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Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Tenable
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/10/2025 CLOSED ON 1/8/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis position at Tenable?

Who is Tenable?

Tenable® is the Exposure Management company. 44,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. Our global employees support 65 percent of the Fortune 500, 45 percent of the Global 2000, and large government agencies. Come be part of our journey!

What makes Tenable such a great place to work?

Ask a member of our team and they’ll answer, “Our people!” We work together to build and innovate best-in-class cybersecurity solutions for our customers; all while creating a culture of belonging, respect, and excellence where we can be our best selves. When you’re part of our #OneTenable team, you can expect to partner with some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry, and have the support and resources you need to do work that truly matters. We deliver results that exceed expectations and we win together!

Your Role

Tenable is seeking an experienced Finance professional for Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. The position will report to the VP, FP&A and play a pivotal role in leading our corporate planning function, including developing our consolidated model to support robust analysis and dynamic scenario reporting.

You will manage a small team to help build the annual operating plan, maintain a rolling operating forecast, and work across the FP&A team to update a long-range financial plan supporting Tenable’s strategic goals. Being a public company, a keen focus on accurate and timely analysis is key so that strategic decisions can be made quickly across the organization and quarterly targets can be achieved.

This role has wide exposure to all levels of finance management, senior executives, and diverse areas of the company. You will also be collaborating closely with Procurement, Accounting, IT, R&D, and directly supporting all G&A business leaders, to name a few. Technical finance/accounting expertise will be invaluable as we craft consolidated 3-statement models and the bottoms-up entity forecasts to support them. A mix of strategic thinking and roll-up-your-sleeves, hands-on modeling and analysis will position you and the team well for success and growth.

Your Opportunity

  • Develop detailed cash flow forecasts based on global balance sheet and income statement modeling. Present trends, consider ranges of outcomes, and recommend actions to hit targets to management
  • Lead monthly budget vs. actual reviews with department heads; partner with the FP&A team on all monthly/quarterly financial reviews to present concise variance analysis, highlight risks and opportunities, and deliver insightful trend analysis
  • Lead the modeling of a bottom’s-up entity forecast view to support detailed tax planning; collaborate closely with the tax team to review and present tax forecasts to the CFO to support long-range planning
  • Manage a small team to support all regular reporting and analysis. Direct support and overview of all G&A functions is a primary focus (Legal, HR, IT, Real Estate, Finance, etc.)
  • Collaborate across the team to dovetail our consolidated financial forecasts with long-range planning assumptions, including product level forecasting. This will overlap with and provide exposure to our go-to-market Sales and Marketing teams
  • Work across multiple systems to ensure data integrity and craft efficient and insightful reporting. At Tenable these will include Adaptive Planning (forecasting), NetSuite (GL reporting), Tableau (reporting and dashboarding), Coupa (Procurement and vendor management), etc.
  • Serve as a technical expert and mentor to the team on financial matters and operations; Own the consolidated financial model to ensure consistency of reporting to the Board and the Street w/r/t all forecasts
  • Lead the charge to define opportunities to re-engineer processes and automate reporting within FP&A
  • Lead the development of cost models that support scenario analysis, which could include M&A activity.
  • Evaluate opportunities for cost-savings through financial analysis
  • Recommend appropriate KPIs to help drive performance across the business; Focus on insights that are actionable and have a measurable impact on the bottom-line
  • Assist the DevOps team and FP&A partners in incorporating Cloud costs and R&D investment into our consolidated model

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting preferred; other business backgrounds with relevant hand-on finance experience also considered. An MBA or other advanced business degree or certification (i.e. CPA) is a plus
  • 10 years of relevant professional experience that has encompassed the fields of finance and accounting
  • Strong quantitative analysis skills, including advanced Excel modeling
  • Experience creating/using models in a Financial Planning system such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, or a similar system. Specific experience with Adaptive Planning is directly applicable
  • An in-depth understanding of a three-statement financial model and a proficiency in developing the models that support them
  • Prior experience working with financial models, FP&A, or Corp financial planning
  • Skill in presenting and interacting with all management levels; the ability to synthesize data and translate it into actionable results and exec level presentations (google slides)
  • Exposure to Tableau or a similar BI tool and a mindset for data analytics would translate well.
  • Prior SaaS industry experience is a plus; familiarity with Cloud security or cybersecurity is a plus
  • Experience working in a fast-paced growth environment; experience in a public company with a diversified/global organization is a plus
  • Able to work hybrid/onsite location in Columbia MD

This is the base pay range for this position. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, location and experience, and may fall outside of the range shown. Employees are also eligible for variable compensation in addition to base pay (commission for sales roles, bonus for non-sales roles), depending on company and individual performance. Tenable also offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits which include: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; 401(k) retirement savings with company match; an employee stock purchase plan; an employee referral program; flexible spending accounts; an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); education assistance; parental leave; paid time off (PTO); company-paid holidays; health and wellness events; and community programs.

US Pay Ranges

$153,000—$203,666.67 USD

We’re committed to promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Tenable - through all equal employment opportunity laws and regulations at the international, federal, state and local levels. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact Recruiting@Tenable.com for further assistance.

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Salary : $153,000 - $203,667

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