Alpaca · 3 weeks ago
Director of Strategic Finance
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
7+ years expAlpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for various financial products. The Director of Strategic Finance will lead FP&A strategy, support capital planning, and partner with executives to shape Alpaca’s financial future and drive global expansion.
Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Own the FP&A cadence, including financial forecasting, long-range planning, budget cycles, and variance analysis
Partner with Product and Revenue teams to model and evaluate pricing, monetization strategy, and new product economics
Develop scalable frameworks to evaluate new revenue streams, partner tiers, margin efficiency, and customer contribution economics
Build and maintain dashboards and forecasting models that support executive decisions
Work closely with Accounting and FinOps to ensure accurate reporting, operational discipline, and business model visibility
Lead performance tracking: NRR, take rate trends, margin profiles, CAC payback, LTV, product-level P&L
Serve as a key strategist in global expansion financial frameworks, including cost modelling, entity ramp, and regulatory capital assumptions
Help build scalable planning processes, systems, and automation to support growth
Qualification
Required
7–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or similar roles
Management experience leading high-performing finance teams, including hiring, development, and delegation
Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial modelling, unit economics, forecasting, and revenue analytics
Experience operating in fintech, brokerage, trading, payments, or financial infrastructure
Ability to partner cross-functionally and influence senior leadership and product decision-making
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and build scalable frameworks from scratch
Exceptional modelling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and improve complex financial models with clarity, accuracy, and automation in mind
Preferred
Experience at a global, high-growth, or pre-IPO technology company
Experience with SQL, Metabase, Looker, and large dataset analysis is a plus
Experience with embedded finance, clearing models, or custody operations
Benefits
Health Benefits
New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
Company
Alpaca
Alpaca is a financial system platform that allows developers and businesses to build apps, embed investing, and trade algorithms.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$328.8MKey Investors
Drive CapitalSBI GroupPortage Ventures
2026-01-14Series D· $150M
2026-01-14Debt Financing· $40M
2025-04-23Series C· $52M
Leadership Team
Yoshi Yokokawa
Co-Founder and CEO
Hitoshi Harada
CPO and Co-Founder
Recent News
Morningstar.com
2026-01-07
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