Senior Director, Strategic Finance

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop Greenlight’s strategic finance team, setting priorities, coaching managers and analysts, and scaling the function as the company grows.
• Serve as the primary strategic finance partner to the CFO and executive leadership team, shaping company-wide strategy, investment decisions, and key trade-offs.
• Own the end-to-end financial model and company-wide planning cycle — long-range planning, annual budgeting, and quarterly forecasting — across all departments.
• Direct detailed custom financial modeling, scenario analysis, and market insights for the product, engineering, marketing, and commercial sales teams on prospective products and initiatives.
• Own variance analysis of actual results vs. budget/forecast, and partner with business leaders to drive insightful, actionable decision support at the executive level.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of board-level reporting and strategic materials.
• Partner with the Accounting team on month-end and quarter-end close processes and audit support, ensuring alignment between FP&A and accounting.
• Lead analysis and diligence for potential strategic acquisitions, partnerships, or investment opportunities, and present recommendations to executive leadership.
• Represent the finance function in cross-departmental strategic planning, OKR setting, and company-wide operating rhythms.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital, including experience managing and developing people (FinTech or consumer subscription and/or startup experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated track record leading company-wide planning processes (budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning) at a venture-backed or high-growth company.
• Strong leadership and executive communication skills.
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets modeling and technical skills; experience with FP&A software (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Pigment, AI native tools) a plus.
• Excellent analytical skills and strategic mindset.
• Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across functions and levels, including at the executive and board level.
• Strong accounting and systems knowledge.
• Strong data visualization skills and an ability to synthesize complicated analyses in simple, actionable ways for senior stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm to learn and evolve your own skillset, and to grow the skillset of your team, over time.
• Proven people leader with experience building, managing, and developing high-performing finance teams.
• Exceptional executive presence — comfortable presenting to and influencing the CFO, executive team, investors and board, and unafraid to speak up on critical issues.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured financial frameworks and clear recommendations.
• Strong ownership mentality; detail-oriented and committed to producing work at a high standard while delegating effectively.
• Creative mindset for building bespoke financial models for a diverse set of cross-functional needs.
• Data-driven approach to analyzing problems and supporting decisions.
• Adaptability and flexibility, comfortable operating in a startup environment that requires the ability to pivot when necessary.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
• Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Traditional 401k with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
• Professional development stipends
• Mental health resources
• 1:1 financial planners
• Fertility healthcare
• 100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave
• Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities
• Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours
• Employee resource groups