Director of corporate finance

Description

What You’ll Be Responsible For

As a leader in the Corporate Finance function, you’ll manage financial forecasting including managing financial modeling for capital planning. You will also work closely with the executive team to ensure alignment on labor and non-labor spend to support the company's growth trajectory. You will be part of strategic planning and lead discussions for current and future resource needs as it relates to the management of corporate capital and investment of corporate resources. This role will ensure financial integrity, drive operational efficiency, and support RiskSpan’s strategic objectives in the fintech and data analytics space.

What You'll Work On

• Work directly with the CEO and Fractional CFO to align capital strategies with business initiatives and growth plans. Lead the capital planning process, including forecasting, analysis, and optimization of the company's capital structure.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and prepare capital needs, including cashflow forecasting and stress-testing, and reporting for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Develop and execute financial strategies that align with the company's short- and long-term goals including implementation of ROI targets for investment in SaaS products
• Provide insights and recommendations to the CEO and Board on financial performance and growth initiatives through identification of risks and opportunities
• Partner with business unit leaders to support decision-making and capital allocation.
• Analyze business performance and recommend improvements, particularly resource management and ways to improve leverage across the company.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts, and long term financial models while providing valuable insights to the executive team
• Lead company-wide financial reporting, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, including management of metrics and KPIs
• Manage financial performance against budgets and benchmarks
• Manage cash flow, investment strategies, and capital structure optimization.
• Participate in fundraising initiatives, including equity and debt financing, as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• 7+ years of progressively responsible financial leadership within a SaaS organization
• Strong understanding of accounting issues facing SaaS companies and financial statement analysis
• Experience in strategic planning, fundraising, and investor relations.
• Strong understanding of SaaS revenue and expense models with experience in risk analytics and data-driven environments preferred
• Experience scaling finance functions in high-growth or PE-backed environments.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to produce clear and concise financial presentations for executive leadership, the Board, and investors
• Excellent financial modeling skills, with knowledge of advanced techniques and how to leverage AI to optimize the Finance function preferred
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and use good judgment to establish order or priorities on the fly;
• Ability to work with and influence internal and external customers to resolve exception items and achieve organizational objectives on an expedient basis;

Position Summary

The Sr. Director Finance at RiskSpan will initially report to the COO with the opportunity for advancement to a member of the executive leadership team reporting to the CEO. This role will have responsibility for overseeing the financial strategy, planning, and operations of the company. This role will ensure financial integrity, drive operational efficiency, and support RiskSpan’s strategic objectives in the fintech and data analytics space.

About RiskSpan

RiskSpan is an award winning, B2B Fintech product, a leading source of analytics, modeling, data, and risk management solutions for the Consumer and Institutional Finance industries. We help financial institutions and regulators solve complex problems involving market, credit, and operational risk. Our clients include top banks, asset managers, servicers, and government-sponsored enterprises.