Strategic Finance Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee Head of Finance duties, which include managing the monthly close process, budgeting and forecasting, capital planning, and treasury management.

• Provide guidance to founders and management teams on financial strategy, capital planning, growth initiatives, and the execution of management fee strategies.

• Take charge of the finance segment during Board meetings, encompassing KPI dashboards and updates for investors.

• Assist with fundraising and M&A activities, which involve structuring rounds, analyzing cap table scenarios, engaging in investor discussions, drafting term sheets, and conducting due diligence.

• Manage the revenue cycle, plan cash flow, oversee vendor expenditures, implement controls, assess growth potential, and ensure audit readiness.

• Identify avenues to incorporate Burkland's bookkeeping, tax, and HR services into operations.

• Regularly visit clients in person when feasible.

⛳️ Requirements

• Direct, substantial experience in finance roles within venture-backed startups, particularly in the AI and AI-adjacent sectors.

• Proficiency in compute cost management, cluster expenses, cloud infrastructure, training/inference costs, and hybrid pricing models.

• Relevant startup finance experience pertaining to SaaS models and metrics.

• Deep understanding and application of current AI tools, skills, and LLMs within the Office of the CFO.

• Proven track record of managing financial metrics from a C-suite perspective.

• Experience with equity and SAFE fundraising, SAFE debt facilities, mergers and acquisitions, and exit strategies.

• Comfortable engaging at the board level and collaborating with investors, founders, and other stakeholders.

• A minimum of 7–10 years of experience in finance or operations.

• Familiarity with financial technology platforms such as QBO, Carta, Rippling, Ramp, Rillet, or similar tools.

• MBA or CPA preferred, though not mandatory.

• Must be available during standard business hours.

• Reliable internet connection is essential.

• Eligibility to work in the United States is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely from anywhere.

• Adaptable work schedule.

• A collaborative and communicative workplace culture.

• New Business Bonus Program.

• Cross-Sell Bonus Program.

• Economic Interest bonus for the Head of Finance.

• Compensation for independent contractors structured as fees for services rendered.