Director of Strategic Finance
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 180000 - 180000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This role is in-office in Austin TX. You must be local or willing to re-locate.
Our client is a well-funded multi-site services / technology company headquartered in Austin TX. Our business model is unique and were looking for someone curious whos excited to learn everything and dive right into learn. This role will include base salary equity.
The Director of Strategic Finance blends scrappy execution financial modeling traditional Finance (ledger GAAP revenue recognition) and strategic partnership. Were looking for a high-potential finance leader to build financial rigor from the trenches and partner with the CEO and fractional controller to prepare for a growth round of investment. This role would naturally move towards a VP / CFO position as the company hits key milestones. We are open to both a Director or someone ready for the step up into a VP role however this is a finance team of 1 as it stands today and you must be comfortable operating very hands-on.
Key Responsibilities
- Own forecasting budgeting and managerial accounting: Build models for territory/metro performance waterfall forecasts and growth targets.
- Dive into ledgers: Spot/fix errors recognize revenue/costs (e.g. GAAP gaps) and integrate with fractional controller for clean data flow to models.
- Pull and analyze data: Track churn risks service response impacts profitability by home manager/territory and investor KPIsshare regularly with ops/product teams.
- Strategic flex: Format board decks negotiate leases send out employee W2s support PE/VC converations
Qualifications
- 5 years in Strategic Finance experience with emphasis on FP&A (forecasting financial analysis and modeling) as well as traditional Finance (ledger work GAAP revenue recognition) and broader strategic business partnering.
- Experience in similar growth-stage fast paced lean startup companies. We are industry agnostic.
- Interest in a hands-on / doer role and excited to grow in other areas of responsibility/leadership.
- Accounting literacy: You have the ability to look at a ledger ask the right questions and fix things where needed.
- Technical chops: Excel wizardry; bonus for BI/data pulls (replacing ad-hoc analyst work) and tools like Metabase/AWS.
- Mindset: Curious creator scrappy doer high-potential winner
- Experience: Junior-to-mid level OK if hands-dirty (Series A/B buildouts); ops/logistics exposure ideal. PE/VC familiarity a plus
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Simplex offers industrial solutions to a wide variety of regional manufacturers spanning a number of industries. Since it’s establishment in 2013, the firm has mainly manufactured CNC router machines for the Egyptian market by combining quality components with a highly personalized pr ... View more
