Remote Director, Finance

Summary

Join a rocketship! We are pioneers of a new market that we are creating. Take a central and critical role at Placer.ai. Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business required
• At least six years of related budget planning and analysis experience required, with specific experience in the organization's industry preferred
• Prior experience in investment banking, public accounting or management consulting
• Excellent analytical and modeling skills, able to analyze complex business issues and build financial models
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate complex financial data to non-finance leaders
• Strategic thinker with ability to balance short-term execution and long- term vision
• Ability to analyze and evaluate budgets and financial models
• Ability to create and present ideas and budgets in a variety of formats
• Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks
• Ability to maintain confidential records
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Supervisory experience required

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day finance operations for Placer Labs Inc. and Placer Technologies, Ltd
• Manage the budgeting process, including the maintenance of the company’s multi-year budget that reflects the company’s strategic direction, hiring plans, SaaS metrics and core Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Monitor the company’s financial condition by collecting, interpreting, and reporting financial data, and monitoring cash transactions in and out of the company, and reporting on burn rate
• Oversee the company’s ARR, churn, renewal, and upsell rules and that the recognition of ARR in Salesforce is in line with company and industry standards
• Create financial models to evaluate growth opportunities including new products, expansion plans, and potential acquisitions
• Manage the company’s FP&A team, including the management of employees within those departments, review of all work and aiding in career development, growth within the company and overall employee well-being
• Assist in the management and maintenance of employee benefit and compensation plans, including all investor and employee stock and option grants, employee 401k deferrals, and ad hoc/signing bonuses or commissions
• Assist where needed in company funding rounds, including preparation of data room materials, discussions with investors or potential banking partners
• Work cross- functionally to drive business performance, operational efficiency and cost management