Director, FP&A

As Headway’s Director of FP&A, you will build and manage a high-performing team overseeing corporate finance activities, operationalize KPIs to provide insight into business performance and develop best practices to ensure timely visibility into company performance. You will partner with cross-functional teams to understand performance, identify areas of opportunity, and support strategic decision-making. You will be a key player in driving coordination of strategic and financial planning processes as we scale. You will also serve as a trusted advisor and critical business partner to G&A functional leaders across the organization. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, detail-oriented leader who wants to make a significant impact on Headway’s growth and success.

• Establish and drive financial planning processes, ensuring resource allocation stays within budget and forecasts are tightly linked to the company’s strategic goals
• Oversee the company-wide operating model, ensuring key inputs are linked to company growth and profitability for use in annual planning/budgeting and monthly forecasting
• Perform robust financial analysis on financial results and operating KPIs, identifying underlying trends and areas of opportunity
• Design and deliver monthly/quarterly reporting packages that tell the story behind the numbers for the exec team and Board
• Optimize systems to ensure automation of critical processes as we scale
• Support competitive intelligence, M&A and other corporate development initiatives
• Hire and develop a high-performing FP&A team to support the needs of the business
• Drive capital allocation strategy, cash management, and expense governance
• Support investor reporting, due diligence, and board-level discussions

• You have 10-15+ years of strategic finance/FP&A experience at a high-growth startup, ideally including 2+ years of consulting/banking/investing
• You understand that people drive change, not spreadsheets, and are passionate about working with partners across all levels of the organization to steer progress
• You have exceptional analytical skills with the ability to drill down into the weeds while maintaining a strategic lens
• You are excited about AI and how it's reshaping finance, and you actively explore and apply AI tools to drive faster insights, greater efficiency, and smarter decision-making
• You have strong financial acumen and expertise in building financial models to support multiple business needs
• You are a curious self-starter, resourceful and have a knack for problem-solving
• You are a natural leader who enjoys hiring, mentoring and managing people to reach their highest potential 
• You’re energized by joining an early-stage startup and making immediate impact in a high-growth environment 
• You are an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills