ParentSquare

Manager of Strategic Finance

ParentSquare$150K — $185K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in strategic finance within SaaS, consulting, banking, PE, or corporate development
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and analytics
  • Strong executive communication and storytelling capabilities
  • Ability to structure ambiguous business problems and provide clear recommendations
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills with attention to detail
  • Proactive self-starter with a bias for action
  • AI-native mindset with experience using AI tools for strategic analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic initiatives to enhance organic and inorganic growth through M&A evaluation and pricing strategy
  • Serve as a strategic finance partner, providing analysis on unit economics and ROI for initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on high-priority initiatives requiring financial analysis
  • Develop AI-enabled reporting frameworks and dashboards for strategic initiatives tracking
  • Design and deploy AI agents and automated workflows to enhance financial analysis and reporting processes
  • Create business cases for new products or market entries based on thorough analysis

Benefits

  • Employer-paid health insurance, including dependent coverage
  • Employer-matched 401K from day 1
  • Paid parental leave
  • Stock options
  • Health and wellness reimbursements
  • Increasing PTO each year
  • 15 paid holidays, including your birthday
  • Fully remote work with provided tools and equipment
Full Job Description
Who we're looking for:

We are seeking a highly analytical and motivated Senior Manager of Strategic Finance to be a critical partner in shaping ParentSquare's strategic direction and business decision-making. This role will focus on strategic projects, cross-functional business partnering, and corporate development. The Senior Manager of Strategic Finance will play a key role in structuring ambiguous business problems, evaluating growth opportunities, and delivering insight-driven recommendations to executive leadership.

This role will include:

Strategic Projects & Corporate Development: Lead strategic initiatives to drive organic and inorganic growth, including M&A evaluation and diligence support, pricing and packaging strategy, and business cases for new products or markets.

Cross-Functional Business Partnering: Serve as a strategic finance partner to business leaders and the executive team, delivering analysis on unit economics, ROI on strategic initiatives, and evaluation of build-vs-buy and partnership decisions.

Cross-Functional Initiative Leadership: Partner with Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations on high-priority initiatives requiring financial analysis and business case development, driving the work from analysis through executive recommendation.

Strategic Reporting & KPI Frameworks: Build AI-enabled reporting frameworks and dashboards that deepen real-time visibility into progress against strategic growth initiatives.

AI-Driven Analysis & Process Automation: Design and deploy AI agents and automated workflows that scale financial analyses, research, and reporting processes, extending the team's analytical capacity as the business grows.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

5+ years of prior experience in strategic finance at a SaaS company, strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, or corporate development.

An AI-native mindset: you are proactive about using AI tools to accelerate research, modeling, and strategic analysis.

Strong financial modeling and analytical skills (a modeling test will be part of the process).

Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to structure unstructured, open-ended business problems into clear frameworks and recommendations.

Strong executive communication and storytelling skills, with experience preparing materials for and presenting to senior leadership or a board.

Strong cross-functional collaboration, with the ability to balance attention to detail with a view of the bigger strategic picture.

A self-starter with a bias to action - a proactive problem-solver who can roll up their sleeves and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

The perks of working for us are great!

You'll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We're big believers in work-life balance and provide:

Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)

An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1

Paid Parental Leave

Stock options

Health + wellness reimbursements

PTO that increases each year

15 paid holidays, including your birthday!

As a fully remote team, we'll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive.

The salary range for this role will be $!50,000-$185,000, DOE.

About ParentSquare

ParentSquare is an education technology company that provides communication and engagement tools for K-12 schools. The company's platform allows schools to communicate with parents, students, and staff through a single, easy-to-use interface. ParentSquare's mission is to help schools build stronger communities by improving communication and engagement. The company's management team has extensive experience in the education and technology industries and is dedicated to creating value for its customers.
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