Your RoleThis is a pivotal leadership hire on Zip's Strategic Finance team. As our first Corporate Finance leader, you will build and own the financial infrastructure that powers our company-wide planning, forecasting, and reporting processes. You'll be the connective tissue between our business units and executive leadership - translating operational activity into financial insight and driving the rigor that enables confident, fast decision-making.
You'll report directly to the VP of Strategic Finance and have broad influence across the organization, as well as partnering closely with our G&A teams to serve as their strategic finance business partner as Zip continues to scale.
You Will OwnConsolidated Financials & Reporting- Develop and maintain Zip's consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all business units
- Own the monthly and quarterly financial close process in partnership with Accounting, producing timely consolidated results with clear variance analysis
- Build and maintain board- and investor-ready financial packages that tell a compelling and accurate story of Zip's financial performance
Cash Flow Modeling- Own Zip's 13-week and long-term cash flow model, providing visibility into liquidity, working capital, and runway
- Proactively identify cash flow risks and opportunities, working cross-functionally to inform treasury strategy and capital allocation decisions
- Build scenario models to stress-test the business under different growth and cost assumptions
Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting- Lead Zip's annual operating plan (AOP) process end-to-end - from goal-setting and timeline management through final board approval
- Be the main owner and administrator of our financial planning and analysis (FP&A) tool and data infrastructure, ensuring it is scalable, intuitive, and trusted across the business
- Drive the quarterly re-forecast process, synthesizing inputs from department heads into a coherent, well-supported financial outlook
Long-Range Planning- Develop and maintain Zip's 3-5 year financial model, articulating the long-range path to profitability and key strategic milestones
- Partner with the CEO, Head of Finance, and VP of Strategic Finance on strategic planning narratives for investors, board members, and M&A processes
- Translate long-range financial targets into annual and quarterly operating metrics that teams can use to manage their businesses
G&A Finance Partnership- Serve as the dedicated finance business partner to HR and People Operations - supporting headcount planning, compensation modeling, benefits cost analysis, and organizational design decisions
- Partner with Zip's Real Estate team on office portfolio strategy, lease modeling, occupancy planning, and capital expenditure forecasting
- Build trusted relationships with G&A leaders, helping them understand their budgets, manage spend, and make data-driven decisions
Qualifications- 8+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant time in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related function at a high-growth technology company
- Deep expertise in financial modeling - you can build a three-statement model from scratch and pressure-test assumptions with confidence
- Experience owning or significantly contributing to an annual planning cycle and long-range financial planning process
- Strong understanding of SaaS metrics and what drives revenue, cost, and efficiency in a software business
- Exceptional communicator - you can synthesize complex financial information into clear narratives for executive and board audiences
- Experience partnering with G&A functions (particularly HR/People and Real Estate) is a strong plus
- Proficiency with financial planning tools (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or similar) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with SQL is a plus
- A bias for building: you're excited to build processes and infrastructure from the ground up, not just maintain what's already there
- Low ego, high ownership - you thrive in collaborative environments and are comfortable getting into the details when needed
The salary range for this role is $224,000 - $280,000. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise
.Perks & BenefitsAt Zip, we're committed to providing our employees with everything they need to do their best work.
- Start-up equity
- 🦷 Full health, vision & dental coverage
- Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees
- 🚍 Commuter benefit
- 🚠 Team building events & happy hours
- Flexible PTO
- Apple equipment plus home office budget
- 401k plan
