Corporate Finance Director

San Francisco, CAFull-TimeDirectorAccounts / Finance

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Key responsibilities

  • 3 major focuses:
  • Own the monthly finance reporting package, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial and operational insights.
  • Define the management P&L, including design, structure, and ongoing reporting cadence.
  • Lead and own board reporting, including preparation of materials, financial exhibits, and delivering insightful strategic commentary for the CEO and top leadership.
  • Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate management reporting for product updates, new product launches, and cross-functional initiatives.
  • Own the finance model we share with potential investors, ensuring every quarter it’s updated with actuals and aligned with current projections, a bridge from GAAP to Management reporting, and keeping up to date with Accounting convention changes.
  • Lead PayJoy’s 3-year plan in partnership with top finance, GTM, and product leaders.
  • Drive the global budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment with company strategy and functional priorities.
  • Own the company’s process to track global headcount vs. budget, partnering with HR, Talent, and department leaders to monitor hiring plans.
  • Provide financial leadership and business partnering support to 3–4 global functions, offering analysis and guidance to enable data-driven decision-making.
  • Define and maintain the corporate department and GL structure, ensuring the framework supports scalable reporting, accountability, and transparency.
  • Lead long-term financial planning, scenario modeling, and capital allocation frameworks.
  • Provide executive leadership with financial insights that influence strategy, pricing, investments, and operational optimization.
  • Drive finance transformation initiatives including system improvements (e.g., ERP, planning tools), forecasting automation, dashboarding, and BI enablement.
  • Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, financial strategy, or related senior finance leadership roles.
  • FinTech, banking, or lending corporate finance experience strongly preferred due to the complexity and regulatory nature of the business model.
  • Demonstrated experience owning company-wide budget processes, board reporting, and executive-level financial communications.
  • Experience partnering with accounting and product teams on financial structure, reporting updates, and new product enablement.
  • Expert experience with PBCS / Hyperion (Oracle EPM) or comparable enterprise financial planning systems.
  • Strong accounting foundation; CPA preferred.
  • Mastery of financial modeling, forecasting methodologies, and management reporting design.
  • Deep understanding of US GAAP and its interaction with management reporting structures.
  • MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • 100% Company-funded health insurance for employee and immediate family
  • Company-funded employee life and disability insurance
  • $2,000 annual Co-working Travel perk
  • $2,000 annual Professional Development perk
  • $340 Monthly Commuter benefit
  • 401k contribution of 3% of salary (up to IRS limits)
  • Headphone benefit, home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
  • Catered lunches
  • 20 paid vacation days, unlimited sick leave

Job Summary

CompanyPayJoy
LocationSan Francisco, CA
TypeFull-Time
LevelDirector
DomainAccounts / Finance