Director of Finance

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Us

Burklands core purpose is to Accelerate Dreams. So often turning dreams into reality helps change the world. We thrive at the forefront of this transformation. Startups desire our professionals they are the best in the business. Startups seek our content we are an industry thought leader. Startups trust our expertise so that founders can focus on their companies products and value-add. As a part of our demonstrated value our clients raised over $3B just last year.

At Burkland we lead with our Core Purpose. We do this for both our clients and our employees. We believe that leaning on our Core Values (Fresh Perspectives Exponential Value Empathy Trusted Partner) will lead to happy clients and happy employees.

We are a remote-first company with over 180 incredible team members more than 800 clients and a commitment to Accelerating Dreams.

Role

As a Director of Finance your role will involve leading a team of consultants and overseeing financial operations specific to helping our venture-backed startup clients succeed. Youll lead finance transformation oversee FP&A and cash-flow management and serve as the primary strategic partner while also ensuring Burklands methodologies toolkits and quality standards are fully leveraged across all your assignments.

Your Typical Atypical Day

Own monthly close oversight board-level reporting budgeting forecasting and investor communications.
Implement Burklands standardized FP&A frameworks scenario models dashboard templates and fundraising toolkits.
Tailor processesrevenue recognition KPI tracking cash-runway analysisto each clients stage and business model.
Serve as the escalation point for financial risks advising founders and executive teams on fundraising strategy pricing optimization and capital allocation.
Lead recurring finance steering meetings each month or quarter developing actionable roadmaps to boost growth and enhance margins.
Collaborate with Burklands internal teams to surface client feedback refine our fractional offerings and pilot new tools (BI connectors forecasting systems).
Mentor junior consultants aligned to your clientsreview deliverables and coach on best practices.
Track and report on client success metrics (e.g. fundraising achieved forecast accuracy improvements margin expansion).

About You

8 years in finance or consulting with 3 years as a senior finance executive in high-growth or venture-backed environments.
Proven ability to step into new organizations quickly establish trust and drive immediate impact.
Thrives in ambiguous environments and proactively finds solutions with limited direction.
Mastery of monthly close financial reporting budgeting & forecasting capital-raise modeling.
Strong understanding for accoutning/GAAP principles is preferred.
Expert user of Excel/Google Sheets; proficiency with BI tools (Tableau Power BI) and FP&A platforms.
Exceptional at distilling complex analyses into concise action-oriented insights for founders boards and investors.
Bachelors in Finance Accounting Economics or related; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
You are naturally curious and a problem-solver. Youre someone who likes to learn and is eager to take on new challenges especially regarding cutting-edge technology and emerging industries.
You lead with integrity in all that you say and do.

What We Offer

Flexible work schedule to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Medical Dental & Vision Insurance for you and your dependents.

Short & Long Term Disability Insurance to support you when you need it the most.

Flexible PTO - Take time off from work when you need it.

401 (k) with a company match to ensure you are ready for retirement.

A generous home office expense reimbursement so you have the office you need to be productive.

Forget the commute! Were a remote-first workplace so you can work from your home office or from the beach if youd like!

We offer a collaborative communicative culture driven by our Core Purpose Values. We work with incredibly smart people who love to learn and share what they know. If this sounds like a team youd like to be a part of wed love to hear from you.

Burkland Associates is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Burkland Associates is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or another legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation please visit our careers page to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The pay range target for the role described in this job description depends on multiple factors such as candidate experience and expertise geographic location and current market addition full-time regular positions are eligible for 401(k) health benefits and other benefits; some of these benefits may be available for part-time.

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About UsBurklands core purpose is to Accelerate Dreams. So often turning dreams into reality helps change the world. We thrive at the forefront of this transformation. Startups desire our professionals they are the best in the business. Startups seek our content we are an industry thought leader. ...