Finance Director

Beacon Venture Capital

. Build and maintain multi-year, multi-scenario financial models (revenue, headcount, gross margin, cash, runway, balance sheet).

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeSan Carlos • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain multi-year, multi-scenario financial models (revenue, headcount, gross margin, cash, runway, balance sheet).
Own annual planning and rolling forecasts, including a monthly forecast cadence.
Define and track operating metrics and KPIs that actually drive the business.
Turn assumptions into clear sensitivities, risks, and decision options for leadership.
Own budgets, approvals, and variance reporting (plan vs actual, drivers, corrective actions).
Partner with functional leads on headcount planning and project-based budgeting.
Put lightweight controls in place that keep us disciplined without slowing the company down.
Partner with GTM and product leadership on market segmentation and pricing strategy.
Build pricing and unit economics models (margin, cost-to-serve, discounting guardrails, contract structure tradeoffs).
Support deal review and proposal economics: profitability, payment terms, milestones, and risk.
Manage contract bookkeepers/accounting and tax providers: close schedule, accuracy, deliverables.
Maintain clean monthly reporting and cash planning (invoicing, collections, vendor payments, expense policy).
Keep us audit-ready as needed, with good documentation and consistent processes.
Be a thought partner to the CEO and leaders on strategy, sequencing, and tradeoffs.
Contribute to company operations and other high-priority work as needed (startup mindset, high ownership).

Requirements

What you’ll need

6–12+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, and/or finance leadership; startup experience strongly preferred.
Expert-level financial modeling (driver-based, clean structure, fast iteration, easy to audit).
Comfortable owning the full finance lane while managing outsourced accounting and tax partners.
Experience building budgets and forecasts tied to hiring plans, delivery plans, and GTM motion.
Experience supporting pricing, packaging, and/or market segmentation work.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare: 100%* of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependents
Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid company holidays
Stipends: Monthly phone and wellness benefits
401(k): Offered (no current employer match, but we are committed to enhancing this benefit in the future)

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingbudgetingforecastingvariance reportingoperating metricsKPI trackingpricing strategyunit economicsprofitability analysiscash planning

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingleadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingownershipadaptabilitydisciplinethought partnershipaudit readiness