Strategic Finance Lead

ABOUT RETOOL:  At Retool, we’re changing the way software is built. We’ve developed the fastest way to build internal tools, saving companies time, resources, and engineering bandwidth. Whether it’s refunding orders, underwriting loans, managing marketplaces, rolling out new features, analyzing transactions, or providing customer support, Retool makes it dramatically faster and easier to build internal tools that teams need. We believe that the future of software development lies in being a force multiplier for developers and technical builders, helping them move considerably faster building a lot more software.  We’re looking for highly collaborative people as we build a world-class team to support this mission and we’d love for you to join us! Why we're looking for you Retool has scaled quickly over the past year, tripling headcount since the beginning of 2022.  To support this growth we are looking for an experienced Strategic Finance leader, who can partner with our CEO, Head of Finance and Operations, and other executives to help us make thoughtful investment decisions and drive strong execution against the company’s short and long term financial targets. As Strategic Finance Lead, you will report to our Head of Finance and Operations and will lead a team that is responsible for building out our core finance capabilities, including: financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting. You will also serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders across the business, helping assess the impact of key initiatives and evaluating the return on these investments so that we allocate capital effectively. In this role you’ll  Lead quarterly, annual, and long-range planning processes and use them to help guide investment decision-making and resource allocation Partner with leaders across the business, from product and engineering, to GTM, to operations, and support strategic decision making and initiative prioritization Deliver timely reporting packages and provide insights on key business trends, using them to identify levers for driving growth and efficiency Define KPIs and create dashboards that help us better monitor the financial and operational health of the business  Prepare deep-dive analyses to better understand key drivers of the business and identify opportunities to improve performance and unit economics Drive projects to evaluate new investment opportunities and create business cases for key initiatives Support the CEO and Head of Finance on communications to investors and other external stakeholders The skillset you’ll bring: 10+ years of work experience and a Bachelor’s Degree. An MBA or other advanced degree is a plus Prior experience in investment banking, PE/VC, or management consulting, as well as experience working in a Finance operating role at a high-growth technology company. SaaS industry experience is a plus, but not required Excellent analytical problem-solving skills with ability to unearth insights and turn them into recommendations and action plans Strong management skills, including experience scaling and leading high-performance teams, while rolling up sleeves as needed Highly proficient in Excel / Sheets with strong modeling skills and attention to detail. Intermediate SQL knowledge is strongly preferred Ability to effectively build and maintain cross-functional relationships, manage multiple competing priorities, and drive projects to completion Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to synthesize findings and concisely articulate them to an array of audiences Self-starter with a demonstrated ability to adapt to a rapidly-changing environment and execute on many projects at once Retool offers generous benefits to all employees. For more information, please visit the benefits and perks section of our careers page! At this time, Retool is only set up to employ in the US and UK.