VP, Finance

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

📋 Description

• Act as the financial thought partner to the CEO regarding growth strategies, investment priorities, resource allocation, and profitability.

• Lead capital allocation decisions within the executive team.

• Implement financial rigor in areas such as pricing, monetization, new products, markets, and partnerships.

• Manage fundraising, debt and liquidity strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.

• Cultivate investor relationships and guide the Board narrative on performance.

• Prepare the organization for upcoming capital events, including reporting, controls, governance, SOX readiness, audit committee collaboration, and external guidance frameworks.

• Oversee quarterly forecasting, long-term modeling, scenario analysis, and the company's operational cadence.

• Gain insights into revenue, margins, customer economics, pricing, payment economics, and cash flow.

• Develop metrics and frameworks that enhance business visibility for leadership.

• Convey the company’s financial narrative to the Board, investors, lenders, and partners.

• Direct financial reporting and assist the CEO in communicating performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, and key decisions.

• Build and lead a high-performance Finance team.

• Modernize Finance through the use of AI and automation.

• Create scalable systems, processes, data infrastructure, and controls.

• Collaborate with Accounting, Treasury, Legal, and external advisors to establish a scalable financial foundation.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, corporate finance, FP&A, strategic finance, or a related field.

• Extensive experience in high-growth technology sectors.

• Background in investment banking or private equity with practical experience in valuation, transaction execution, and capital markets is strongly preferred.

• Experience leading Finance, or a significant aspect of Finance, at a high-growth tech, SaaS, marketplace, fintech, or similarly complex organization.

• Exceptional skills in financial modeling.

• Strong knowledge of three-statement modeling, unit economics, cash flow, and capital allocation.

• Proven experience in building financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical infrastructure in rapidly scaling environments.

• Experience in evaluating pricing, monetization, new products, investments, headcount, and other strategic decisions.

• Track record of conveying complex financial stories to investors, boards, and executive teams.

• Experience partnering directly with a CEO, executive team, and Board.

• Proven ability to build and develop high-performing Finance teams.

• Comfortable operating without a fully defined playbook and creating structure where it is lacking.

• Strong commercial instincts.

• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels.

• Exceptionally high standards for execution and a bias towards action.

• Strong conviction and judgment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base pay aligned with role and experience.

• Equity offered to all employees.

• Certain roles may qualify for bonuses or commissions.

• Comprehensive benefits package; full details available at engine.com/culture.

• Hybrid-hub model allowing for office-based or fully remote work environments.

• Company-provided resources and support to ensure success in the work environment.