Head of Finance

San Francisco, CA, United States

Butlr is on a mission to make the built environment people-aware. We live and work in houses and buildings that aren't aware of their inhabitants. We heat and cool spaces when no one is in them, clean areas that haven't been used, and lease office space that no one is using. Our vision is to enable smarter buildings and increase the quality of life.

Spun out of the MIT Media Lab in 2019 with offices in Silicon Valley and Boston, Butlr was founded by Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng. Butlr pioneers in space occupancy and people sensing technologies and delivers rich spatial intelligence for workplace, retail, and healthcare use cases. We help customers revolutionize the way they operate in human-centric environments, ensuring efficiency and productivity at every step.

We are backed by top venture capital institutions and strategic investors such as Tiger Global, Qualcomm Ventures, E14 Fund, and Carrier and are recognized as one of Fast Company's "2024 Most Innovative Companies", Inc. Magazine's "2023 Best in Business'' (AI & Data Category), World Economic Forum's Top Innovator in YES San Francisco Challenge, among other awards/recognitions. We operate with top occupiers, landlords, and service providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. We pride ourselves in providing exceptional solutions and service to numerous prestigious customers, tech giants, and world's largest conglomerates and brands.

We are hiring talented and passionate people to join our team to help us continue our rapid growth.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Finance to lead our finance team. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Head of Finance will play a crucial role in driving financial strategy and ensuring the company's financial health.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in financial management, including expertise in ASC 606 revenue recognition, inventory management, and supply chain oversight. Experience in M&A transactions is desirable.

Key Responsibilities: Financial Strategy: Report directly to the CEO; Work closely with Executive Leadership on strategic finance and financial accounting to help expand the growth of the company and provide key insights

Team Leadership: Provide leadership and vision for scaling the finance team and our financial infrastructure to support Butlr throughout our high-growth journey; Align the goals and vision of all aspects of the business from a data & finance perspective while ensuring the company hits critical KPI

Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborate with our leadership team to scale the business consistently and allocate budgets across relevant functions to boost efficiency, growth, and profitability

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate financial risks, including credit, market, and operational risks. Implement internal controls to safeguard company assets.

Financial Analysis: Conduct financial ad-hoc analyses with stakeholders across the company to provide actionable business insights to drive operating efficiencies and market share gain

Legal Support: support and provide guidance to outside legal counsel in customer and vendor contract negotiation

Own pricing model for all aspects of business to ensure proper gross margins

Maintain and improve financial forecasting model for executive planning purposes

Drive annual budgeting process from start to finish

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance, including at least 3 years in a controller-level role or higher

Willingness to roll up your sleeves and fix problems in a hands-on manner when needed

Experience using data to analyze performance and drive strategic decision making

Proven capabilities in evaluating operational gaps and weaknesses

Previous experience in fundraising, acquiring bank debt, and equity planning is highly desirable

Experience handling questions on financial matters with ease and conveying confidence in the veracity of the numbers and complete understanding of the business drivers

Experience in M&A transactions is desirable

Proficiency in reviewing and analyzing financial modeling and forecasting

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments

Demonstrated leadership abilities and experience managing a team

Understanding of inventory management, supply chain processes and cost accounting principles

Track record of success in building new finance processes and an ability to work through ambiguity

World-class team with low ego.

A work environment that is flexible

Retirement savings plan

Flexible time off

Why working at Butlr is great!

We are building a culture that puts people first! We’re a team of engaging, motivated, and intelligent problem-solvers who are committed to making an impact. We believe in fostering a culture of healthy work-life balance, and we encourage an inviting, collaborative, fun work environment.

Butlr is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage and embrace applicants of all backgrounds to apply!

Disclaimers

Butlr provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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