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Curiosity, Ambition, Service: FP&A at Dashlane

2025/5/21
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Taylor Otstot: 我在审计工作了四年，发现自己并不喜欢它。我热爱那里的人和文化，但工作本身并没有引起我的共鸣。我发现自己不喜欢只发现问题而无法解决问题，而且发现问题缺乏创造力，一切都有模板。我渴望另辟蹊径，但审计工作并不允许这样做。尽管如此，我认为审计对于职业生涯的早期阶段来说是一个非常有价值的经历。为了获得FP&A的工作，我做了一段时间的混合角色，既做会计又做FP&A。在一家房地产投资信托公司的工作经历让我明确了自己想从事FP&A。我不介意努力工作，但我希望关心我所做的事情，而我对房地产提不起兴趣。因此，我决定做出改变，加入了GoDaddy。

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Taylor Otstot's career journey started in audit at EY, where he found the work unfulfilling. He transitioned to FP&A, drawn to its problem-solving and creative aspects. His experience at a real estate investment trust solidified his passion for FP&A before moving to GoDaddy.
  • Transitioned from audit to FP&A due to a lack of problem-solving and creativity in audit work.
  • Found the 3-4 years in audit provided valuable problem-solving skills and experience with ambiguity.
  • Realized the importance of advocating for oneself to pursue career growth opportunities.

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Taylor Otstot, Vice President Finance,  Dashlane joined GoDaddy (now a $30billion valued) domain registry, domain registrar and web hosting company before their IP. In 8 years he climbed to senior Director of Finance running an FP&A team of 14. From this experience and as VP Finance at DashLane he says he hires for 3 things: curiosity, ambition, and finance leaders who are service-oriented. “If you bring those three things to the table, you're able to wade through a lot of the ambiguity that comes with those decision making processes.”

Also in this episode: 

Finance and FP&A as antidote to the machine of Big 4

3- 4 years in audit as the “perfect amount”

Getting to strategy in FP&A

Partnership vs accountability as a false choice for FP&A

Improv comedy having its moment in finance 

The Tarantino approach to finance presentations 

Connect with Taylor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorotstot/)

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