Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

The posting, as BusPatrol wrote it

Senior Manager, Finance & FP&A

Location: Austin, Texas Reports to: Vice President, Finance & Treasury

THE OPPORTUNITY

BusPatrol is looking for a high-impact Senior Manager, Finance & FP&A to help shape how we plan, invest, and scale. You will serve as a strategic finance partner to senior leadership—translating complex operating data into clear choices, sharper accountability, and actions that accelerate profitable growth.

You will own critical elements of the company’s planning, reporting and performance-management architecture and be deeply involved in other elements, including the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, executive reporting, KPI design, and decision-support models. You will work across Finance, Operations, Sales, Product, and other business functions to connect strategy to financial outcomes.

The role is highly visible, with regular exposure to the C-suite and the opportunity to influence decisions involving growth investments, cost structure, capacity planning, and capital allocation. The ideal candidate brings the strategic judgment of a business partner, the technical depth of an exceptional modeler, and the operating mindset to build processes that scale.

This role offers meaningful long-term growth. As BusPatrol expands, the scope can grow into broader ownership across FP&A, strategic finance, corporate development, and finance transformation—with increasing leadership responsibility and direct impact on the company’s trajectory.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

STRATEGIC PLANNING & FORECASTING

• Lead the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasting cycles, and long-range financial planning process from design through executive alignment.
• Partner with functional and business-unit leaders to translate priorities and initiatives into, headcount plans, operating budgets, investment cases, and measurable outcomes.
• Build planning processes that improve forecast accuracy, increase accountability, and make tradeoffs visible across the organization.
• Develop and maintain driver-based forecasts for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount, working capital, cash flow, and capital needs.
• Establish clear variance-analysis routines that connect financial performance to operational drivers and recommended actions.

DECISION SUPPORT & FINANCIAL MODELING

• Build and oversee sophisticated financial models that support scenario planning, pricing, capacity decisions, cost optimization, capital allocation, strategic partnerships, and support M&A evaluation.
• Demonstrate deep command of Excel-based modeling, including integrated three-statement models, sensitivity analysis, scenario architecture, data structuring, and model controls.
• Apply advanced Excel capabilities—including PivotTables, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH or XLOOKUP, arrays, Power Query, macros, as well as utilization of AI tools —to create scalable, high impact analyses. Will also leverage AI tools to scale routine processes and

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to making a real impact. We offer:

✔ Competitive salary and benefits package

✔ Unlimited PTO

✔ A purpose-driven career, working to protect children and improve public safety

✔ The occasion to participate in BusPatrol’s culture of safety, learning, and teamwork

✔ A team of innovators, committed to leveraging AI and smart technology for social good

Be Part of Something Bigger

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated team member to help us make roads safer. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company that is using technology to create real change. At BusPatrol, we foster an inclusive and diverse environment built on integrity, collaboration, and innovation. If you are ready to be part of a team that is deeply committed to safety and community impact, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can protect students, hold drivers accountable, and build a safer future for all.

We are looking for a valued member of the BusPatrol team to assist us in our quest to improve children’s safety. This is an important role for us and a great opportunity for the right candidate. Our environment is inclusive, diverse, ignited, built on integrity, and deeply committed.

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