Senior Director of Finance

Auterion•Arlington, VA

17d

About The Position

The Senior Director of Finance at Auterion is responsible for architecting, scaling, and leading the company’s financial planning and revenue operations infrastructure. In this role, you will partner closely with executive and functional leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable financial plans, ensuring rigorous forecasting, performance visibility, and data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role is as strategic as it is hands-on: you will own company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes while building driver-based models that capture business performance, growth dynamics, and unit economics. You will connect strategy to execution by delivering clear performance insights, supporting go-to-market capacity planning, guiding cost optimization initiatives, and strengthening alignment between Finance, Accounting, and Revenue teams. You will have the opportunity to build and lead a high-performing FP&A and Revenue Operations team across the US and Europe, implement scalable systems and controls, enhance planning and analytics tooling, and leverage AI-driven solutions to improve efficiency and insight generation as the company grows.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or related fields, with senior leadership responsibility
Proven experience building and scaling FP&A and revenue operations functions in high-growth, venture-backed environments.
Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and US GAAP, with the ability to partner deeply with Accounting
Experience leading company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
Exceptional analytical and financial modeling skills, with mastery of Excel and Google Sheets
Strong executive presence and the ability to communicate complex financial insights clearly to senior stakeholders
A hands-on, ownership-driven mindset with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and rapid change
US Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Hubspot experience is a plus
Experience in software-enabled hardware businesses and understanding of manufacturing supply chain is a plus
Experience in cross-border US and European businesses is a plus
Understanding of government vehicle through pipeline maturity (IDIQ, BAA, OTA, etc) is a plus

Responsibilities

Own company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
Partner with executive and functional leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable financial plans
Develop and maintain driver-based models that reflect business performance and growth dynamics
Lead monthly and quarterly variance analysis, delivering clear insights and recommendations to leadership
Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting packages to track performance across the business
Develop deep understanding of unit economics and influence strategies to improve them
Act as the primary finance partner to G&A, Supply Chain, Product, and Engineering, supporting initiatives such as headcount planning, vendor management, margins and cost optimization
Evaluate large vendor contracts and support negotiations with data-driven analysis
Collaborate closely with Revenue leaders to support go-to-market planning, capacity modeling, and unit economics
Proactively manage the deal review and forecasting process by working with and coaching sellers
Create and manage dashboards in Hubspot for promoting transparent and accountable discussions on sales pipeline
Partner closely with the Accounting team to ensure accurate forecasting, expense management, and alignment between actuals and plans
Support internal and external financial reporting packages and investor materials
Help establish reporting standards, financial controls, and scalable operating procedures across Finance & Accounting
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing FP&A and Revenue Operations team in the US and Europe as the company scales
Drive continuous improvement of FP&A and revenue operations processes, tools, and infrastructure
Evaluate and implement planning and analytics tools (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, or similar)
Experiment with AI tools and implement for improving efficiency and insights