Top Finance Director Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Leads strategic finance and FP&A for the Venue Management business, advising senior leadership on strategy, investments, venue economics, and growth. Owns budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, variance analysis, KPI frameworks, and performance improvement initiatives. Partners with Controllership, Analytics, HR, and IT to align financial and operational data, support ERP initiatives, ensure audit-ready results, and identify cost savings and margin opportunities.

Leads Cengage’s royalty payments and product finance operations, including royalty models, contributor payments, product data, system ownership, reporting, audit support, and risk control. The role manages a team, develops scalable processes, oversees data setup across finance systems, drives complex improvement initiatives, resolves contributor issues, and presents analyses and recommendations to executive leaders.

Lead marketing finance for Nutrafol's .COM and Amazon channels. Own revenue and marketing forecasting, drive scenario planning and investment prioritization, partner with CMO and SVP on strategic insights, build and manage a high-performing finance team, and improve planning tools and AI-enabled workflows to support DTC and e-commerce decision making.

The Managing Director of Finance leads annual operational and capital budgeting, revenue budget management, grant budget oversight, budget-to-actual reporting, financial modeling, and presentations for leadership and the Board. The role collaborates with the CFO and Controller to ensure accurate entity-level reporting, supports internal and external financial reports, trains budget owners, and implements finance technology to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Own the company’s finance function, including financial reporting, cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, forecasting, profitability improvement, financial modeling, process documentation, automation, dashboards, and systems evaluation. Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams on growth, inventory planning, and executive decision-making while building scalable finance operations for continued expansion.

Leads strategic finance for a portfolio of programs, managing budgeting, quarterly forecasting, variance reviews, expense projections, financial models, ROI and cost analyses, and executive reporting. Partners with program leaders and cross-functional teams to identify risks, opportunities, and resource needs. Translates complex financial analysis into actionable recommendations and serves as the finance expert for assigned programs.

Lead GTM finance owning the end-to-end P&L for Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success. Build first-principles financial models, drive unit economics and ARR forecasting, deliver exec/board reporting, partner on capacity/pricing, champion AI-enabled finance workflows, and hire and develop the GTM finance team as the company scales.

Lead and manage client engagements delivering financial operating models, strategic analyses, and recommendations to C-suite. Oversee M&A and fundraising work, ensure project delivery, support business development and proposals, and mentor team members to maintain high standards.

Lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting; manage cash flow, ABL lender compliance, project-level profitability, and financial modeling. Advise executive team and private equity sponsor, build a high-performing finance team, and drive strategic planning, M&A modeling, and operational KPI analysis across a multi-site contract-based business.

Lead IPO readiness and investor relations efforts, drive long-range FP&A and strategic planning, support M&A (with emphasis on post-acquisition integration), build executive and Board-level analyses and presentations, partner cross-functionally to shape the companys investment story, and leverage AI tools to streamline finance workflows.

Serve as the first GTM finance business partner, building forecasting, KPIs (CAC, LTV, payback), pricing and P&L models, headcount and commission modeling, monthly and annual planning, and systems/tooling to support Sales and Marketing decision-making and ROI-driven growth.

Lead operations finance for the PES segment as a strategic business partner to operations leadership. Build standardized, automated finance processes, drive costing, intercompany pricing, budgeting, forecasting, KPI reporting, and value realization. Ensure SOX/US GAAP compliance, conduct control audits, quantify operational risks, and support global consistency across plants. Coach finance talent, champion LEAN and AI-enabled productivity, and evaluate major decisions like footprint, make-versus-buy, and sourcing. Role requires frequent regional travel and bilingual (English/Spanish) collaboration.

Act as an outsourced CFO for a portfolio of 5-8 schools: build budgets and multi-year forecasts, advise school leaders and boards on strategic financial decisions, analyze and model financial issues, provide client-facing guidance, mentor finance specialists/analysts, lead audits, and contribute to internal finance product development and best practices.

Leads financial reporting, accounting operations, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, risk management, audits, payroll, internal controls, and financial analysis. Partners with executive leadership, joint ventures, government agencies, insurers, and unions to support operational decisions and improve margins. Oversees accounting policies, government contracting requirements, payroll for more than 600 employees, and annual 401K and CPA audits.

The Senior Director of Finance will advise executive leadership on planning, investments, growth, and organizational priorities. Responsibilities include owning budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, performance reporting, revenue and commercial analytics, and board or investor reporting. The role oversees the Controller and Finance team, strengthens financial controls and order-to-revenue processes, improves systems and automation, and partners with Sales on forecasting, pricing, pipeline, retention, and churn analysis. This fully remote position includes quarterly leadership offsite travel.

The Director of Finance will manage financial planning, analysis, and operations, overseeing P&L forecasting, KPI reporting, and strategic initiatives to support company growth.

Lead company-wide strategic finance: budgeting, forecasting, long-range modeling, cashflow and capital planning, investor and board reporting, embedded finance partnership with GTM/Product/R&D, and build KPI frameworks and automated reporting to support an AI-native SaaS growth strategy.

Directs finance, administration, grants and contracts management for a remote nonprofit organization. Oversees bookkeeping and accounting partners, budgeting, financial reporting, expense processes, grant accounting, contracts, compliance, internal controls, policies, vendors, administrative systems, payroll and benefits coordination, and board support. Partners closely with the CEO, staff, external finance and HR providers, and funders to ensure effective organizational operations.

Lead the full finance function: produce audit-ready monthly financials, manage weekly 12-month cash forecasts, drive budgeting and forecasting, implement automation and ERP/reporting solutions, document SOPs, create financial dashboards, partner cross-functionally, and improve profitability and EBITDA.

Own monthly reconciliation, reporting, and compliance for Givzey and Version2.ai. Build and present financial forecasts and KPI-driven reports to CEO and Board. Manage AP, invoicing, collections, cap tables, 409A valuations, tax compliance, commission reporting, vendor onboarding, audits, contracts, and software license/insurance reviews.

Partner with product leadership to drive product strategy and profitability through financial modeling, forecasting, business case development, unit-economics analysis, and reporting. Provide cross-team integration, present insights to senior management, and influence decisions to optimize revenue, costs, and product gross margins.

The Senior Finance Manager will own revenue forecasting and financial modeling for a consumption-based business, partnering with Data Science and overseeing financial strategies and adjustments in a hypergrowth environment.

Lead FP&A for Autonomous Vehicles, Luxury, and Growth Initiatives: financial planning, forecasting, scenario and long-term planning, ROI and FCF frameworks, dashboard automation, performance management, capital allocation, and build/manage a high-performing FP&A team while partnering with executives on strategic investment decisions.

Lead FP&A for Global IT and Site Operations, driving strategic planning, annual budgeting, forecasts, capital and OpEx evaluation, monthly/quarterly close, variance analysis, and process improvements. Serve as trusted finance business partner to IT and Site Ops, deliver executive decision support, and lead a high-performing finance team.

Partner with R&D leadership to own budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis; lead a small finance team; build financial models and management reporting; provide strategic analyses for executive decision-making on product, partnerships, pricing, and investments to drive growth and achieve financial targets.