# Senior Director, Strategic Finance

**Company:** [Greenlight](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/greenlight)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** strategic finance, FP&A, Financial Modeling, Budgeting, Forecasting, long-range planning, scenario analysis, Variance Analysis, board reporting, m&a diligence, Excel, Google Sheets, adaptive, anaplan, pigment
**Posted:** 2026-07-15

> Lead Greenlight's strategic finance function as a key partner to the CFO. Own company-wide financial planning, forecasting, modeling, and decision support while building and developing a high-performing finance team.

## Job Description

## 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

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