[KIT-list] Vice President of Finance (San Francisco, CA)

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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https://murdockmartell.com/jobs/

 

Our client, a high growth healthcare technology company is seeking a Vice President of Finance. The person in this role will work closely with the executive team and report to the Head of Business Operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented finance leader to build the finance function. Ideal candidates will be excited about working in a fast-moving entrepreneurial startup environment and have extensive experience in corporate finance with a high-growth SaaS organization.

 

 Responsibilities

• Financial strategy and infrastructure:
• Create systems, frameworks and processes that enhance financial rigor.
• Assess current set of financial tools and implement future systems for financial reporting analysis, forecasting, and accounting
• Ensure accurate subscription billing and monthly reconciliations of AR for completeness and accuracy
• Build and develop the finance team into an organization focused on performance
• Corporate planning and analysis: 
• Drive the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Develop and own the cadence for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting of results to leadership and key stakeholders, including the board and investors
• Partner with senior leaders to ensure the company hits its revenue targets and achieves goals within budget
• Own all aspects of financial planning (e.g., cash flow requirements, the balance sheet, and income statement).
• Provide modeling and analytical support for strategic projects, new product development and go-to-market strategy.
• Influence change: Bring strong business and operational orientation to influence business decisions and strategy
  
  

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a finance leadership role with an excellent understanding of business metrics and processes in a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Experience scaling a company over $100M in ARR
• Comfortable in the player-coach mode as you build your team
• Expertise in FP&A, including financial modeling, business scenario planning, managing risk and cost
• Experience overseeing client billing, collections, accounts receivable and payables
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting, with strong foundational accounting principles
• Experience with post C round fundraising
• Thrive in a fast-changing environment and ambiguity, while being execution-oriented, hands-on, pragmatic, and focused on results
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience in Salesforce, Leapfin, Recurly
• CPA qualification
  
  

Murdock Martell, Inc. is a leading financial consulting and recruiting firm that provides solutions to established and emerging growth companies. We represent some of the strongest companies in the Bay Area with an emphasis in technology and life sciences.

 

 

[KIT-list] Chief Financial Officer (San Francisco Bay Area, specifically the Peninsula)

Sunday, January 24, 2021

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Our client is an exciting bio-technology company that is looking for an experienced Chief Financial Officer.  This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.  

 

The CFO will lead all aspects of financial planning and accounting functions of the company, and be responsible for guiding the organization through a rapid stage of growth. The CFO is also responsible for coordination across a diverse range of management stakeholders, continuously improving and scaling the financial functions and the organization.  The Chief Financial Officer is partner to the CEO and will assist with forward-looking goals and drive capital allocation strategy, modeling, forecasting, and budgeting to align.

 

Principal Responsibilities:

●   Provide strategic guidance on the risk and financial implications of decisions in a multitude of growth areas.

●    Provide financial management leadership including planning, oversight, and management with executive level partnership.

●    Bring the company and financial systems to scale while preserving financial prudence. 

●   Direct and coordinate financial planning and budget management functions. Provide support to department heads to create transparency around key financial parameters and assumptions, including spending controls/limits and expense accruals. Develop and maintain systems for monthly reporting processes for each department to ensure they are aware of their spending, variances to budget, and KPIs.

●       Provide direction and groundwork for an initial public offering (IPO), ensuring financial infrastructure to successfully transition to public company, including SOX compliance. 

●       Manage all accounting operations including Billing, AR, AP, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition. Responsible for GAAP compliance.

●       Provide oversight and direction to department employees to align work with company OKRs in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures.

●       Coach, mentor and develop staff on a daily basis, including overseeing new hire onboarding, regular feedback, disciplinary actions, career development and opportunities.

●       Delegate responsibilities and tasks with an expectation of accountability and regular feedback.

●       Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict, and expeditious conflict resolution. Support a work culture that appreciates cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together.

●       Create a workplace culture that is consistent with the company's mission, vision, and values.

●       Oversee a performance management and development process in conjunction with HR, that includes OKR/goal setting, recognition, feedback around productivity and quality, and performance development planning.

●       Maintain transparent communication. Communicate company updates through department meetings, 1:1 meetings, and other forms of communication.

●       Maintain administrative oversight of work schedules, assignments, training, OT, PTO, telecommuting and absenteeism.

●       Manage the overall operational, budgetary, and financial responsibilities of the department. Make decisions that are financially responsible, accountable, and justifiable.

●       Plan and implement systems and resources to fulfill the work of the department efficiently and effectively.

●       Plan, evaluate, and improve the efficiency of processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, efficiency, or productivity. 

●       Establish and maintain relevant controls and feedback systems to monitor department operations.  

 

Qualifications:

●       Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA preferred.

●       10+ years of management experience with strong technical and financial acumen and well versed in U.S. GAAP. Understanding of advanced accounting, regulatory issues, and tax planning.

●       Experience working in a growing start-up environment required, with a preference for biotech, life science or tech.

●       IPO experience, ideally via investment bank or direct experience with biotech IPO project specifically in CFO, CAO or Head of Finance role.

●       Proven tenure, longevity and career track record.

●       Possess strong forecasting ability, well-steeped in the practice of building revenue and expense forecasts, including hands on capabilities and scaling to high-level communications.

●       Flexibility to adapt to constant change in a competitive environment. Highly accountable professional with ability to delegate effectively while also providing hands-on support & mentoring.

●       Strategic thinker with ability to develop a long-term strategy while balancing near-term priorities.

●       Strong written, oral, and presentation skills to communicate complex financial matters to a broad audience.

●       Strong communications skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.

●       Expertise in evaluating operational effectiveness and being able to provide internal business process improvement.

●       Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching. An aptitude for building and working alongside strong teams through interview, selection, integration, and resource management.

 

Our Firm:

Murdock Martell, Inc. is a leading financial consulting and recruiting firm that provides solutions to established and emerging growth companies. We represent some of the strongest companies in the Bay Area with an emphasis in technology and life sciences.

[KIT-list] Mobile QA Automation Engineer (REMOTE)

Saturday, January 23, 2021

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https://www.cybercoders.com/mobile-qa-automation-engineer-job-578448

 

 

Location: Based in Los Angeles, CA, you can work 100% REMOTE ongoing as long as you can be available for meetings as needed during PT hours (though you must live in the US).

Salary: Market rates plus strong benefits

Skills: QA automation, programming, mobile apps (iOS or Android)

We are a well funded startup which has closed on our Series B and is moving towards Series C. Our award winning first of their kind AI healthcare products save lives every day! We recently launched new products so it's an exciting time to join the team.

Top Reasons to Work with Us

- We are a well funded start up. Total funding to date over $50m.
- Competitive salaries, 401k, medical/dental, shares and free lunches!
- You'll be working on a artificial intelligence medical products which save lives.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be responsible for the quality of the company's mobile products and will be involved in all stages of the lifecycle from design to deployment. This is an exciting opportunity to build QA frameworks from the ground up.

Key responsibilities include:

- Build both automation and unit testing frameworks from the ground up
- Ensure our product meets clients needs
- Identify weaknesses in our product through rigorous testing
- Design test plans and test cases to validate product functionality for releases
- Collaborate with the engineering team through the entire product development life cycle
- Develop deep understanding of the product and participate in design

What You Need for this Position

- Programming experience with Java, Kotlin or Swift
- Building QA automation for mobile apps

What's In It for You

- We are a well funded start up. Total funding to date over $50m.
- Competitive salaries, 401k, medical/dental, shares and free lunches!
- You'll be working on a digital medical product which saves lives.

So, if you are a QA Engineer with mobile experience please apply today!

This job is open to telecommute candidates.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.