Head of Finance
Science
Alameda/Bay Area

Science is an early stage company developing technologies for a range of serious unmet medical needs.

Science is looking for an experienced Head of Finance to be a founding member of the Finance team. Responsibilities include preparation and management of budgets, forecasts, month-end reporting, operational and management reporting, trend analysis, and ad hoc analysis to support management decision-making. The Head of Finance will be expected to expand beyond financial responsibilities and be a strategic thought partner across the company.

Regardless of role or team, the two most important factors in a candidate are evidence of exceptional ability and the addition of positive energy to the group. As a small, very early stage team in a largely unstructured environment, the ability to independently orient yourself to the problems that need to be solved and then follow through is essential.

Raw horsepower and aptitude are more important than experience, but the successful candidate will have strategic finance experience in a startup.

Role Responsibilities

Effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and drive strategic decision making
Lead planning and forecasting activities to achieve business and company goals. Highlight and understand major assumptions and their effects on the budget/forecast. Perform sensitivity analysis to assess a reasonable range of outcomes.
Report and provide in-depth analysis on monthly Actuals vs. Forecast / Budget to key team members.
Continually keep a pulse on the business to identify ROI opportunities, manage risks and opportunities, and provide key financial and business support to leadership
Prepare clear and easy to understand models with a focus on flexibility to change assumptions and scalability of model outputs
Continuously develop systems and processes. Evaluate current processes, identify best practices, develop plans to reach goals and implement improvements.
Diffuse cost of capital expenditures
Externalize internal programs to create revenue

Head of Finance (Science)