Strategic Finance Lead

About the role

The Strategic Finance Lead at Solace is responsible for developing and executing finance and strategy initiatives that drive positive outcomes. This role supports all departments across Solace and reports directly to the CFO.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Solace financial model: ARR, retention, CAC payback, burn/runway, and unit economics.
• Lead the annual planning cycle, including headcount, revenue targets, expense budgets, and scenario modeling; collaborate with leadership on multi-year financial strategy.
• Lead the preparation of board materials and presentations, distilling insights into actionable narratives.
• Work closely with our outsourced accounting firm to support the monthly close and investor-ready reporting.
• Build automation into reporting, forecasting, and finance workflows.
• Bring innovative ideas—and bring them to life.
• Be autonomous. Take full ownership of your work, and take responsibility for every last detail, every step of the way.
• Rapidly produce and launch concepts while laughing in the face of potential failure.
• Serve as the go-to liaison with cross-functional partners. Define initiative-level roadmaps of supporting workstreams to ensure work delivers on goals and your deadlines are met.
• Provide up-to-date visibility into current projects and ensure the right stakeholders and cross-functional team members are involved at the right time. Document decisions and action items and follow up with owners on commitments.

Requirements

4+ years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, or Strategic Finance at a startup. Applicants must be based in the United States.