Head of Finance

Company:  Beacons
Location: San Francisco
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Salary: £250 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

(Full Time) Head of Finance at Beacons (United States)

Head of Finance

Beacons United States

Date Posted: 24 Feb, 2023

Work Location: San Francisco, United States

Salary Offered: $160000 — $200000 yearly

Job Type: Full Time

Experience Required: 6+ years

Remote Work: Yes

Stock Options: No

Vacancies: 1 available

What We Do:

Beacons is the easiest way for creators to build a custom mobile-first website that their fans love! We help creators build their online identity, gain insights about their audience, and monetize their business.

We're excited to tackle the rapidly growing, $100 billion creator economy. There's a huge opportunity to help creators build the businesses of tomorrow, and we're positioned to build the defining solution!

TLDR:

Beacons is looking for our first Finance hire! You will join the leadership team to build frameworks and implement scalable systems for finance and accounting at Beacons. As a strategic thought partner to the CEO, you’ll drive sound business decisions and ensure execution of long and short term financial goals.

About You:

  • You have 5+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, accounting, or FP&A
  • You operate and respond in a fast-paced, ambiguous and dynamic environment that is constantly evolving
  • You manage, prioritize and execute multiple projects simultaneously with superior attention to detail
  • You have strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with non-financial audiences
  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Finance or related field

What You’d Be Working On:

  • Manage our accounting and finance functions, including revenue recognition, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and financial reporting
  • Conduct monthly, quarterly and annual FP&A processes, including forecasting and reporting, financial modeling, estimating cash burn rate and runway, and providing updates, trends and insights on financial health to leadership
  • Work with our third-party bookkeeping firm to produce accurate monthly and quarterly financials
  • Oversee cash management and insurance plans
  • Build out processes for planning and budgeting, including working with third party vendors (e.g., Rippling, Quickbooks, etc.) to streamline processes; focus on system automation and process improvement with the ability to monitor results and partner with the business
  • Assist with Beacons options plan and financial valuation reports
  • Drive ad hoc special projects for funding initiatives, Board materials, and investor updates
  • Support operations team in defining KPI’s and creating dashboards that provide a consolidated view of important operating and financial metrics across the company

It’d be a major bonus if one or more of these apply to you:

  • Prior experience in investment banking, management consulting and/or private equity
  • Previously had a finance role at an early stage startup
  • A strong understanding of B2C SaaS and the fintech space

What We Can Offer:

  • Competitive salary and equity grant. We have a standard four year vesting schedule with one year cliff
  • We give 4 weeks off total and we want you to use them! This is on top of federal holidays.
  • Platinum level medical, vision, and dental insurance with 99% employer-paid premiums for employees and coverage for eligible dependents
  • 401(k) retirement savings and investing plan
  • $100 monthly gym stipend
  • Computer, monitor, and home office setup reimbursement. We will get you what you need to do your best work!

The annual cash compensation range for this position is $160k-$200k. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed above.

About Beacons

The best mobile website builder for content creators

Company Size: 1 - 5 People
Year Founded: 2019
Country: United States
Company Status: Actively Hiring#J-18808-Ljbffr
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