VP of Finance

The VP of Finance / Head of Finance will oversee the entire finance function, including FP&A, accounting, treasury, capital markets, audit, tax, board reporting, and finance partnerships with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the operating model, annual budget, rolling forecasts, scenario planning, and capital allocation analysis
• Prepare finance materials for board meetings, investor updates, and leadership team discussions
• Build reporting across Gross Written Premium (GWP), revenue, renewals, commissions, loss ratios, collateral, cash, and department-level spend
• Own monthly close, financial reporting, revenue recognition, and management reporting
• Build scalable controls around commissions, accounts receivable (AR), accounts payable (AP), expenses, vendor management, and reconciliation
• Own cash management, bank relationships, debt facility reporting, and liquidity forecasting
• Support future debt and equity financings alongside the CEO
• Partner with the CEO and external advisors on carrier, reinsurance, captive, and collateral economics
• Manage audit, tax, regulatory finance workstreams, and key external partners across accounting, legal, tax, audit, banking, and compliance
• Hire and develop a lean, high-performing finance team as the business scales

Requirements

• 6–10+ years of progressive finance experience, including time as a senior finance leader or #2 finance leader at a high-growth company
• Insurance, insurtech, MGA, program business, carrier, or reinsurance experience strongly preferred
• Experience building or scaling a finance function at a venture-backed company
• Strong FP&A and accounting foundation; able to move between strategic finance and close-level operating detail
• Experience with debt facilities, treasury, cash forecasting, and investor / board reporting
• Comfort with reinsurance economics, collateral, ceding commissions, quota share structures, or other insurance balance sheet mechanics
• Demonstrated ability to manage external partners across accounting, tax, audit, legal, banking, and compliance
• High judgment, low ego, strong communication skills, and comfort operating in ambiguity
• Builder mindset: willing to roll up sleeves, create structure, and improve processes without slowing the company down

Qualifications

• CPA, private equity, or investment banking background
• Experience with M&A, reinsurance, captive structures, or other insurance capital structure transactions
• Experience working directly with a founder / CEO and board

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity, and role trajectory
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave

About Authentic

Authentic builds the infrastructure that program insurance runs on. We partner with leading brokerages to design and manage custom insurance programs, backed by A and A- rated carriers operating nationwide. Brokers bring the data and distribution. We bring everything else: the technology, the capacity, and the underwriting expertise to stand up specialized programs at speed and build them to last. We’re a Series A company backed by top investors, including FirstMark Capital, Zigg Capital, Slow Ventures, Clocktower, Commerce Ventures, and Altai. We’ve grown over 15x in the past year with a massive market opportunity ahead.

Authentic is committed to building an inclusive working environment regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, education, age, or other personal characteristics. We believe that people do their best work when they can be themselves, and different perspectives and experiences make us stronger as a team. We’re proud of the supportive and inclusive workplace we're building together and are always working to make it even better.