# VP of Finance

**Company:** [OpenArt](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openart)
**Location:** San Carlos, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Financial Planning, Forecasting, FP&A, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling, Scenario Analysis, Long-Range Planning, Tax Compliance, Internal Controls, Treasury, Unit Economics, Capital Allocation, Investor Reporting, M&A
**Posted:** 2026-09-10

> Leads OpenArt’s finance organization, owning financial strategy, FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury, reporting, capital raising, and strategic transactions. Requires 10+ years of finance experience, investment banking expertise in TMT, and operating-finance leadership at a high-growth technology company.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Translate company strategy into financial plans, operating priorities, and capital-allocation decisions.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning.
- Oversee accounting, financial reporting, financial close, internal controls, audit readiness, tax compliance, and scalable financial operations.
- Lead preparation, modeling, diligence, investor materials, and execution for future equity or debt financings.
- Partner with Product, Growth, Engineering, and Operations to improve pricing, unit economics, gross margin, and resource allocation.
- Own board and investor reporting and communicate financial performance and strategy.
- Implement financial systems, data, controls, and automation to support growth.
- Evaluate partnerships, investments, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.
- Build and develop the finance organization across FP&A, accounting, tax, and related functions.
- Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, or finance leadership.
- Investment banking experience at a leading bulge-bracket institution, focused on TMT, with meaningful consumer platform or SaaS transaction exposure.
- Operating-finance leadership experience at a high-growth, venture-backed technology company, ideally from Series B through IPO stages.
- Experience supporting or leading late-stage equity financing, debt financing, investor diligence, or other capital-raising processes.
- Strong command of accounting, financial reporting, audit requirements, tax, controls, and financial operations.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, operating models, scenario analysis, and long-range planning.
- Understanding of consumer subscription metrics, unit economics, cash management, and capital allocation.
- Ability to translate product, growth, pricing, and cost dynamics into financial strategy.
- Experience communicating with boards, investors, auditors, bankers, and executive teams.
- Strong leadership, executive presence, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable operating hands-on in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
- Ability to use AI for analysis, automation, reporting, and team productivity.

## Nice to Have
- Experience executing an IPO or M&A transaction.
- Buy-side experience in private equity, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development combined with sell-side banking experience.
- Experience with consumer subscription, product-led growth, international, or AI-native businesses.

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