Director, Strategic Finance

Summary

Join Underdog, the fastest-growing sports gaming company, as a Strategic Finance leader! Partner with Marketing, Product, Product Operations, and Operations teams, leading annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting. Drive world-class operations, track key performance indicators, and deliver actionable insights. Build and manage a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and excellence. Implement process enhancements and leverage advanced tools. This role requires extensive FP&A experience and strong leadership skills in a high-growth environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years in financial planning and analysis or strategic finance
• At least 4 years of management experience, including building and leading high-performing teams
• 2+ years of operational finance experience in a high-growth environment
• Expert in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial topics to non-financial audiences at all levels
• Proven experience scaling teams and processes in a fast-growing organization

Responsibilities

• Provide CFO-level partnership to our Marketing, Product, Product Operations and Operations teams, leading annual budgeting, long-range strategic planning, and rolling forecasts for these organizations
• Partner with senior leaders of these organizations to drive world-class operations
• Track key performance indicators and financial metrics, delivering actionable insights, identifying trends, and addressing risks and opportunities in a fast-paced environment
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing Strategic Finance team, fostering collaboration, growth, and excellence
• Drive efficiency and accuracy by implementing process enhancements within the FP&A function, leveraging advanced tools and industry best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Consulting (e.g., management consulting, strategy consulting) or banking background

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• A $500 home office allowance
• A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
• 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents