Director, Finance

Summary

Join Propeller Industries as a Director of Finance to play a key role in helping leading venture-stage firms build their businesses by providing in-depth financial and analytical guidance.

Requirements

• 8+ years in finance-focused roles
• BA in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Solid experience in firms' business operations and ability to set up systems and processes to ensure firm-wide controls
• Superior financial modeling and presentation skills
• Comfort with data and ambiguity, and an ability to delve into details and adapt priorities on the fly
• Good communication skills with the ability to distill complex thoughts and strategies into simple, actionable recommendations to Propeller team as well as our clients
• Highly organized with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple client workstreams and respond to ad-hoc requests to support business decisions in timely and efficient manner
• Ability and desire to teach others within the organization to help grow the broader internal FP&A skill set
• Deep understanding of the workings of the SaaS or Tech industries

Responsibilities

• Ability to work in consultation with clients' executive leadership teams to understand the intricate operational drivers of the client's business
• Ability to identify KPIs and develop methods to measure and track against them
• Guide all close calls, combining experience in accounting with expertise in forecasting and modeling to help client leverage past history to guide future decisions
• Ability to manage complex client relationships independently, responding professionally when challenged
• Full ownership of client engagements requiring only occasional input from CFO
• Additional focus on industry analysis and industry-level metrics
• Lead and direct fundraising (equity/debt) due diligence process
• Cap table management and understanding of various equity and debt instruments
• Assess and review 409A valuations
• Present Board materials to client management and Board members
• Provide mentorship on FP&A issues to junior members on the finance team
• Serve as trusted advisor to client for all FP&A and accounting issues

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday pay
• Comprehensive health benefits, plus dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance
• HSA contribution
• Paid Family Leave
• 401k match
• Remote Work