadership, business partnership, reporting, forecasting and performance management, and shapes segment-level financial strategy. It is a full-time, permanent, hybrid position based in the Israel office.

Key responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly and year-end financial performance management for the A&G segment, including full P&L consolidation, reporting, variance analysis and executive commentary.
• Own and improve Net Sales, ACV/ARR, retention, revenue and customer metric reporting.
• Lead annual planning and quarterly forecasting across sales, revenue, retention, operating and capital expenses.
• Partner with Sales Operations, Data, Finance, Commercial, HR, ITS, Accounting, Billing and Operations to improve reporting, data integrity, controls and dashboards.
• Prepare Segment Monthly Business Reviews, Quarterly Board of Directors updates and executive presentations.
• Provide complex financial modelling and analysis for commercial strategy, product profitability, investment cases and transformation projects.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis and decision support for senior leadership.
• Lead, coach and develop the FP&A team, including managing at least one Lead Financial Analyst.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 12 years of relevant FP&A, finance leadership or commercial finance experience, including leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• At least 5 years managing, leading and developing a team, including performance management, coaching, mentoring and succession planning.
• Deep experience across revenue, sales, retention, expense and full P&L performance management.
• Proven ability to build financial strategy, lead complex financial modelling, drive forecasting and planning and communicate executive-ready insights.
• Experience working across complex, global and matrixed organizations.

Required skills

• Preferred: Master's degree, MBA, CPA, CMA or another advanced finance qualification.
• Preferred: experience with subscription-based software and professional services businesses, and building scalable reporting and dashboarding across global teams.
• Preferred: Power BI, AI and advanced analytics, and experience with M&A, integration or finance transformation work.