# VP of Finance

**Company:** [Fathom - AI Notetaker](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fathom-ai-notetaker)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Unit Economics, Plg Saas Finance, Ai/Llm Cost Management, Gtm Finance, Cohort Analysis, Pricing Strategy, Operating Model, SQL, Gcp Cost Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-05-20

> Own strategic finance for a cash-flow-positive PLG SaaS company: build the operating model, drive unit economics and pricing decisions, manage AI inference and cloud costs, and serve as the CEO's trusted financial advisor.

## Job Description

## What you'll own

### The headline work

- **The operating model.** Own and maintain the company's 3-statement model. Build it for a PLG business — bottoms-up by product surface and self-serve cohort.
- **GTM finance.** Marketing spend ROI by channel, customer profitability analysis by segment, renewals and expansion forecasting in partnership with CS. Sales productivity analysis as the sales motion matures.
- **Unit economics, cohort analysis, and pricing.** LTV, CAC, payback, gross margin by cohort, NRR, GRR — all the standard SaaS metrics, but built for a PLG funnel. Own the financial modeling for pricing and packaging changes.
- **AI / LLM cost management.** Own the model that forecasts inference cost as a function of usage, model mix, and product decisions. Partner with engineering on optimization opportunities.
- **Cloud / COGS management.** GCP cost analysis, COGS forecasting, gross margin engineering.
- **Strategic finance projects.** Build-vs-buy, market sizing, scenario modeling, international expansion math, comp band design support.
- **KPI definition and reporting standards.** Define the financial metrics that matter, standardize how we report them internally and externally, and own the dashboards.
- **CEO financial advisor / "numbers brain."** Be the trusted second opinion on every meaningful financial decision. Help draft the financial narrative for the board, investors, and acquirers.

### The supporting work

- 13-week cash forecast
- Headcount planning and comp modeling
- Sales productivity analysis
- 409A coordination
- Wefunder / SPV investor communications
- Comp benchmarking, commission plan design and modeling
- Help draft board financial narrative

### What you’ll (likely) delegate

- Monthly close, GAAP financials, AR collections, deferred revenue, stock-based comp, ASC 606 work (managed via Pilot)
- All tax work (federal, state, sales tax, international, R&D credit, contractor reporting) (managed via Sphere)
- Payroll, equity admin, bonus pool, EOR for international employees (managed via Rippling and People)
- Finance tech stack, billing systems, expense management, procurement workflow
- Insurance, liability cap modeling, vendor risk, SOC 2 financial controls (handled by Legal/compliance)

## You're a fit if

### Required

- You've done finance in a PLG business — and you have strong opinions about how to model self-serve revenue, expansion, and the funnel.
- You think about leverage, not headcount. You're proud of how much you ship as a one-person function with AI tooling, vendor relationships, and good systems.
- You're pragmatic, not dogmatic. You focus on real, meaningful impact.
- You can be the CEO's "numbers brain." You're the trusted second opinion, the person who finds the missing assumption in a model.
- You're hands-on. You build the model yourself. You write the SQL. You read the GCP bill line by line.
- You're fluent with AI tooling and you actively use it to compress your own workload.
- Low-ego and easy-going.
- You know when to add process and when not to.
- You’re a test-and-learn thinker.

### Bonus

- Direct experience modeling and managing AI inference costs as a P&L line item
- Background partnering with product on pricing and packaging at a PLG company
- You've publicly shared opinions or written about strategic finance, unit economics, or operating models

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