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As a Strategic Finance Lead at Solace, you will be responsible for developing and executing finance and strategy initiatives that drive positive outcomes. You are a self-starter interested in working on a broad set of in-house initiatives and taking on significant direct ownership responsibility. The Strategic Finance Lead is responsible for supporting all departments across Solace. This individual contributor role is for the ambitious, the curious and those who don't shy away from feedback. This is a unique opportunity as a Strategic Finance hire, reporting directly to our CFO.
Job Responsibility:
Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Own and evolve Solace financial model: ARR, retention, CAC payback, burn/runway, and unit economics
Annual & Long-Term Planning: Lead the annual planning cycle, including headcount, revenue targets, expense budgets, and scenario modeling
collaborate with leadership on multi-year financial strategy
Board Reporting: Lead the preparation of board materials and presentations, distilling insights into actionable narratives
Accounting Partnership: Work closely with our outsourced accounting firm to support the monthly close and investor-ready reporting
Automation & Systems: Build automation into reporting, forecasting, and finance workflows
Bring innovative ideas—and bring them to life
Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work, and you take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way
Rapidly produce and launch concepts while laughing in the face of potential failure
Serve as the go-to liaison with cross-functional partners. Define initiative-level roadmaps of supporting workstreams to ensure work delivers on goals and your deadlines are met
Provide up-to-date visibility into current projects and ensure the right stakeholders and cross-functional team members are involved at the right time. You’ll document decisions and action items and follow up with owners on commitments
Requirements:
4+ years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, or Strategic Finance at a startup
Applicants must be based in the United States
Nice to have:
A bias toward action and execution
Comfort with ambiguity and a refined palate for controlled chaos
Unfettered creativity
Intuition on what it takes to win
Great communication skills that help you work across departments to make visions come to life