# Head of Strategic Finance

**Company:** [Hello Patient](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hello-patient)
**Location:** Austin, TX, New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $175k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, FP&A, Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Revenue Operations, SaaS Metrics, Unit Economics, Financial Analysis, Month-End Close, Quickbooks, Ramp, Rippling, Investment Banking, Private Equity
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Leads strategic finance for a high-growth healthtech company, owning financial modeling, planning, reporting, fundraising support, and revenue operations while partnering with executives and cross-functional leaders. Requires 8+ years spanning investment banking or private equity and startup strategic finance or FP&A.

## Job Description

## 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.

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