Sr. Finance Manager

The Sr. Finance Manager is responsible for partnering with company leadership and internal stakeholders to lead the accounting and financial reporting function of a growing Chicago tech startup. Key responsibilities include leading the budget, forecast, month-end close, and reporting functions.

Outcomes:

Lead and provide analytical and strategic support on key Finance team deliverables:

• The annual budget, monthly review, and variance analysis

• Financial analysis of internal projects, PoC engagements, prototypes

• R&D allocations and tracking

• Board materials preparation

• Quarterly investor reporting

• Cap table maintenance, including stock options, RSUs, and supporting additional funding rounds

• Annual insurance renewals management

Build a solid understanding of our business model, revenue streams, and opportunities within 45 days of the start date and help develop internal- and external-facing projections in support of fund-raising activities:

• Build or help build projections for individual revenue streams and aggregates at the company level

• Test assumptions, identify key drivers, and determine our sensitivity to variations in the key drivers.

Manage and improve our internal controls without introducing additional overhead:

• Oversees the revenue cycle function, including billing through invoices

• Subscription management

• Purchasing approvals, expense reporting, and reimbursements

• Approvals of vendors’ invoices

• Credit cards 

Manage our interfaces with external accounting partners to improve and accelerate monthly closing and year-end process without adding billable hours:

• Less time-consuming AP, AR, payroll, account reconciliations

• More strategic tax planning and reporting, revenue recognition, R&D credit optimization

• Minimize year-end audit adjustments

Behavioral and Cultural Competencies:

Business acumen

Learns quickly

Strategic, recognizes noise and waste

Strong communications and presentation skills

Persistent with a sense of urgency

Results-driven, high-performance standards

Strong  attention to details

Adaptable to a rapidly changing environment

Technical Competencies:

Finance, financial modeling

Understanding of VC/PE/IB

Productivity tools, finance/accounting tools

Ready to apply? Please send your resume to: [email protected]