Head of Strategic Finance - job 2 of 2

About the Role

Orchard is looking for a Head of Strategic Finance to have broad responsibility across the Company's strategic finance areas, including: business case analysis, forecasting, financial planning and analysis, fundraising, capital markets / investor relations (both equity and debt). This person will be a member of the Orchard leadership team.

This role will report into the CFO of Orchard. We are open on location.

What You'll Do Here:

• Collaborate with Orchard's CFO, CEO, broader executive team, other finance functions, underwriting/investments team, and operational teams across the company to lead business case and scenario analysis to drive intelligent decisions which inform company strategy - particularly regarding driving towards maximizing the company's profitability over time.
• Lead a team that:
• develops and maintains financial forecasts for the business and tracks key variances, changes and opportunities in actual results vs forecasts.
• generates, maintains and automates financial and operational reporting, including weekly, monthly and quarterly packages for key internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with executives (and many other stakeholders) to ensure all operating and financial metrics are properly defined, monitored, and being met. You (and your team) will monitor both asset-level and market-level KPIs/metrics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and help operating teams develop initiatives to optimize them
• Be responsible for maintaining and optimizing the company's financial model and unit economics for presentation to internal stakeholders, the Board and investors.
• Oversee annual budgeting process and long-term strategic planning from a financial perspective.
• Partner with our internal Accounting team on monthly close process, financial reporting, and preparation of GAAP financial statements; work with the CFO and Controller to define and implement best practices for financial management and reporting across the Company.
• Be actively involved with capital markets activities, including equity fundraising and debt financing; closely involved with the CFO and CEO. You will directly interface with Orchard's Board, existing and prospective investors and lenders.

We'd Love to Hear From You if You Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. MBA preferred, but not required
• At least 7+ years professional experience. 5+ years within Strategic Finance / FP&A function or private equity/growth equity/ venture capital investment background preferred.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance concepts and accounting principles.
• Proven ability to build & manage high performing finance teams in a technology driven environment. Ideally, you've managed direct reports for 2+ years.
• Experience developing highly complex financial models and developing reporting packages, preferably at a high-growth tech company.
• Exceptionally strong analytical skills with relentless attention to detail backed by a data-driven mentality. Genuine intellectual curiosity
• History of successfully leading business case analysis and planning processes which set strategy through a financial lens, then tracking the plan to report on its progress over time.
• Exceptionally advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; strong PowerPoint skills.
• Experience participating in debt & equity financing processes preferred, but not required.

Personal Characteristics

• You think like an investor: Capable of high-level strategic thinking (seeing the "bigger picture") while simultaneously being able to dive into granular details - all through a quantitative, financial lens
• You execute like an entrepreneur: High energy and action-oriented with a history of getting things done in complex, fast moving environments. Successful in scrappy and entrepreneurial environments, with a drive to get things done

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