Pearl Talent connects professionals with opportunities to build long-term, meaningful careers with visionary founders. We are hiring a Finance Manager to own financial planning, reporting, and operational finance for growing businesses. This role blends hands-on financial management with forward-looking analysis to support sustainable growth, operational discipline, and informed decision-making as a strategic partner to founders and leadership teams.
What You'll Do
- Develop financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses.
- Lead budgeting and financial planning cycles.
- Perform variance analysis and profitability assessments.
- Support pricing, investment, and growth decisions.
- Prepare financial models for fundraising or strategic initiatives.
- Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports.
- Build executive dashboards and KPI tracking.
- Analyze performance metrics such as margins, burn, runway, and unit economics.
- Present financial insights to leadership and stakeholders.
- Monitor and forecast cash flow and liquidity.
- Maintain short- and mid-term cash projections.
- Optimize working capital and payment prioritization.
- Advise leadership on cash preservation and runway.
- Oversee bookkeeping and month-end close processes.
- Review reconciliations, journal entries, and financial controls.
- Ensure GAAP compliance and audit readiness.
- Coordinate with external accountants, auditors, and tax partners.
- Improve financial processes for scalability and accuracy.
- Manage accounting and financial systems.
- Automate workflows and reduce manual reporting.
- Document financial policies and procedures.
- Partner with cross-functional teams on cost management and planning.
- Analyze operational costs and efficiency drivers.
- Support vendor negotiations and contract reviews.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 1–3+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A roles.
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis skills.
- Experience preparing financial statements and management reports.
- Solid understanding of US GAAP and business finance fundamentals.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets proficiency.
- Strong written and verbal English communication.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Nice to Have
- CPA, CMA, CFA, or MBA.
- Startup, scale-up, or high-growth company experience.
- FP&A or Controller background.
- Experience with fundraising, investor reporting, or board materials.
- Industry exposure (SaaS, e-commerce, DTC, subscription businesses).
Technical Stack
- Spreadsheets: Advanced Excel or Google Sheets.
- Accounting/ERP: QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, or similar.
- Communication tools: Gmail/Outlook, Slack, Zoom.
- Financial planning tools (Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive, Float).
- BI & reporting tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
- Expense & bill pay tools (Ramp, Bill.com, Brex, Divvy).
- E-commerce & payment platforms (Shopify, Stripe, PayPal).
- Project management tools (Notion, Asana, Monday.com).
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills.
- Remote Work: Fully remote — work from anywhere.
- Generous PTO: In accordance with company policy.
- Direct Mentorship: Access to global industry leaders.
- Learning & Development: Continuous growth resources.
- Global Networking: Work with international teams.
- Health Coverage (Philippines only): HMO after 3 months (full-time).
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position open to candidates in the Philippines, LATAM, South Africa, Kenya, and other remote regions with excellent English communication skills.
Pearl Talent is an equal opportunity employer.
