Planetary Scale · 3 months ago
Head of Finance Operations (FP&A & Accounting)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$130K/yr - $150K/yr
6+ years expPlanetary Scale is a boutique strategic finance partner for early-stage climate tech startups. They are seeking a Head of Finance Operations to lead FP&A and accounting work, manage a finance team, and ensure operational excellence across client engagements.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Client Engagement: Support onboarding of new clients, lead planning & budgeting cycles, contribute to major deliverables, and parachute in on high-stakes problem-solving
Lead FP&A & Accounting Delivery: Define and maintain standards, templates, and processes across engagements to ensure consistency, accuracy, and efficiency
Player-Coach Leadership: Manage and mentor 3+ finance team members, raising the bar on quality and output while taking on parts of the work yourself
Oversee Back-Office Finance Operations: Manage bookkeeping, AP, AR and payroll processes across our client portfolio, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and compliance
Quality Control: Review financial models, reports, and accounting work before they go to clients, board members and investors
Operational Excellence: Improve workflows, templates, and tooling to increase efficiency and excellence across the firm
Codify Best Practices: Document and share learnings from across our client base, making PSA the repository of early-stage finance best practices
Hire for Scale: Anticipate the needs of a growing client base, identify when and where new roles are required, and help recruit and onboard new hires to expand the team
Roll Up Your Sleeves: Take direct ownership of key deliverables — from monthly close to updating financial models to drafting client-ready reporting packages
Qualification
Required
6–10 years of progressive experience in finance/accounting, ideally Big Four + startup finance
Solid foundation in both accounting (GAAP, accounting schedules, close & reporting) and FP&A (budgeting, forecasting, modeling & analysis). Hands-on experience is most important; professional certifications such as CPA or CMA are a strong plus
Fluency in the modern finance stack (QBO, Bill, Brex, Carta, Rippling, etc.)
Strong analytical chops and comfort building & maintaining financial models
Elite-level attention to detail and ability to error-check own and others' work
Experience managing junior team members with a 'player-coach' mentality
Excited about working with multiple early-stage, venture-backed startups
Passionate about climate tech and the startup ecosystem
Benefits
20% performance-based target
Participation in PSA’s client equity program
Company
Planetary Scale
We partner with climate-focused founders and early-stage leadership teams to increase access to capital, accelerate growth, and de-risk the pathway to massive impact.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Luke Baker
Founder and Managing Director
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