Finance Lead

Spade•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Spade is a data and AI platform that transforms messy transaction strings into structured, verified records, empowering financial institutions to act on this data across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. They are a fast-growing, Series B company backed by prominent investors, with a lean, execution-oriented, and hybrid team passionate about building exceptional products. Spade values diversity of background, experience, and opinion, and fosters an environment of empathy, curiosity, passion, autonomy, and ownership.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a finance role
2+ years of experience in-house at a high growth B2B startup
Deep understanding of key SaaS/usage based business metrics
Familiarity with usage-based or consumption pricing models and their implications for revenue recognition and forecasting
Generalist finance skillset (foundational accounting and bookkeeping knowledge, strong FP&A skills, advanced financial modeling skills)
Experience supporting a fundraising process — data room prep, investor diligence, financial narrative
Strong strategic partnership skills and comfort working with / presenting to leadership
Based in NYC with ability to work out of our Flatiron office at least 2 days/week

Nice To Haves

Fintech experience
Strong preference for candidates with a background in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting

Responsibilities

Develop budgets and forecasts, monitor budget vs. actuals, and build dashboards for key metrics.
Own the monthly close process, partner with accounting firm to ensure financial records are accurate and GAAP-compliant, and manage invoices, payables, and receivables.
Track cash runway and working capital.
Work closely with the CEO and COO on financial strategy and scenario planning.
Provide analysis to support major decisions (pricing, hiring, market expansion) and challenge assumptions with data.
Implement finance tools/software as needed.
Establish internal controls and financial policies to enable scalable growth.
Prepare monthly/quarterly financial reports for the board and investors.
Support future fundraising by owning data room prep, due diligence requests, etc.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation
Meaningful Equity
Comprehensive Health Benefits (100% paid medical, mental, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership)
401(k)
Paid Parental Leave (12 weeks of full pay)
Unlimited PTO
Flexible In-Person Culture (NYC HQ hybrid and dog-friendly with remote opportunities for certain roles in US/Canada)
Generous work from home stipend
Company-paid lunches
Citibike Membership