VP of Finance

About Letterhead

With Letterhead, your newsletters do all the work for you. We help publishers and marketers engage their audience, create great content products, and generate revenue, with software that can automate and support the entire process through machine learning.

We're a venture-backed scaleup on a journey to change how online engagement happens through meaningful, first-party content. Our founders came from the media industry, building a national network of local email newsletters, and spun out Letterhead in 2022 to help every organization master email.

Our team

We're a diverse team of internally-motivated, open-minded people who want to be the best at what we do. We value intellectual curiosity, candor, and a sense of urgency. When we hire, we look for cultural contribution rather than culture fit: what will each new person add to our team as we grow?

This position is remote and this person can sit anywhere in the US. We are a global team and prioritize great people over location.

Our Company Values

• Users first: we're here to help our customers, and we put their experience and priorities first.

• Great and fast: we deliver top-quality work and experiences at high speed, every time.

• Extreme ownership: we take pride in owning our work and owning the mission, even when something’s “not my job,” we work together to make it happen.

Job Overview

We’re seeking a VP of Finance to lead our financial planning and analysis and spearhead our effort to build a capital-efficient, high-growth company. In this role, you will need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced, flexible environment. We are growing quickly and anticipate the finance team growing in time, but it will operate with just you and the CEO in the near-term.

On a strategic level, you will impact business-wide reporting and decision making, forecasting, and budgeting, based on financial data and SaaS-based KPIs / unit economics. On a tactical level, you will oversee all accounting and invoicing activities ensuring that ledgers accurately reflect money coming in and out of the company.

To qualify for this role, you must have:

• Multiple years of experience with financial planning and analysis

• Multiple years of experience in managerial/leadership finance roles in high-growth companies

• Experience with financial and go-to-market specifics of software/technology companies

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations of the company, including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

• Manage the rolling 12-month plan and budget (tweaked quarterly) through close collaboration with the CEO and senior leadership team.

• Support and challenge the Sales & Account Management teams to ensure that reported revenues are accurate and in line with sales forecasts and delivery.

• Provide financial guidance and support to the CEO and senior leadership team, including recommendations on financial strategy, risk management, and cost optimization.

• Review, develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and best practices.

• Build and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision-making, including cash flow projections and scenario analysis.

• Support the CEO to prepare financial reports to the board and investors, including GAAP financial statements, annual budgets, and financial forecasts.

• Monitor and manage the company's cash flow and liquidity, including overseeing accounts receivable and payable, and managing the company's banking relationship(s).

• Manage the relationship with our third-party accountancy firm [AB1] to ensure management accounts and payroll are accurate and on-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

• Extensive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, and financial modeling, preferably in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment.

• Proven track record of driving financial strategy and capital efficiency in a leadership role.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and identify opportunities for business growth, cost optimization and actionable insights.

• A good understanding of financial regulations and best practices, with experience of developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and controls.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team and lead by example.

• Familiarity with SaaS metrics such as churn, MRR, CAC, LTV, etc.

• Strong business acumen and ability to work cross-functionally with other departments, such as sales, marketing, and tech.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and make informed decisions.

What we offer you

• Remote-first and always workplace

• 4 weeks paid time off

• Fully covered best-in-class health, dental and vision for you and your family, paid 100% by Letterhead

• 401k options with match

• Stock option package commensurate with experience

• Generous disability and life insurance options

• Learning and development budget

• The chance to make an impact at a fast-growing and successful scaleup company

Letterhead is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other protected status. Any gender-specific terms should be understood to be applicable to all genders and not sex or gender limited.