Head of Strategic Finance

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the long-term financial model across revenue, headcount, operating expenses, cash, and runway.
• Own monthly and quarterly budget-versus-actuals processes, analyze variances, and communicate performance against plan.
• Own financial and operating reporting for senior leadership and the board, including KPIs, financial performance, burn, runway, and business trends.
• Support fundraising through forecasts, financial analyses, diligence materials, data rooms, and investor requests.
• Manage external accountants and tax partners and own an accurate, timely month-end close.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Operations, and People on headcount planning, budgets, investments, and business cases.
• Define and improve business metrics, including ARR, retention, gross margin, customer cohorts, and SaaS and healthcare operating metrics.
• Build models and analyses for pricing, new products, hiring, go-to-market investments, and other company initiatives.
• Manage customer order forms and contracts in partnership with Sales, Account Management, and legal counsel.
• Build the Revenue Operations function and partner with Sales, Account Management, and Operations on forecasting, performance, and growth.
• Work directly with the CEO and board on reporting, planning, and strategic decisions.
• Establish finance processes, systems, and reporting infrastructure; improve planning and performance communication.
• Help build the finance team and expand the function over time.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience, beginning in investment banking or private equity and followed by strategic finance or FP&A experience at a high-growth company.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to build a model from scratch.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with large amounts of data and turn it into clear insights.
• Ability to work independently and own projects from start to finish.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where processes are still being built.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Previous strategic finance or FP&A experience at a startup.
• Experience building financial processes from scratch.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in healthcare, SaaS, or another high-growth technology company.
• Familiarity with SaaS metrics and unit economics.
• Experience supporting a fundraising process.
• Experience with QuickBooks, Ramp, Rippling, or similar tools.

Compensation

• Base salary: $175,000–$200,000.
• Meaningful equity ownership in a fast-growing healthtech startup.