Manager of Strategic Finance

What You’ll Do

• Forecasting & Model Ownership: Maintain Solace’s operating model and forecasts across revenue, gross margin, headcount, and opex. Keep it accurate, explainable, and decision-ready.
• Monthly Reporting & Variance Analysis: Own the monthly performance package. Make it clear what changed and why, and what actions we should take.
• Planning Support: Play a central role in annual planning and reforecast cycles. Gather inputs, pressure-test assumptions, build scenarios, and keep timelines tight.
• KPI & Unit Economics: Track and analyze key metrics (retention, CAC payback, unit economics). Spot trends early, diagnose problems, and surface insights.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work with leaders across Solace to translate initiatives into financial implications. Help teams build budgets that reflect reality.
• Board & Investor Readiness: Support preparation of board materials and investor reporting. Turn analysis into a narrative that’s crisp and defensible.
• Accounting Partnership: Partner with internal accountants and outsourced firm to ensure clean close-to-reporting workflows.

What You Bring to the Table

• A bias toward action and execution.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a refined palate for controlled chaos.
• High analytical horsepower. You can live in spreadsheets, but you can also explain the output like a human.
• Strong communication and cross-functional instincts.
• A high bar for accuracy and clean thinking.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking, Consulting, or a similarly rigorous environment—ideally with exposure to fast-growing businesses.