Strategic Finance Lead

Strategic Finance Lead About Billd Billd is a fast-growing fintech company looking to disrupt a $1.5 trillion industry. We offer first-of-its-kind, industry-leading financial and technology products to empower our customers, commercial subcontractors. We believe in championing the underdog because no one else does. You will be challenged to bring your best self to Billd and guaranteed to have the most professionally rewarding experiences of your career. We pride our team on being focused, relentless, and driven, but never take ourselves too seriously and love having fun. As a rapidly growing company, we offer several opportunities for internal growth and career development. We’re committed to the motivated professionals that work at Billd, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out our  4.3 Glassdoor rating  to see what our team has to say about working here. But the praise doesn’t stop there. Some of our awards include: 4x Top Private Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal) 3x Fastest Growing Companies award winner (Austin Business Journal) 4x Top Technology Firm (Construction Executive Magazine) 2x Top Tech Employer in Austin (Austin Business Journal) 4x Best Places to Work (Forbes, BuiltIn) 1x Best CEO Nomination (Austin Business Journal) We call our Austin, TX, headquarters home - our dog-friendly office is centrally located north of downtown and features an open and collaborative floorplan, fully stocked kitchen, and on-site fitness room. This role is in-office Mondays through Thursdays, with a work from home day on Friday, if desired. About the Role We are searching for an experienced, dynamic Strategic Finance Lead who will report directly to our CFO. This role will have elements of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Treasury and Capital Markets. You will oversee and manage all aspects of forecasting and financial modeling, annual budget planning, regular budget analysis, reporting, and act as a business partner with stakeholders across the company, including working closely with the CEO. In addition, this role is vital to the company’s interface with capital providers both on strategic and operational levels. Our ideal candidate is someone who is proactive in the financial planning processes and can confidently synthesize and present results to stakeholders while implementing recommendations in collaboration with other members of the team. Key Responsibilities Partner and support stakeholders and executive leaders with annual budget planning, regular budget analysis, financial modeling, and support with expense management and headcount planning Provide budget variance reconciliations and track key operational and financial metrics, creating and implementing recommendations with respective stakeholders Drive growth and operational improvements across the company, identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiency Partner with People Operations on headcount and compensation planning processes Maintain the operating model for the business and provide revenue, expense and balance sheet projections Perform advanced excel analytics and reporting on financial and business metrics Design business analysis and data recording systems for use throughout the company Maintain analytical files and perform updates as necessary to ensure accuracy and relevance Track data to identify changes in financial and business trends Responsible for daily management of liquidity and cash forecasting models and reporting Analyze various financing options to determine optimal funding strategy and prepare cash recycling and funding requests for debt facilities, as needed Assist with reporting requirements and covenant compliance for external stakeholders Manage the daily payments process and execute payments according to the company's liquidity management policy Develop and maintain reports across system-of-record and business intelligence platforms Support recurring and ad-hoc business performan ... (truncated, view full listing at source)