Director of Finance - Remote

Overview

As a Director of Finance, your role will involve leading a team of consultants and overseeing financial operations specific to helping our venture-backed startup clients succeed.

In Short

• Own monthly close oversight, board-level reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and investor communications.
• Implement Burkland’s standardized FP&A frameworks, scenario models, dashboard templates, and fundraising toolkits.
• Tailor processes—revenue recognition, KPI tracking, cash-runway analysis—to each client’s stage and business model.
• Serve as the escalation point for financial risks, advising founders and executive teams on fundraising strategy, pricing optimization, and capital allocation.
• Lead recurring finance “steering” meetings each month or quarter, developing actionable roadmaps to boost growth and enhance margins.
• Collaborate with Burkland’s internal teams to surface client feedback, refine our fractional offerings, and pilot new tools (BI connectors, forecasting systems).
• Mentor junior consultants aligned to your clients—review deliverables and coach on best practices.
• Track and report on client success metrics (e.g., fundraising achieved, forecast accuracy improvements, margin expansion).

Requirements

• 8+ years in finance or consulting, with 3+ years as a senior finance executive in high-growth or venture-backed environments.
• Proven ability to step into new organizations quickly, establish trust, and drive immediate impact.
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and proactively finds solutions with limited direction.
• Mastery of monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting, capital-raise modeling.
• Strong understanding for accounting/GAAP principles is preferred.
• Expert user of Excel/Google Sheets; proficiency with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) and FP&A platforms.
• Exceptional at distilling complex analyses into concise, action-oriented insights for founders, boards, and investors.
• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• You are naturally curious and a problem-solver.
• You lead with integrity in all that you say and do.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedule to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance for you and your dependents.
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance to support you when you need it the most.
• Flexible PTO - Take time off from work when you need it.
• 401 (k) with a company match to ensure you are ready for retirement.
• A generous home office expense reimbursement so you have the office you need to be productive.
• Forget the commute! We're a remote-first workplace, so you can work from your home office or from the beach if you’d like!
• We offer a collaborative, communicative culture, driven by our Core Purpose + Values.