

VP Strategic Finance
Location
Remote
Level
Senior
Department
Finance
Type
Full - Time
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
April 14, 2022
In this role, you will report to the Chief Financial Officer and will be responsible for overseeing the financial planning and analysis function through a strategic lens. This role will oversee the strategic and financial planning to drive ownership and accountability and have a direct impact on the growth of the business, consistently driving and informing some of the Company’s most important business and financial decisions.
Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee all aspects of the FP&A team; developing relationships within the Company that facilitate early discovery of issues and quick resolution, and providing feedback and support across the organization.
- Provide leadership and direction to develop the team using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities, and monitor and evaluate results.
- Lead the company in collaborative quarterly/yearly budget planning, sharing accountability with portfolio company leaders.
- Serve as a thought partner, providing strategic and financial analysis to leadership across the organization regarding risk / reward of capital allocation.
- Manage budget control and analysis to maintain rigor around expense spend.
- Provide headcount and capital resource planning and decision-making support, along with corresponding impacts on GEMs, P&L, and Cash Flow.
- Find opportunities to help the business grow and achieve its financial goals.
- Lead continuous improvement of financial forecast systems, methodology and process, including implementation of the necessary software & tools.
- Maintain alignment between financial forecast reporting and business needs.
- Provide expertise and support for corporate development efforts, including fundraising and M&A.
- Design and deliver strategic financial planning, multi-year financial planning targets, and ad-hoc strategic and financial projects and efforts in partnership with our leadership team.
Job Requirements
- Directly applicable experience with time spent in Finance within a top technology company and/or investment banking.
- Management and demonstrated success within an organization (through hyper-growth) from start-up to an established multinational entity with global business operations.
- Proven ability to deliver impact for your business partner and the business.
- Exceptional business instincts – you understand the markets, strategy, products, partners, customers and challenges - and use that knowledge to help inform decisions.
- High-energy business athlete with a strong quantitative skill set and an analytical, intellectually curious mindset.
- Data-driven decision maker with a player/coach mentality.
- Success building scalable execution and processes across cross-functional teams.
- Poised communicator accustomed to actively sharing your point of view.
- Prioritize multiple work streams with intense demands on your time.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast paced environment.
- Approach work and decision-making by empowering the people around you, effectively utilizing the team's expertise and enabling them to do their best work.
- Comfort and excitement working in a fast paced, constantly evolving startup environment.
- Maintain high performance standards and has a passion for excellence and continuous improvement.