Corporate Finance Lead

Corporate Finance Lead

Our client, a technology company located in San Francisco, CA, is seeking an experienced Corporate Finance Lead. This role requires being in the office three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).

The position involves partnering with the CEO, CFO, and other executives to allocate resources thoughtfully and drive execution against the company’s financial ambitions.

The successful candidate will support the company’s growth and help scale to the next level.

Responsibilities :

• Lead quarterly, annual, and long-range planning processes to guide investment decision-making and efficient resource allocation.
• Partner with leaders across the business, including product, engineering, GTM, and operations, to support strategic decision-making and initiative prioritization.
• Design and deliver timely reporting packages and provide insights on key business trends and financial performance to the executive team and the board.
• Bring structure and clarity to the finance function by owning the FP&A calendar and recurring cadences.
• Evaluate opportunities to enhance the operations of the Finance team, partnering with Accounting to support IPO-readiness.
• Drive projects to understand long-term growth opportunities and identify ways to operate more efficiently.
• Support the CEO, CFO, and Head of FP&A on communications to investors and other external stakeholders, clarifying growth and efficiency narratives.

Requirements :

• BA / BS in Economics, Math, Finance, Engineering, CS, or other quantitative field; MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of work experience, preferably in investment banking, PE / VC, management consulting, or FP&A / Strategic Finance at a high-growth technology company.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to unearth insights and turn them into recommendations and action plans.
• Highly proficient in Excel / Sheets with exceptional modeling skills and attention to detail.
• Extremely organized and structured, with a proven ability to run projects and processes from end-to-end.
• Ability to effectively build and maintain cross-functional relationships, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to synthesize findings and concisely articulate them to a wide range of audiences.
• Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to adapt to a rapidly-changing environment.
• Excellent understanding of accounting (e.g., US GAAP) and corporate finance concepts.

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.