Principal – Corporate Finance

Ethos

Lead corporate finance strategies at Ethos Life, transforming financial planning for a life insurance tech company. Drive financial operations, reporting, and strategic analytics within a growing startup.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $128,000 - $226,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement new processes and improve financial controls to ensure the health and stability of our increasingly complex business
Own and drive financial planning and budgeting processes. You will play a critical role in determining resource allocation and guiding Ethos’ growth and trajectory
Develop and monitor critical financial performance metrics. Drive key corporate reporting requirements to the Board of Directors and Executive Team (e.g. company level KPI tracking, performance to plan, budget vs. actual variance analysis and more)
Actively contribute to the design and implementation of accounting and planning tools (e.g., NetSuite, Anaplan, Adaptive, etc.)
Drive high-impact strategic and operational initiatives and deliver business analytics and insights to drive decision making related to unit economics, customer acquisition, operations, core business expansion, and new opportunities
Apply a data-driven analytical approach to influence decision making and support company leadership in evaluating strategic initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience in Corporate Finance / FP&A / Strategic Finance, preferably including 3+ years at publicly traded companies or late stage pre-IPO companies. Prior experience in investment banking and/or private equity / growth equity a plus
Best-in-class excel skills and extensive experience developing insightful financial models and quantitative analyses, paired with strong critical thinking and sound business judgment
Prior experience building and leading finance teams
Expert in building new processes in an enterprise financial planning system (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan)
Motivated self-starter with a track record of success and a proven ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks while hitting deadlines. Desire to own and drive projects from Day 1
Excellent communication skills and effective cross-functional collaborator
Exceptional attention to detail
Deep understanding of valuation methods and strong working knowledge of GAAP

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial planningbudgetingfinancial performance metricsvariance analysisfinancial modelingquantitative analysisvaluation methodsGAAP

Soft Skills

critical thinkingbusiness judgmentproject managementcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailself-starter