greenlight - Financial Technology - Senior Director, Strategic Finance
Requirements
• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital, including experience managing and developing people (FinTech or consumer subscription and/or startup experience strongly preferred). • Demonstrated track record leading company-wide planning processes (budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning) at a venture-backed or high-growth company. • Strong leadership and executive communication skills. • Excellent analytical skills and strategic mindset. • Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across functions and levels, including at the executive and board level. • Strong accounting and systems knowledge. • Strong data visualization skills and an ability to synthesize complicated analyses in simple, actionable ways for senior stakeholders. • Enthusiasm to learn and evolve your own skillset, and to grow the skillset of your team, over time. • Proven people leader with experience building, managing, and developing high-performing finance teams. • Exceptional executive presence — comfortable presenting to and influencing the CFO, executive team, investors and board, and unafraid to speak up on critical issues. • Strategic mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured financial frameworks and clear recommendations. • Strong ownership mentality; detail-oriented and committed to producing work at a high standard while delegating effectively. • Creative mindset for building bespoke financial models for a diverse set of cross-functional needs. • Data-driven approach to analyzing problems and supporting decisions. • Adaptability and flexibility, comfortable operating in a startup environment that requires the ability to pivot when necessary. • Not sure this one’s for you? Don’t count yourself out. Show us what you’ve got and we’ll reach out if there’s a great fit.
Responsibilities
• Build, lead, and develop Greenlight’s strategic finance team, setting priorities, coaching managers and analysts, and scaling the function as the company grows. • Serve as the primary strategic finance partner to the CFO and executive leadership team, shaping company-wide strategy, investment decisions, and key trade-offs. • Own the end-to-end financial model and company-wide planning cycle — long-range planning, annual budgeting, and quarterly forecasting — across all departments. • Direct detailed custom financial modeling, scenario analysis, and market insights for the product, engineering, marketing, and commercial sales teams on prospective products and initiatives. • Own variance analysis of actual results vs. budget/forecast, and partner with business leaders to drive insightful, actionable decision support at the executive level. • Lead the preparation and delivery of board-level reporting and strategic materials. • Partner with the Accounting team on month-end and quarter-end close processes and audit support, ensuring alignment between FP&A and accounting. • Lead analysis and diligence for potential strategic acquisitions, partnerships, or investment opportunities, and present recommendations to executive leadership. • Represent the finance function in cross-departmental strategic planning, OKR setting, and company-wide operating rhythms.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match • Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits • Traditional 401k with company match • Unlimited PTO • Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays • Professional development stipends • Mental health resources • 1:1 financial planners • Fertility healthcare • 100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave • Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities • Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours • Employee resource groups • Our stance on salaries: • Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive. • The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $185,000- 260,000 • The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $185,000- 235,000
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