Jasper

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, providing financial leadership that actively shapes company direction, resource allocation, and growth priorities
• Translate the CEO's vision and strategic priorities into actionable financial and operating models that drive alignment across the business
• Lead strategic planning, scenario analysis, and investment evaluation to support agile decision-making in a fast-moving AI market
• Partner deeply with cross-functional executives on priorities, trade-offs, and performance accountability — earning trust as a go-to business partner, not just a finance function
• Collaborate with Product and GTM leaders to shape pricing strategy, deal structuring, and monetization initiatives
• Support Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success with financial targets, unit economics analysis, performance tracking, and KPI reviews
• Bring financial rigor to commercial decisions without slowing the business
• Prepare and present board and investor materials that frame financial performance within the broader business narrative and strategic context
• Support fundraising processes and due diligence as a key contributor; manage investor communications alongside the CEO
• Own the full finance function end-to-end — FP&A, accounting, strategic finance, and financial operations
• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning, building and maintaining SaaS financial models
• Oversee all accounting operations, ensuring GAAP compliance, timely and accurate monthly close, and strong internal controls
• Manage and optimize financial systems and infrastructure (including NetSuite) to support scale and efficiency
• Define, track, and communicate core SaaS metrics — ARR, NRR, churn, gross margin, cash flow, and LTV/CAC
• Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team; establish scalable processes that balance rigor with the speed a startup demands

VP of Finance