Finance Business Partner, G&A

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations - Austin, US - Denver, US - San Francisco, US - Seattle, US About the Role We are looking for an exceptional Finance Business Partner to join our FP&A team and act as the primary financial partner to Cloudflare’s CFO, CAO, CIO, and other senior corporate leaders. In this role, which has been elevated to meet the demands of our next phase of global growth, you will completely own the financial strategy, capital allocation, and budgeting for approximately half of our G&A footprint. The ideal candidate is a high-performing strategic thinker who can effortlessly blend rigorous financial engineering with executive-level storytelling. We are seeking a professional with an extreme ownership mindset who thrives on high visibility and can drive operational structure in a fast-paced environment. If you are analytical, proactive, and eager to grow into a trusted advisor in a rapidly evolving technological landscape, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.. Responsibilities - Partner directly with executive leadership (CFO, CAO, CIO) to translate complex operational decision-making and technological roadmaps into rigorous financial plans, budgets, and headcount allocation strategies. - Design, automate, and implement repeatable forecasting processes leveraging AI to replace manual efforts and optimize efficiency as the business scales. - Build, maintain, and stress-test sophisticated financial models to guide capital allocation decisions and evaluate major enterprise vendor investments. - Deliver boardroom-ready monthly financial reporting, flux analyses, and variance commentary that proactively explain business drivers and outline concrete, strategic next steps for leadership. - Collaborate deeply with the Accounting organization during month-end close to ensure flawless data integrity, reporting accuracy, and corporate compliance across your coverage areas. - Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure a unified approach to Cloudflare's annual and long-range operating plans. - Design and implement scalable, automated workflows and repeatable processes that support our rapid global growth. - Contribute to long-range planning and annual operating plan development for G&A functions, tracking industry trends to maintain market competitiveness. Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience - 7-8+ years of progressive corporate finance experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate development, or a closely related analytical field. - Proven background working within public SaaS or multinational corporate environments, demonstrating a deep understanding of SaaS metrics and corporate infrastructure costs. - Advanced financial modeling and data manipulation capabilities within Excel or Google Sheets, with a history of building complex, flexible models from scratch. - Strong operational mindset with a passion for process optimization, automation, and scale within an AI-assisted corporate ecosystem. - Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to challenge senior leaders constructively and distill dense financial data into crisp executive narratives. - A proven track record of absolute autonomy, showing the ability to successfully drive projects, write playbooks, and establish structure in ambiguous situations. - Intellectually curious with a problem-solving orientation—ability to break down complex issues and build automated, d