Strategic Finance Operator

Overview

A growing venture-building organization is seeking a Strategic Finance Operator to serve as a financial thought partner for portfolio CEOs, Heads of Growth, and executive leadership. This role involves advising on critical financial decisions across multiple high-growth companies and the venture group itself, owning the financial narrative, and helping build scalable financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Advise company leaders on unit economics, cash flow, runway, and growth investment decisions.
• Challenge assumptions and provide thoughtful financial insights beyond basic reporting.
• Own and communicate financial narratives, comparing actuals to plans at a driver level.
• Deliver actionable financial commentary grounded in business realities.
• Validate financial analyses and outputs alongside data teams to ensure accuracy.
• Manage a broad range of financial topics including valuations, tax, SPV distributions, inter-company billing, and funding proposals.
• Maintain strong financial acumen to identify and address discrepancies independently.
• Hold and manage financial context across multiple companies simultaneously.
• Continuously improve financial systems and processes without waiting for direction.

Requirements

• 6-10 years of experience in FP&A, startup finance, or multi-company financial roles.
• Direct advisory experience with founders or operators.
• Expertise in driver-based financial modeling.
• Ability to manage financial context across multiple companies concurrently.
• Experience building financial reporting infrastructure from the ground up.
• Accounting literacy sufficient to quality assure financial closes.
• Familiarity with modern FP&A platforms.
• Experience working in portfolio, private equity-backed roll-up, or multi-entity environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to system building.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving finance function.
• Ability to handle ambiguous or unstructured financial challenges.
• Willingness to work beyond standard hours to meet organizational goals.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $150,000 - $170,000 annually.
• Equity opportunities in portfolio companies.
• Performance bonuses tied to portfolio success.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Unlimited time off policy with a two-week minimum.

Location

• Fully remote within the United States.
• Must overlap with US Eastern Time zone for the majority of the workday.

This is a full-time role requiring dedication beyond a typical 9-to-5 schedule to support ambitious growth objectives.