Strategic Finance Manager
Core
Own planning, forecasting, and the financial model to turn numbers into decisions on budgets, pricing, margins, and growth.
Role type
Senior strategic finance manager (FP&A)
Builds
Company financial model, annual plan, quarterly forecasts, long-range plan, budget process, cash/burn/runway projections, headcount plans, go-to-market revenue forecast, pricing models, commission plans, board materials, and fundraising support.
Domain
SaaS / AI-powered legal automation
Required skills
Strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, consulting, financial modeling (operating models, three-statement projections), budgeting, forecasting (SaaS revenue, consumption/usage-based), pricing strategy, unit economics, gross margin analysis, board material preparation, fundraising support, cross-functional collaboration, spreadsheet and AI tool fluency
Preferred skills
Investment banking or private equity experience followed by strategic finance at a high-growth startup, AI business models (inference and model costs), sales commission plan design, government contracts or professional services experience, SQL, BI tools
Technologies
Spreadsheets, AI tools, SQL, BI tools
Responsibilities
Build and own the company's financial model and full set of projections; Lead the annual plan, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan; Run the budget process and track spend against budget; Partner with accounting on budget-versus-actual reviews; Forecast cash, burn, and runway; Build headcount plans; Own the go-to-market revenue forecast; Define and report ARR, CARR, bookings, and retention; Model sales capacity and coverage; Design and model commission plans; Lead pricing analysis and strategy; Analyze and improve gross margin; Build board materials; Support fundraising with investor models and diligence responses; Act as finance partner to department leaders; Run ad hoc analysis on business operations; Build business cases for major investments; Use AI and automation to speed up planning and analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
