Fractional Finance & Strategy Lead

Reflow

RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior finance professionals with VC-backed startup experience who excel in financial modeling and strategic planning.

Best fit for

Former investment bankers or consultants transitioning to startup finance roles.
— “A background in investment banking, management consulting, and similar strategic finance roles”
SaaS finance experts who can model unit economics and growth scenarios.
— “Experience with mid-market and enterprise SaaS products, and highly comfortable modeling standard SaaS metrics”

Things to consider

Hourly billing model requires precise time tracking and efficiency.
— “Comfortable working on an hourly basis (not retainer), tracking your hours, and moving with efficiency”
Must be based in the USA or Canada.
— “Based in the USA or Canada only”

How to stand out

Showcase specific examples of financial models built for early-stage startups.
— “Recent work at early-stage, VC-backed startups (Seed through C), in hands-on Finance/Strategy/BizOps roles”
Highlight experience with outcome-based pricing models if applicable.
— “Exposure to AI software businesses and outcome-based pricing models”
Demonstrate ability to pull and analyze customer data for strategic insights.
— “Pull and analyze customer data to surface insights that shape strategy”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

Built financial models and projections
Analyzed unit economics
Prepared materials for investor updates

Typical background

FinanceStrategyBizOps

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial ModelingProjectionsUnit EconomicsCustomer Data AnalysisPricing ModelsInvestor UpdatesAccounting

Preferred

SQLAI Software BusinessesOutcome-based Pricing Models

Stack & domain

Financial ModelingProjectionsSaas MetricsData-driven Decision MakingInvestor RelationsFinanceStrategyBusiness Operations

About the role

Original posting from Reflow via Ashby

ABOUT US
We’re building Reflow, a workforce and workflow intelligence platform that helps teams understand and improve how work gets done. We’re a U.S.-based tech company with a high bar for talent, ownership, and execution — and we’re intentional about building a strong, globally distributed team from the start.
ABOUT THE WORK
We're looking for a hands-on Fractional Finance & Strategy Lead who can help us model, plan, and make data-driven decisions across the company.
Specifically, you'll:
Build financial models, projections, and scenario plans
Analyze unit economics and work backwards from revenue targets to inform hiring and growth plans
Pull and analyze customer data to surface insights that shape strategy
Build pricing and ROI models to support sales conversations
Prepare materials for investor updates and help manage investor relationships
Work with our outsourced accounting firm on monthly and quarterly reporting
Work directly with our founder / CEO as a hands-on execution partner
ABOUT YOU
Recent work at early-stage, VC-backed startups (Seed through C), in hands-on Finance/Strategy/BizOps roles
A background in investment banking, management consulting, and similar strategic finance roles
Financial modeling and projections are your bread and butter
Experience with mid-market and enterprise SaaS products, and highly comfortable modeling standard SaaS metrics
Comfortable working on an hourly basis (not retainer), tracking your hours, and moving with efficiency
Based in the USA or Canada only
Nice-to-haves:
SQL skills
Exposure to AI software businesses and outcome-based pricing models
COMPENSATION:
We offer competitive pay based on the market and where you’re located. The salary ranges in our job postings are intentionally wide because they need to cover both U.S. and international candidates. Our final offer will depend on things like your experience, skill set, and location.

Source: Reflow careers (Ashby)