Finance Manager
CFS
Houston, TX
Why This Role
- High visibility and ownership across the business
- Direct partnership with the CEO and leadership team
- Opportunity to shape business finance, KPI framework, and planning discipline
- Strategic impact on company growth and execution
- Clear pathway into broader finance leadership as company scales
Role Overview
We are seeking a Head of Finance to own business finances, FP&A, KPIs, and financial strategy, while overseeing and supervising our third-party accounting and bookkeeping partners. This role is ideal for a finance leader who thrives in fast-paced startup environments and is excited to drive strategic decision-making through data, modeling, and financial insight.
This role partners closely with the CEO and leadership team to bring clarity, rigor, and foresight to financial planning, performance management, and company-wide decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Leadership & Ownership
- Own business finance, FP&A, KPI framework, and financial planning
- Serve as the primary finance partner to the CEO and leadership team
- Supervise and manage third-party finance and accounting partners, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality of reporting
Business Finance, KPIs & Performance Management (Core Focus of the Role)
- Own and define company-wide financial and operational KPIs
- Build and maintain leadership dashboards, for example covering:
- Revenue, ARR, growth, and pipeline metrics
- Burn rate, runway, and cash utilization
- Gross margin, unit economics, and cost structure
- CAC, payback, sales efficiency, and GTM performance
- Partner with GTM, Product, and Operations leaders to:
- Track performance against plans
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities
- Translate data into clear, actionable insights
- Establish a consistent monthly and quarterly performance review cadence
FP&A & Strategic Planning
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting cycles
- Develop and maintain short- and long-term financial models
- Own scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions
- Support leadership on:
- Hiring plans and headcount modeling
- Pricing and packaging decisions
- Investment prioritization and trade-offs
- Prepare financial narratives and materials for board and investor discussions
Oversight of Accounting & Financial Operations
- Oversee third-party accounting partners responsible for:
- Month-end and year-end close
- General ledger, reconciliations, and accruals
- AP/AR, payroll coordination, and expense management
- Review and validate financial outputs for accuracy and completeness
- Ensure GAAP compliance and appropriate internal controls through partner oversight
- Coordinate audits, tax filings, and external advisors as needed
Qualifications & Experience
- 5–7+ years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, or business finance roles
- Strong experience in financial modeling, forecasting, KPIs, and performance analysis
- Prior experience working in a VC-backed startup or high-growth environment
- Experience overseeing or managing third-party accounting / finance providers
- Solid understanding of SaaS metrics and financial best practices
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on levels (analysis, models, dashboards).
MaxSalary: USD120000
MinSalary: USD100000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.