# Strategic Finance Lead

**Company:** [Solace](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/solace)
**Location:** Redwood City, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Arr, Cac, Unit Economics, Scenario Modeling, Board Reporting, Excel, Financial Automation, Strategic Finance
**Posted:** 2026-04-22

> Develops and owns financial models, leads planning and forecasting, prepares board materials, and partners on accounting for a healthcare startup. Requires 4+ years in strategic finance, investment banking, or PE with strong execution skills.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do

**Financial Modeling & Forecasting**
- Own and evolve Solace financial model: ARR, retention, CAC payback, burn/runway, and unit economics.

**Annual & Long-Term Planning**
- Lead the annual planning cycle, including headcount, revenue targets, expense budgets, and scenario modeling.
- Collaborate with leadership on multi-year financial strategy.

**Board Reporting**
- Lead the preparation of board materials and presentations, distilling insights into actionable narratives.

**Accounting Partnership**
- Work closely with our outsourced accounting firm to support the monthly close and investor-ready reporting.

**Automation & Systems**
- Build automation into reporting, forecasting, and finance workflows.

- Bring innovative ideas—and bring them to life.
- Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way.
- Rapidly produce and launch concepts while laughing in the face of potential failure.
- Serve as the go-to liaison with cross-functional partners. Define initiative-level roadmaps of supporting workstreams to ensure work delivers on goals and your deadlines are met.
- Provide up-to-date visibility into current projects and ensure the right stakeholders and cross-functional team members are involved at the right time. You’ll document decisions and action items and follow up with owners on commitments.

## What You Bring to the Table

- A bias toward action and execution. You have an exceptional craving for momentum, and you thrive on timelines that would be unrealistic for most others.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a refined palate for controlled chaos.
- Unfettered creativity.
- Intuition on what it takes to win.
- Great communication skills that help you work across departments to make visions come to life.
- No job too big or too small.
- **4+ years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, or Strategic Finance at a startup.**

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