Strategic Finance Manager, capex

Flock is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation.

We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact.

With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you.

The Opportunity

Flock Safety is seeking a Manager on the finance team who will support the supply chain and operations functions. As we have rapidly built out our suite of hardware products, the complexity of our capex spend has increased and we are looking for a manager to help scale our modeling capabilities and be at the center of strategic projects. This role will sit at an exciting intersection between the teams that build, sell, and implement our hardware and will drive all modeling & data analysis to support decision making across our capex spend.

The Skillset

• 3-6 years Strategic Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, Consulting, or a related business field

• An expert in financial modeling and quantitative analysis, who enjoys solving complex and unstructured problems

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Solid project management skills, ability to independently manage tasks on time

• Comfortable working in a very fast-paced, high-growth business environment

• Work effectively and collaboratively cross functionally with your business partners

• High proficiency in Google Sheets with ability to compile, transform, analyze, and present complex data sets

• Proficiency in a data tools (Sigma) and a FP&A tools (Pigment)

• Knowledge of hardware products or experience at a hardware company a plus

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired in this role at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Improve inventory modeling and forecasting by automating and upgrading the current models

• Understanding Data sources & Models

• Diving Deep through the Data

• Understand Engineering/product/hardware

The First 60 Days

• Deeply understand our capex spend and the things that drive our capex spend

• Providing insights on areas of opportunity within capex spend

• Improved the accuracy of our Accessory Modeling and the information we use to make accessory ordering decisions. Specifically, we need to better monitor inventory consumption trends of new product accessories.

90 Days & Beyond

• Owner of all capex and inventory modeling

• Improved the data we use to make production decisions during the Demand Planning Meeting

• Find Opportunities to generate savings in our Capex Spend

Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $119,000 and $140,000 as well as Flock Safety Stock Options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.

The Perks

🌴Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, plus 11 company holidays.

⚕️Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.

👪Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.

🍼Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.

🧠Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.

💖Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support.

💸Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions.

💚ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.

💻WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.

📚Productivity Stipend: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.

🏠Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

At Flock, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.

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