About Us
At SimplePractice, our team is dedicated to improving the mental health industry by building a suite of innovative solutions for practitioners and their clients. Our product supports practitioners on their clinical journey to becoming licensed, helps them manage their business and practice once they’re up and running, and enables new clients to discover and interact with practitioners. Taking a practitioner-first approach in everything we do makes it possible for health and wellness practitioners to devote more time to their clients while they use SimplePractice to start, grow, and maintain a successful private practice. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic Director of and Strategy to help identify and execute strategic opportunities that fuel our expansion.
The Role
We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Director (Finance) to lead financial planning, reporting and strategic finance. This critical leadership role will be instrumental in guiding the company's financial strategy, ensuring sound financial decision-making, and driving sustainable, profitable growth within our dynamic SaaS environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of hands-on analytical expertise, strategic foresight, and proven leadership ability.
Responsibilities- Strategic Financial Leadership: Serve as a key strategic partner to the leadership team and department heads, providing financial insights, analyses, and recommendations to drive critical business decisions and achieve strategic objectives. Conduct in-depth financial and operational analyses on projects related to business performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership. This includes market sizing, competitive analysis, and new product/market entry evaluations.
- Financial Reporting: Lead financial planning and related internal and external reporting. Prepare comprehensive financial materials for internal and external meetings. Be able to articulate the company's financial story and respond to detailed inquiries.
- SaaS Metrics & Performance Management: Drive tracking, and analysis of key SaaS metrics (e.g., ARR, bookings, net retention, gross margin, LTV/CAC, Magic Number), providing deep dives into performance drivers and identifying areas for optimization.
- Advanced Financial Modeling: Oversee the development and maintenance of sophisticated financial models, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis to evaluate potential outcomes, risks, and opportunities for various strategic initiatives (e.g., pricing changes, new product launches, market expansion).
- Business Partnering & Influence: Build strong relationships across the organization, providing proactive financial guidance, challenging assumptions, and influencing decision-making to optimize resource allocation and drive financial performance.
- Team Leadership & Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and excellence.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field. An MBA or CFA is highly preferred.
- 7-10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or management consulting, with a minimum of 3+ years in a leadership/management role. Expertise: Proven track record of success in a high-growth SaaS environment, with an expert understanding of subscription revenue models, key SaaS metrics. Experience with marketing/product-led growth companies highly desired.
- Executive Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts clearly, concisely, and persuasively to both finance and non-finance audiences, including C-level executives and Board members.
- Exceptional Financial Modeling: Advanced proficiency in financial modeling (Excel/Google Sheets) with experience building complex, integrated financial models (3-statement, LBO, M&A) from the ground up, capable of handling multiple scenarios and variables.
- Strategic Acumen: Demonstrated ability to think strategically, synthesize complex financial and operational data, identify key trends, and translate them into actionable business insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Leadership & Management Skills: Proven ability to build, lead, mentor, and motivate high-performing finance teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Analytical Rigor: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment, managing multiple priorities and adapting to changing business needs.
Base Compensation Range
$170,000 - $214,000 annually
Base salary is one component of total compensation. Employees may also be eligible for an annual bonus, equity or commission. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay.
The above represents the expected base compensation range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider many factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.
Benefits
We offer a competitive benefits program including:
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible Time Off (FTO), wellbeing days, paid holidays, and summer Fridays
- Mental health resources
- Paid parental leave & Backup Care
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
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