Render is hiring a
Head of FP&A

Summary

Join the mission to accelerate software innovation at Render, a hyper-growth company, and shape its strategy as the Head of FP&A. This high-visibility role offers extensive collaboration across the company and the opportunity to build out the strategic FP&A function from the ground up.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, GTM Finance, Business Operations, investment banking, or related fields
• Strong financial modeling skills, including revenue modeling, cash flow forecasting, and 3-statement modeling
• Proficiency in SQL and financial planning tools is highly desirable
• Ability to think critically and strategically, with a strong understanding of corporate finance principles and IPO readiness
• Proven track record of collaborating across teams and influencing senior leadership on financial strategy
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail. Ability to break down complex problems and communicate findings effectively
• Energized by the opportunity to build something new and make a significant impact in a fast-paced startup environment
• Experience scaling through exponential growth and preparing a company for IPO is a significant plus
• Exposure to Usage-based business models is a significant plus
• Proven ability in recruiting, mentoring, and developing emerging leaders is essential

Responsibilities

• Lead Planning & Forecasting: Develop and manage the company’s annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with company goals
• Corporate Operating Model: Establish a comprehensive operating model with 3 financial statements (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet) to support both short-term and long-term planning
• Financial Modeling & Analysis: Partner with the Product and GTM team to prioritize initiatives, conduct impact analysis, and build robust financial models, including but not limited to product-led growth, sales capacity, benchmarking, gross margin analysis, pricing, sensitivity analysis, etc
• Revenue & Cash Flow Forecasting: Create driver-based rolling forecasts for ARR, bookings, and cash flow to ensure financial predictability and support strategic decision-making to improve business health
• Reporting & Dashboards: Oversee the development of financial reports, dashboards, and key metrics, partnering with the data and accounting team to ensure accurate and timely insights. Prepare internal management reports, board materials, and investor updates
• Cross-Functional Business Partnering: Work closely with all departments to support budget management, headcount planning, and financial decision-making. Provide financial insights to leadership on key initiatives
• Lead FP&A System implementation: Set the vision for our systems roadmap, drive cross-functional systems implementations at scale, and deliver process improvements
• Team Building: Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing FP&A team, ensuring the team has the guidance, resources, and tooling needed to succeed

Benefits

• Our openings span more than one career level. The starting salary for this role is between $180,000 and $250,000 USD
• The opportunity is eligible for equity with early exercise options and extended exercise windows
• 4 weeks of paid vacation, available from day one
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. We will also work with you to create a supportive plan of return
• Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs are available as well
• Monthly lifestyle stipend for wellness, mental health, therapy, hobbies, etc
• Monthly cell phone and internet subsidy
• Commuter benefits for Renders in the Bay Area and home office stipends for remote Renders
• Continuous learning benefits & related support