Director of FP&A

OpenArt AI • San Carlos, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of FP&A will lead OpenArt’s financial planning and analysis through its next stage of growth and report to the CFO. This role owns budgeting, forecasting, operating models, scenario analysis, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning. The Director will build a scalable FP&A function and give the company clear visibility into performance, unit economics, and cash flow.

This is both a strategic business-partner and hands-on operator role, involving work such as building operating models, reviewing the books with Accounting, evaluating growth investments, and explaining changes in business performance. The role partners with finance and business leaders on growth investment, pricing, headcount, and resource allocation. The position is based in San Carlos, California, with a hybrid option.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience across FP&A, strategic finance, accounting, or related analytical and finance roles.
• Experience supporting a business with significant revenue, operating complexity, and substantial multi-channel marketing investment.
• Deep experience with budgeting, forecasting, operating models, scenario analysis, and long-range planning.
• Strong command of financial statements and accounting principles, including the ability to reconcile operating analysis to the books.
• Strong understanding of consumer subscription metrics, cohort analysis, unit economics, cash management, and resource allocation.
• Ability to understand the business deeply and translate product, growth, pricing, and cost dynamics into financial plans and operating recommendations.
• Experience building FP&A processes, reporting, and team capabilities.
• Highly hands-on approach and ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions constructively and influence business leaders.
• AI-native approach to analysis, automation, reporting, and team productivity.

Nice To Haves

• Operating-finance leadership experience at a high-growth technology or consumer subscription company, with meaningful ownership of FP&A through a period of rapid expansion.
• Investment banking, growth equity, or other rigorous analytical training.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning.
• Build an integrated financial model connecting acquisition, retention, pricing, usage, revenue, costs, and cash flow, grounded in the books and reconciled to actual financial results.
• Improve pricing, unit economics, gross margin, and resource allocation through actionable financial analysis.
• Evaluate growth and operating investments, set budgets, assess expected returns, and track financial impact to guide resource allocation.
• Deliver clear, decision-oriented management financial reporting, explain variances and business drivers, and support board reporting.
• Improve the models, data, reporting, and automation needed to support rapid growth.
• Establish practical FP&A processes and build a high-performing team as the business scales.
• Partner with Growth on channel performance, acquisition budgets, customer value, and investment returns.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed