Strategic Finance Lead

Location: New York, NY; hybrid schedule with in-office work in the NYC office three days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; remote work on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Company

hirify.global is associated with Cents, a rapidly growing Series C startup operating in a SaaS and software environment.

What you will do

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and driver-based financial modeling across departments and at the corporate level.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing, Operations, Product, and Engineering leaders on investments, performance trends, and operating decisions.
• Develop board presentations, monthly investor reporting, management discussion and analysis, and decision-ready materials for executives, private equity stakeholders, and venture investors.
• Co-own the corporate financial model with the CFO and develop scenario analyses, growth plans, investment prioritization, and M&A analyses.
• Analyze SaaS metrics, ARPU, LTV/CAC, product margins, ASPs, and inventory-related data with business intelligence and data teams.
• Build and improve the FP&A planning and reporting function, with the potential to develop a larger team over time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 7–10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a related field.
• Independent experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes in a high-growth or fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional financial modeling skills, including integrated operating models, scenario planning, and investment analysis.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and business partnering experience with go-to-market, operations, and product or engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights for executives, boards, and investors.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, private-equity-backed environment with evolving priorities and high expectations.

Nice to have

• Experience with NetSuite.
• Experience using AI tools and automating finance and reporting processes.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced, private-equity-backed environment.
• Experience with FP&A planning tools such as Cube, Vena, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with business intelligence, analytics, and operational data teams to develop deeper performance insights.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid schedule with three collaborative office days and two remote focused-work days each week.
• Opportunity to work closely with the CFO, senior leadership, board, private equity stakeholders, and venture investors.
• Role starts without direct reports but offers the opportunity to build the FP&A team over time.