Strategic Finance

Gridware
San Francisco, CA
Category Operations
Job Description
Role Overview

As a member of the Strategic Finance team, you'll sit at the intersection of finance, operations, and strategy, partnering closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders to drive planning, forecasting, and key business decisions.

What You Will Do

Own and continuously evolve the company's long-range financial plan, integrate revenue, operating, and investment assumptions, and develop scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform strategic priorities and capital allocation.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, have advanced Excel/financial modeling skills, and be able to distill complex analysis into a clear narrative for executives and the board.

Requirements

  • 3–6 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, consulting, or strategic finance/FP&A
  • Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills; comfort building models from scratch
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills — able to distill complex analysis into a clear narrative for executives and the board
  • A bias toward action and comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment
  • Experience with fundraising, board reporting, or investor relations is a plus
  • Strong understanding of core accounting concepts and financial statements, including how business activity flows through the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement
  • Familiarity with SaaS/hardware metrics and startup finance (burn, runway, ARR, gross margin) is a plus

Benefits

  • Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Alternating day off (every other Monday)
  • ‘Off the Grid’, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
  • Commuter allowance
  • Company-paid training
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