Finance Operations Analyst (SaaS)

Responsibilities

• Own accounts payable and accounts receivable end-to-end, including invoicing, collections cadence, vendor setup, payments, and compliance hygiene.
• Own and support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Prepare financial statements and close packages for leadership, investors, auditors, and advisors.
• Perform close-driven variance analysis and commentary, explaining period-over-period movements tied to accounting activity.
• Partner closely with the VP of Finance & Ops on close execution, investor reporting, board decks, cash-to-accrual processes, and audit readiness.
• Maintain accounting records, reconciliations, roll-forwards, and supporting schedules with strong documentation standards.
• Support FP&A activities by providing clean actuals, reconciliations, and variance explanations used for budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.
• Help build and improve scalable finance processes, controls, and documentation as the company grows and transitions further into accrual-based accounting.
• Partner cross-functionally to support headcount and vendor spend tracking from an accounting and close-support perspective.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in accounting or finance operations roles, preferably in early-stage or high-growth startup environments.
• Understanding of SaaS finance and related metrics.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments while delivering accurate and on-time financial outputs.
• Experience owning month-end close activities, reconciliations, and AP/AR processes.
• Comfort preparing close and reporting materials for leadership and external stakeholders with high attention to detail.
• Strong sense of ownership, learning mindset, and calm execution under shifting priorities.
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills focused on reconciliations, accruals, roll-forwards, and close support (not advanced modeling or BI).
• Ability to learn fast and implement today’s finance tech-stack.

Nice to Have

• Experience in SaaS and/or VC-backed startups with exposure to subscription revenue and contracts.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management from a finance lens.
• Experience helping automate or streamline finance processes in lean teams.

Important Note

• This role is not a fit for candidates seeking a data analytics, BI, or strategic FP&A role, or for those with extensive people-management experience or large-company controllership backgrounds. This is a hands-on, execution-focused opportunity for someone looking to grow rapidly in the finance and operations space within a startup environment.