LawPay

Director, FP&A

LawPay

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead a team of FP&A professionals, overseeing forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance reporting.
  • Translate company strategy into financial outcomes, insights, and recommendations that support executive decision-making.
  • Own the company’s financial models that drive the planning function and shape executive decision making.
  • Partner with Accounting to ensure accuracy of financial data, alignment on accrual-based forecasting, and integrity across financial processes.
  • Develop and enhance KPI frameworks, dashboards, and reporting tools that measure performance and highlight drivers of growth and efficiency.
  • Own and optimize financial systems, tools, and workflows to ensure data accuracy, automation, and scalability.
  • Support Board reporting, investor communications, and PE-backed reporting requirements with crisp, insight-rich analysis.
  • Develop FP&A talent through coaching, clear expectations, and a culture of analytical rigor - elevating the team’s capability to partner strategically with business leaders.
  • Operate with a builder’s mindset, continuously improving processes, strengthening insights, and elevating financial planning across 8am.

Requirements

  • Experienced FP&A leader who brings a proactive, high-drive approach and thrives in a fast-moving environment.
  • Minimum of 5 years leading an FP&A team, with demonstrated success owning a planning function end-to-end in a high-growth or scaling SaaS environment.
  • Experience operating within a private equity–backed environment, including partnering on value creation initiatives and investor reporting.
  • Proven leadership experience with the ability to run the FP&A function independently, with light-touch oversight from senior leadership.
  • Strong business and financial acumen with demonstrated ability to translate company strategy into financial and operational plans. Must be able to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
  • Advanced modeling and Excel expertise – recognized as a power user and exceptional at Excel-based work in forecasting, scenario planning, and analysis.
  • Strong financial systems acumen with experience implementing, optimizing, or administering FP&A tools, workflows, and reporting platforms.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver crisp, executive-ready insights and influence cross-functional leaders.
  • Experience developing, coaching, and elevating a high-performing analytics or FP&A team.
  • MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (preferred).
  • Preference for candidates based in—or open to relocating to—Austin, TX.
Benefits
  • Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
  • Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
  • Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
  • Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
  • Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
  • Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
  • Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
financial modelingbudgetingforecastingKPI developmentExcel expertisescenario planningdata analysisfinancial reportingperformance reportingaccrual-based forecasting
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationanalytical rigorcoachingstrategic partnershipproactive approachhigh-drive mindsetinfluencingteam developmentprocess improvement
Certifications
MBAadvanced degree in Financeadvanced degree in Accountingadvanced degree in Economics