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Co-Founding CFO

Full-Time
New York, NY / Remote
Summary

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and resourceful Co-Founding CFO to join our team. As a Co-Founding CFO, you will lead the management of all company finances and business operations. This position offers the flexibility of working remotely or in a hybrid manner, based on your location within New York, NY.

What you'll do

  • Provide financial and strategic thought leadership supported by rigorous analysis, with a focus on business planning and capital allocation.

  • Explore cost-effective ways to finance hardware and manage relationships with venture debt providers, equipment leasing firms, and banks.

  • Develop reporting systems for senior leadership and other departments to accurately track financials, variance reporting, & KPIs.

  • Support senior leadership by building forecasts and budgets, tracking performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and strategizing on business initiatives to accelerate growth.

  • Extensive scenario modeling to drive strategic decisions on topics ranging from pricing, to cash impact from adjustments to payment terms, or changes in burn/runway based on different department spend/revenue targets.

  • Serve as an overseer of back office finance systems and other accounting software applications; manage transformative initiatives aimed at substantially enhancing and automating financial workflows and controls.

  • Manage all financial and accounting functions, including financial modeling, multi-year forecasting, budgeting, management of receivables and payables, purchasing process, payroll and expense management, cash management, and tax compliance and strategy.

  • Manage all equity, debt, and banking functions, including cap table management/strategy and debt strategy.

For this role, we're looking for...

  • 7+ years in a Finance role at a high-growth startup (preferably VC-backed companies) with experience running Accounting, Financial Operations, BizOps, and FP&A.

  • Entrepreneurial spirit with an ability to build the Finance function in an ambitious, high-growth startup environment.

  • Exceptionally strong Microsoft Excel financial modeling skills with a track record of building and maintaining sophisticated cash flow and GAAP-compliant budget models.

  • Experience with venture financing and boardroom presentations.

  • Willingness to be both player and coach in a small startup environment where everyone executes.

  • Curious by nature and loves creative problem solving such as diving into large datasets to find patterns and creative ways to improve the business.

  • Excellent leadership, customer service, organizational and presentation skills as well as the ability to effectively communicate the organization’s vision and motivate others to achieve it organizationally, departmentally, and personally/professionally.

  • You can strike the right balance between creating documentation and automation with daily execution.

Compensation

  • Base compensation: $100,000 - $120,000

  • Equity negotiable based on experience

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