Tropic helps innovative companies save time and money by delivering unprecedented visibility and control over every dollar, every contract, and every supplier in one place. We launched from stealth in 2020, raised $65 million in back-to-back Series A & B funding, are building an incredible team, grew 5X, and are managing over a billion dollars in spend for companies like DocuSign, Intercom, Notion, Plaid, & Greenhouse.
Our Chief Financial Officer will bring a wealth of analytical rigor and invaluable insights to guide our business decision-making processes. In Tropic's expansive market, teeming with lucrative opportunities, it is crucial that we make well-informed choices and fully grasp the business implications. We are seeking a top-tier operator for this role, someone capable of establishing robust systems and structures to support our rapidly expanding employee base. This entails overseeing annual budgeting and forecasting, monitoring financial and business metrics, and implementing policies and compliance procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with co-founders around strategic decisions, serving as the voice of the business and financial impact
- Develop corporate scorecards, including key SaaS metrics, to circulate with the rest of the executive team and hold leaders accountable to financial goals
- Conduct in-depth forecasting to assess the impact of strategic initiatives on crucial business metrics, helping to guide effective resource allocation
- Oversee and run a department-level budgeting process with the existing FP&A team, tracking spending against budget with regular re-forecasting to ensure financial stability
- Prepare comprehensive metrics and reports for board meetings, fundraising activities, and M&A transactions, effectively communicating financial insights and supporting strategic decision-making
- Continuously enhance and refine forecasting and projection capabilities, driving greater accuracy and reliability in financial planning
- Effectively manage working capital and optimize contract structures, leveraging financial expertise to drive operational efficiency and cost savings
- Collaborate with the executive team to align on strategic business priorities, leveraging financial insights to guide and shape the company's growth trajectory
- Oversee the Accounting team's monthly, quarterly, and annual books closing process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance
- Evaluate and determine the optimal financial technology stack, leading the transition to a new ERP system to streamline operations and enhance financial management capabilities
