Vice President of Finance

Rhythm Software, Inc.•Atlanta, GA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Rhythm is a fast-growing SaaS company serving member-based organizations and associations. Our platform helps customers manage events, memberships, and payments in one unified system. We’re scaling quickly, navigating meaningful financial complexity, and making high-leverage decisions around growth, capital, and new lines of business. To support this next phase, we’re hiring our first Vice President of Finance — a senior, hands-on finance leader who will serve as both the architect and operator of our financial function. This is a foundational leadership role. As VP of Finance, you will own Rhythm’s financial engine end-to-end — from day-one execution (models, cash, bookkeeping oversight) to strategic partnership with the CEO and leadership team. This is not a “manage what exists” role. You will build, shape, and continuously evolve our financial systems, models, and decision frameworks as the company scales. You’ll be deeply embedded in the business: sitting in leadership meetings, pressure-testing assumptions, helping evaluate new opportunities, and translating strategy into numbers in real time. You will own the financial narrative internally and externally, including board-level reporting and investor communication. This role is ideal for someone who wants to operate as a true thought partner to the CEO and grow into a CFO over time.

Requirements

7–12+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, accounting, or strategic finance, ideally within a SaaS or recurring-revenue business.
Proven experience owning financial models and using them to drive real business decisions.
Comfort operating across strategy and execution — willing to dive into the details while maintaining a big-picture view.
Strong understanding of cash flow dynamics, capital planning, and risk management in growing companies.
Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to non-financial leaders and board members.
High judgment, intellectual honesty, and the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively.
Experience working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where systems are still being built.

Responsibilities

Serve as the CEO’s primary financial thought partner, helping shape company strategy, capital decisions, and long-term planning.
Architect financial decision frameworks that clarify tradeoffs, risks, and upside across pricing, hiring, upsells, and new product or revenue initiatives.
Actively challenge assumptions and proposals with data-driven analysis and clear financial reasoning.
Own and continuously evolve the company’s core financial model — revenue, cash flow, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis.
Build models that support real-time decision-making, not just reporting.
Lead annual and quarterly planning processes, translating strategy into actionable financial plans.
Own cash management, runway forecasting, and liquidity planning.
Provide proactive recommendations on financing strategies, capital structure, and risk mitigation.
Monitor second-order impacts of strategic decisions on solvency and flexibility.
Oversee bookkeeping, AR/AP, payroll, and general ledger processes (initially hands-on, with a path to outsourcing and scale).
Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting and strong internal controls as the company grows.
Manage relationships with external accounting, payroll, and finance vendors.
Oversee payment revenue tracking, reconciliation, and forecasting.
Manage relationships with payment processors and ensure precision in payments-based revenue reporting.
Own preparation and presentation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting for the board.
Clearly communicate financial performance, outlook, risks, and key decisions with confidence and credibility.
Support investor, lender, and strategic partner conversations as needed.
Build the foundation for a scalable finance organization, including systems, processes, and future hires.
Help define when and how to evolve the finance function as the company grows.

Benefits

Direct partnership with the CEO and meaningful influence on company strategy.
Board-level exposure and ownership of the financial narrative.
The opportunity to build a finance function from the ground up in a scaling SaaS company.
A remote-first, high-trust culture focused on accountability and impact.
Clear path to grow into a Chief Financial Officer role over time.
Competitive compensation and benefits.

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