[Hiring] Director of FP&A @Harper

Role Description

As Director of FP&A, you'll own the numbers that run Harper: the plan, the forecast, the cash, and the story we tell our board and investors. Remote, high ownership, and close to every major decision we make. We are looking for someone who can build a great operating model, partner with department heads as a peer, and walk into a board meeting and explain what the numbers mean, not just what they are.

The Director of FP&A is Harper's strategic finance lead—the person leadership turns to for a clear view of where the business is, where it's heading, and what it will take to get there. You'll own planning, forecasting, cash, and board reporting, and you'll be a hands-on partner on pricing, partner economics, fundraising, and strategic transactions.

This is a role for someone who is as comfortable in the operating model as in the room with the CEO and the board. You'll build the annual plan with each department head, keep a rolling forecast honest, and turn the data in Salesforce, Xero, Ramp, and Carta into a single source of truth for the metrics that matter—ARR, MRR, NRR, burn, and runway.

You'll also work with our accounting resources to make sure the books are accurate, on time, and audit-ready—without needing to run every journal entry yourself.

We move fast, wear many hats, and value people who flex to get things done. You won't inherit a finance playbook for most things; instead you'll help write it.

Qualifications

• Deep FP&A and strategic finance experience (top priority).
• 8–12+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, or a related finance leadership role, including time at a venture- or PE-backed software company.
• Board and investor reporting experience.
• Exceptional modeling skills.
• SaaS and usage-based revenue fluency.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP, revenue recognition, and the monthly close.
• Exposure to fundraising, diligence, cap table management, or strategic transactions.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ownership.
• Excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• Build the annual operating plan and budget in partnership with each department head, and take it through to board approval.
• Own the rolling forecast for revenue, expenses, headcount, and cash, plus the runway model.
• Build scenario models for headcount, pricing, partner terms, and downside cases.
• Forecast revenue from the Salesforce pipeline and the operating model.
• Analyze gross margin by customer and channel, cost to serve, and cloud hosting spend.
• Support the deal desk with pricing and deal economics on enterprise opportunities.
• Own the financial section and KPI pages of the board deck, and the board-approved budget.
• Coordinate the cap table with legal and Carta, and own stock-based compensation expense.
• Run the close calendar and the budget calendar.

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.
• High ownership of financial processes.
• Opportunity to shape the finance function.

Company Description

The Director of FP&A is how Harper turns ambition into a plan it can execute. This role gives leadership and the board a clear, trusted view of the business, grounds every major decision—pricing, partnerships, hiring, and capital—in sound economics, and makes sure we have the runway to get where we're going.