Director of Finance
About The Position
Prosper is hiring its first finance employee to build and own the company’s finance function end to end. The role covers strategic finance—including planning, metrics, and reporting—as well as operational finance, including accounting, monthly close, payroll, and taxes, with an outsourced accounting partner managed by the Director. The Director will create Prosper’s operating model and finance processes as the company scales, maintain reliable financial and operating metrics, support investor reporting, and establish controls and procedures that enable the company to operate efficiently. The role offers direct access to the founders and board and ownership of the finance plan, metrics, and future team.
Requirements
- 4–6 years of experience, ideally beginning in investment banking and followed by finance experience at a high-growth startup.
- Strong financial rigor and a record of producing numbers others can trust.
- Builder mentality and comfort being the only finance employee initially, working hands-on with close details, and explaining financial results to founders.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare or health tech experience at a company or through covering the sector in banking.
- Hands-on experience with modern finance tools such as Brex, Carta, NetSuite, or QuickBooks.
- Experience supporting a fundraise, a first audit, or a finance system rollout.
- Experience managing an outsourced accounting firm and holding it to a high standard.
Responsibilities
- Build the operating model, including the annual plan, budget, monthly forecast, and underlying drivers.
- Own company metrics, including ARR bridge, contracted versus live ARR, time to go-live, gross margin, burn, and runway.
- Prepare monthly investor updates.
- Ensure accurate monthly gross margin by correctly categorizing COGS and vendor costs, including voice AI infrastructure.
- Run a fast, accurate monthly close with an accounting partner the Director selects and manages.
- Own payroll, taxes, and filings.
- Ensure invoices are sent on time and cash is collected on schedule.
- Establish spend controls, including department budgets, expense policies, and a weekly accounts payable and approval process.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary.
- Meaningful equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
