Senior Director of FP&A

Join Kikoff, a consumer fintech startup, as the Senior Director of FP&A. In this role, you will report to the CFO and serve as a key financial thought partner to the leadership team. You will own the company's financial planning, forecasting, and analysis functions, and work closely with cross-functional leaders to build the financial infrastructure and planning processes needed for a pre-IPO fintech company. You will initially manage a team of 3-4, with the opportunity to grow the function as the business scales. The role is based in San Francisco and requires in-office work three days a week.

• Assumer la responsabilité de la planification financière, des prévisions et des analyses de l'entreprise, en traduisant les dynamiques commerciales complexes en informations financières exploitables.
• Diriger l'équipe FP&A dans la construction et le maintien de modèles financiers qui capturent les économies d'échelle, les analyses d'acquisition et de fidélisation, et les moteurs de revenus.
• Préparer et présenter des rapports financiers exécutifs et de niveau conseil, y compris des rapports financiers mensuels, des présentations au conseil d'administration et des tableaux de bord KPI.
• The ideal candidate combines rigorous financial analysis with strong business instincts, an AI mindset, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders with clarity and confidence
• 12+ years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, or a related financial discipline, with significant industry experience at a high-growth company
• High business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and a track record of building credibility and trust with senior cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear, compelling narratives for executive and board audiences
• Background at a late-stage or public fintech, or e-commerce / marketplace / internet company with high transaction volumes preferred
• Experience with modern planning systems required — Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, or comparable tools; ability to own the roadmap and optimization of Kikoff's planning infrastructure
• AI-first mindset with a track record of driving cross-functional adoption of AI tools in financial analysis and planning workflows
• Investment banking experience preferred — candidates with IB backgrounds who have successfully transitioned into operating FP&A roles are strongly encouraged to apply
• Comfortable operating as a player-coach — willing to roll up sleeves on detailed analysis and models while managing and developing a growing team
• Strong communication skills to build deep, collaborative relationships across Kikoff’s teams
• MBA preferred; demonstrated track record of financial leadership at a later-stage pre-IPO or newly public company strongly valued
• Expert financial modeler with deep experience building driver-based models that capture unit economics, cohort behavior, and multi-product revenue dynamics