GrowthAssistant · 5 days ago
Finance & Business Operations Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
6+ years expGrowthAssistant is a fast-growing company that embeds elite global talent with growth-obsessed founders and marketing teams. They are seeking a Finance & Business Operations Lead to own the finance function end-to-end while building the operating rhythm and performance architecture to help the company scale and make better decisions.
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Responsibilities
Own finance end-to-end, partnering closely with accounting on month-end close, cash flow management, revenue recognition, payroll, and budget vs. actuals tracking
Drive a culture of accountability by owning the operating model and running monthly/quarterly business review cadences
Lead FP&A, including annual planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and headcount planning
Establish and continuously improve core processes across AP/AR, billing, spend management, controls, and reporting
Oversee company spend: refresh and enforce spend policies; improve cost visibility and accountability
Build and maintain financial models for strategic decision-making (e.g., growth investments, pricing/packaging, new monetization, expansion)
Support capital strategy and board reporting, including monthly/quarterly board updates and board-ready financial narratives
Serve as primary finance point of contact for external partners (banking, accountants, tax advisors, auditors)
Maintain best-in-class finance tool stack (ERP/billing/expense management), with a strong bias toward automation and clean data
Define and own the company KPI framework and operating metrics (including recurring revenue metrics, retention/cohort performance, unit economics, funnel performance, and efficiency)
Build dashboards and deep dives that translate data into clear insights for leadership
Develop models, forecasts, and scenarios to support goal-setting, resourcing, and performance improvement
Partner with GTM and recruiting to measure and improve ROI across spend, capacity planning, and productivity
Manage leadership cadences: ensure the right conversations happen with the right context, materials, and follow-through
Facilitate strategic working sessions, offsites, and critical alignment moments; help shape how leadership prioritizes time and decisions
Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives (e.g., marketplace dynamics, RevOps, audience/ICP focus, pricing & packaging, new product/monetization strategy)
Evaluate pipeline, run diligence, model partnership ROI, and coordinate cross-functional execution across recruiting/Legal/GTM
Qualification
Required
6+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, Business Operations, or a closely related role; strong fundamentals in financial modeling and accounting
Demonstrated ability to build and own complex models, forecasts, and decision-support analysis—and turn them into clear recommendations
Strong communication skills: able to simplify complex financial and operational concepts for non-financial stakeholders
Track record of leading high-visibility, cross-functional projects from scoping to implementation and reporting
Experience managing and developing a high-performing team (or readiness to do so immediately) and building scalable operating processes
Thrives in a fast-paced environment; high initiative, high ownership, high judgment
Eagerness to leverage AI tools/automation to streamline workflows, reporting, and analysis
Preferred
Foundational training and experience with M&A via investment banking or private equity
Fluency with recurring revenue (e.g. SaaS) metrics and the operational levers that drive retention and growth
Experience building scalable finance and operations systems in a high-growth environment
Prior ownership of annual/semi-annual planning cycles and KPI-driven business reviews
Benefits
Competitive Compensation
Flexible Paid Time Off
Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
401k plan with Company Match
Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Company
GrowthAssistant
GrowthAssistant is a staffing agency that recruits and trains professionals to handle marketing tasks and campaigns for businesses.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase