Finance Director

About the opportunity:

Veza is seeking an experienced and hands-on Finance Director to build and shape the Corporate FP&A practice.  Reporting to the VP of Finance, this role will set the foundation of the FP&A function and develop over time the team, processes, and systems that will allow the company to continue to scale in a financially sound way. You will drive strategic decision-making by improving visibility into business performance and leveraging data-driven insights to shape Veza’s long-term trajectory. You’ll manage financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting for the company. You should be passionate about building and scaling functions from the ground up. We are looking for a finance leader that is highly quantitative and analytical, but also possesses the ability to collaborate, drive alignment and influence decisions across the company.  You'll work alongside colleagues who have helped shape the success of companies such as Google, Okta, AWS, VMware, and more. If you have a strong background in finance, a passion for innovation, and thrive in a fast-paced scaling environment, we want to hear from you!

You will:

• Develop and implement FP&A processes. Responsible for financial modeling, process, methodology, variables, techniques, procedures and best practices, to drive best in class forecast & planning, business insight, and analysis
• Drive planning and forecasting, including long range plan, annual operating plan and monthly forecast
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models and build financial reporting capabilities
• Monitor financial performance, analyze metrics, and prepare financial and operational reports for management
• Serve as Finance liaison to departments by working closely with them in understanding their business, supporting their initiatives, and general financial inquiries
• Provide revenue and expense analysis during month-end close, oversee monthly operating expense reviews, budget versus actuals analysis, and month-over-month analysis
• Partner with Accounting to support month end close activities
• Partner with Revenue Operations to optimize sales capacity and design incentive compensation plans that are clear, measurable, cost efficient and effective at driving behaviors that maximize top line growth while optimizing cost
• Drive continuous improvement leveraging best practices, standardization, and automation to scale the business
• Build strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to drive operational efficiency
• Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed and present findings to senior management

You have:

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business or related field required
• Experience: 
• 7+ years of progressive experience working in high growth environments, preferably in a Enterprise subscription / SaaS company’
• Forward-thinking, analytical and problem-solving mindset. Drawn to building off of ambiguous and unsolved problems and “making it happen”
• Advanced financial modeling capabilities, power user proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or GoogleSheets (e.g. macros, pivot tables, index and array formulas, etc.) and proficiency in PowerPoint
• Advanced understanding of GAAP financial statements
• Strong analytical, operational and problem solving skills with extreme attention to detail
• Other Skils:
• Self-starter with ability to be agile in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) and proven experience in cultivating collaborative working relationships with teams across an organization
• Previous start up experience is a plus
  
  

Our Culture

We’re driven to build a strong company culture and are looking for individuals with strong alignment with the following:

• Stay Customer Obsessed
• Iterate, Adapt, and Innovate
• Demonstrate a will to win
• Lead with Humility
• Act with Integrity
• Founder’s Mentality

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Pre-tax health care, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
• Flexible medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Parental leave
• Flexible Time Off
• Home Set up and Monthly Connectivity Stipend

At Veza, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range can be discussed