Strategic Finance
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own financial models, operating plans, and scenario planning for the business while partnering on headcount planning, budgeting, and investment tradeoffs. Track revenue, costs, and margin drivers to highlight changing trends, then build and maintain internal dashboards and reporting systems. Support pricing, forecasting, and board/investor communications to bring financial rigor to product, go-to-market, and operational decisions. Lead strategic initiatives from marketing ROI analysis to vendor negotiations, spotting areas where the company is flying blind and bringing structure to them. This role sets the strategy for the strategic finance function as the only in-house finance member at a Series A AI startup, shaping decisions for founders and investors.
Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience in strategic finance, PE, investment banking, or early-stage operating roles
- track record of partnering closely with leadership to drive financial clarity and decision-making
- CFA
Desired Qualifications
- built and maintained operating models used for real-world planning ideally in a SaaS or B2B start up environment
- owned or directly contributed to board reporting, headcount planning, or annual planning cycles
- demonstrated experience modeling ARR, CAC, burn ratios and other SaaS metrics that actually matter
- experience designing internal reporting, dashboards, or planning rituals that stuck
- worked cross-functionally to pressure-test investments, run scenario analyses, or improve unit economics
- excited by the chance to help build a category-defining AI company
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