Director of Finance

Summary

Join Monarch, a premier financial life management company experiencing rapid growth, as their Director of Finance. Reporting to the CFO, you will build and scale the FP&A function, leading forecasting, budgeting, and scenario modeling. This role demands strategic financial leadership and hands-on execution, requiring the ability to build models and translate complex financial insights into actionable recommendations. You will collaborate with leadership to drive key decisions and eventually build out the FP&A team. The position requires significant experience in strategic finance, preferably in consumer technology or subscription businesses, and a strong understanding of SaaS metrics and unit economics. Monarch offers a fully remote work environment with competitive compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of total experience, with a significant focus on Strategic Finance and preferably in consumer technology or subscription businesses
• Started your career in Investment banking, management consulting, or a similarly high-stakes environment
• At least 2+ years in a high-growth startup that has gone through hyper-scaling—ideally from Series A to later stages
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, building models from scratch, and presenting insights to senior leadership
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with modern FP&A and BI tools
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and unit economics
• Thrives in a fast-moving, ever-evolving startup environment
• Experience implementing financial systems, automation tools, and scalable processes in a growth-stage company
• Strong ability to translate complex financial concepts into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders
• Passionate about building something from the ground up and excited to be a key player in our growth journey
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting, budgeting, and scenario modeling to support data-driven decision-making
• Build and maintain our core financial models, focusing on user growth, revenue forecasting, cash management and unit economics
• Partner with the CFO and leadership team to analyze business performance, evaluate growth opportunities, and prepare for future fundraising
• Lead monthly business reviews and variance analysis, providing actionable insights to leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve business efficiency and unit economics
• Support the CFO in preparing investor updates, board materials, and financial narratives, synthesizing complex financial data into clear narratives
• Establish scalable financial processes around contract negotiations, cash flow management, and expense controls
• Partner with our data analytics team to help define key financial and operational metrics and expand our automated reporting and dashboards, ensuring visibility across the organization
• Work closely with teams across the company—including Growth, Product, and People—to align financial strategy with company objectives. Partner with department heads to develop and track budgets, headcount plans, and key metrics
• Implement and optimize financial tools and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy. Drive the integration of new technology and systems, including AI and forecasting tools
• Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A team as the company scales

Preferred Qualifications

• Excited about wearing multiple hats
• Experience managing or mentoring team members
• MBA

Benefits

• Work wherever you want! As a fully remote company with no central office, we want you to work wherever you are happiest and most productive. Whether that’s out of your home, a co-working space, or elsewhere
• Competitive cash and equity compensation in a hyper growth, early stage company 🚀
• Stipend to set-up your ideal working environment
• Medical, dental and vision benefits (Full time US only)
• 401k (US only)
• Unlimited PTO
• 3 day weekend every month! We take off the “First Friday” every month to focus on rest, recuperation, or just having fun!