Factory
Strategic Finance
1mo ago
USASeniorfinancial modelingbudgetingforecastingkpi trackingbusiness case developmentinvestor relationsai
Lead strategic finance activities including planning, forecasting, financial modeling, cross-functional partnering, and board reporting.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the company's core financial models
- Drive the annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles, partnering with leaders across the business
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Operations, Engineering, and senior leadership to align financial outcomes with company strategy
- Define, track, and report on the KPIs that measure topline performance, unit economics, and operational efficiency
- Build business cases for strategic decisions including pricing, deal structuring, investments, hiring plans, and product launches
- Prepare board, investor, and executive materials that distill complex data into clear narratives and influence key decisions
- Partner closely with our Accounting team to evolve financial reporting and broader finance operations
- Help us leverage AI across every part of the finance org - from modeling, to reporting, to insight generation
Requirements
- 4-7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or growth investing
- Operational experience at a fast-paced, high-growth technology company strongly preferred
- Expert financial modeling skills
- Strong analytical rigor and the ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials
- Excellent communication and storytelling ability - can translate complex models and datasets into concise narratives, visuals, and recommendations for executives
- Familiarity with SaaS, usage-based, and consumption-driven business models
- Comfort with ambiguity and a 'roll up your sleeves' mindset in a lean, fast-paced environment
- Enthusiasm for AI and Factory's mission to redefine how software is built
- Nice to have:
- Background in AI, ML, or cloud infrastructure economics
- Experience using AI tools to automate finance workflows
- This is an in-office position (5 days/week) in San Francisco (walking distance to Caltrain)
Other
- Factory is looking for a Strategic Finance hire to be a foundational member of our Finance team. You will partner directly with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and senior leadership to build the financial infrastructure that powers our most important decisions.
- This is a generalist role with broad scope - spanning planning, operations, go-to-market finance, board and investor reporting, and strategic projects.