Remote Finance and Strategy Manager

Summary

Join Brightwheel's Finance and Strategy team as a Finance and Strategy Manager, partnering with key functions to enable the company’s operational execution and financial strategy. As a high impact member of the Finance and Strategy team, you will be a driver in cross-functional collaboration + accountability and have the opportunity to build out and manage our financial strategy.

Requirements

• 6+ years of finance experience including experience within investment banking, private equity or venture capital, including 1+ years recent operational experience in strategic finance functions at a high-growth company
• High proficiency in Excel, Google Suite, and financial reporting softwares
• Excellent analytical financial modeling and forecasting skills, with a deep understanding of model architecture and formula efficiency and business judgment to balance details while not losing sight of the big picture
• Strong grasp of the 3 financial statements and US GAAP
• Strong business acumen and experience implementing financial processes and systems
• Team player that thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves data and numbers, and is highly self-motivated and analytical
• Strong communication and presentation skills; comfortable presenting to senior management

Responsibilities

• Own and build detailed and dynamic financial models to support business cases and influence key investment decisions that inform the company’s strategy across various functions and P&Ls
• Be a lead in company-wide quarterly and annual planning cycles including partnering with key stakeholders for inputs, driving strategic discussions around investments, presenting takeaways and recommendations to executive leadership on financial outlook, investment focus and overall cash impact
• Be an expert finance business partner by delivering financial support to key functions (Operations, G&A, and Product & Engineering) regarding investment approvals and identifying risks and opportunities to our financial plan
• Being a thought leader to improve and simplify processes, drive standardization, and build scalable solutions and reporting to support the next stage of brightwheel’s growth
• Assist in ad hoc projects and reporting including but not limited to: Investor Relations, Capital Fundraising, Board meetings