Cartwheel is hiring a
VP of Finance

Summary

Join Cartwheel to help tackle the student mental health crisis. Kids spend most of their days in the classroom, and teachers and staff are often the first to notice when something is off. With large increases in federal funding for schools and the rise of telehealth, schools are reimagining what mental health support can look like. Cartwheel is an early-stage startup building technology-enabled mental health services that put schools at the center.

Requirements

• You embody our values: Human, Humble, Accountable, Innovative, Resilient
• You have 8-10+ years in progressive finance roles with 4+ years as an operator and experience leading, developing, and growing a small team
• You have been the most senior finance leader on a team (e.g., Head/VP of Finance)
• You thrive in a world of rapid growth and have been in a venture-backed, entrepreneurial environment
• You can seamlessly transition between strategic thinking and hands-on execution
• You’re comfortable rolling up your sleeves to work with data, run analyses, and build financial models in Excel

Responsibilities

• Build the Finance function at Cartwheel from the ground up
• Improve and maintain Cartwheel’s financial/operating forecast, in close partnership with the COO, CEO, and leadership team
• Own a rigorous annual planning & budgeting process, including monthly closes & financial reporting
• Monitor and report on key financial metrics aligned to our OKRs
• Conduct targeted analyses to inform strategic decisions (e.g., school district-level profitability, patient cohort analyses)
• Oversee accounting. Today, we work with a third party providing finance, accounting, and HR support – you’ll own this relationship and determine if/when to bring specific functions in-house
• Partner with the People team on decisions around things like employee compensation and benefits, stock options and cap table management, etc
• Partner with the sales and customer success teams on annual and quarterly revenue forecasting (new sales and renewals)
• Support our Series B fundraise in 2025, including maintaining key banking and investor relationships

Preferred Qualifications

Meaningful healthcare experience, specifically in an MSO-PC corporate structure with multiple legal entities, revenue streams, and multi-state operations

Benefits

• Total cash compensation of $190,000 - $250,000/year
• Excellent health insurance
• Meaningful equity ownership stake
• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work environment with regular in-person team retreats
• 401K starting in January 2024 with employer match
• $500 annual educational stipend
• Macbook