About this role
Accountabilities:
- Build and own the company’s financial model, including budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario planning across revenue, headcount, operating expenses, and other key financial drivers.
- Partner with department leaders on budgeting and financial planning, providing budget-to-actual analysis, supporting headcount planning, and reviewing departmental spending.
- Own the monthly financial close process, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and the delivery of accurate financial statements on a consistent timeline.
- Maintain GAAP-compliant financial records and ensure the finance function remains audit-ready as the organization grows, working closely with external accountants and auditors.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, vendor payments, customer invoicing, and day-to-day cash flow monitoring to maintain strong financial operations.
- Develop and implement scalable finance systems, tools, and processes as the business grows beyond spreadsheet-based workflows.
- Establish clear and documented processes for financial close, forecasting, reporting, and other core finance activities.
- Provide financial insights that help leadership understand business performance, unit economics, spending trends, and future financial requirements.
- Support strategic finance activities such as fundraising processes and board reporting when required.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated experience as a finance generalist with strong capabilities across accounting, financial planning and analysis, financial modeling, and operational finance.
- Strong understanding of monthly close processes, reconciliations, accruals, GAAP-compliant accounting, and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Proven ability to build and manage financial models, budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario analyses across multiple business drivers.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect financial data to business performance and translate insights into practical recommendations.
- Excellent cross-functional communication and business-partnering skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with department leaders and explain financial information clearly.
- High attention to detail and a strong commitment to maintaining accurate, timely, and reliable financial information.
- Ability to operate independently, take ownership of a broad finance function, and build processes and systems in an evolving, high-growth environment.
- Experience with modern finance and accounting tools such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, or comparable platforms , along with strong spreadsheet and business intelligence capabilities, is preferred.
- Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed SaaS environment is advantageous.
- Experience supporting fundraising activities or preparing board-level financial reporting is a plus.
- Background in mortgage, fintech, B2B SaaS, or another financial technology environment is preferred but not required.
Benefits:
- Targeted cash compensation of $160,000–$190,000 USD per year , with final offers based on factors including experience and expertise.
- Robust medical, vision, and dental coverage , with approximately 100% of employee premiums covered.
- 401(k) plan .
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents.
- Remote-first working culture with a hub in San Francisco.
- Generous work-from-anywhere and wellness benefits .
- Monthly DoorDash benefits .
- Flexible and encouraged time off .
- Company offsites designed to support collaboration and team connection.
- Opportunity to build and lead a finance function from the ground up while supporting a rapidly growing technology business.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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