Director/Senior Director, Finance

The Director/Senior Director, Finance at Soda Health will oversee a variety of finance and accounting tasks including managing relationships with accountants and auditors, driving the company-wide budgeting process, creating financial analyses, and refining financial accounting and reporting processes. They will play a crucial role in supporting critical decisions regarding funding and investments.

Candidates for the Director/Senior Director, Finance position at Soda Health should ideally possess over five years of experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A roles. A Bachelor's degree is preferred, along with advanced financial modeling skills. An MBA or CPA can enhance a candidate's profile, giving them an edge in this dynamic role.

In the Director/Senior Director, Finance role at Soda Health, you will contribute significantly to the mission of eliminating health inequities. By managing finances effectively, you will ensure that resources are allocated efficiently toward initiatives that drive engagement and improve health outcomes for individuals.

Soda Health offers a remote-first, distributed work environment, allowing you to work from anywhere in the USA. You will collaborate with team members in various locations, using digital tools to facilitate seamless communication and teamwork to achieve Soda Health's objectives.

The ideal candidate for the Director/Senior Director, Finance position at Soda Health should demonstrate strong leadership qualities, emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence and partner with various stakeholders. A commitment to building an inclusive, collaborative culture is also essential.

In your response, focus on specific projects where you built or refined financial models. Discuss the tools you used, the complexities involved, and how those models influenced significant business decisions, demonstrating your strategic thought process.

Share a detailed example of a budgeting process you led, focusing on how you collaborated with other departments to gather input, the methodologies you used to project revenues and expenses, and how you adapted the budget to meet changing business needs.

Emphasize your communication style, regular engagement practices, and how you ensure transparency in financial dealings. Provide specific examples of how these strategies have improved collaborations in your past roles.

Identify a specific forecasting challenge, articulating the context, your analysis process, and the outcome. Highlight your data-driven approach and how you learned or adapted your strategy from that experience.

Discuss your experience with identifying the need for new systems, engaging stakeholders in the selection process, and your steps toward successful implementation. Provide examples of challenges encountered and solutions applied.

Share relevant metrics you’ve developed or tracked in past roles. Explain how you selected those metrics and their impact on driving strategic decisions and financial health in your organization.

Illustrate your leadership style, including how you fostered engagement and growth within the team. Share accomplishments achieved as a result of your leadership and specific initiatives you implemented for team development.

Discuss your rigorous approach to verifying data, including checks and validations you implement. Mention any tools or processes you use to enhance reporting accuracy and timeliness.

Your response should highlight your conflict resolution skills, particularly how you've navigated differing perspectives in previous situations while maintaining positive working relationships and reaching consensus.

Outline a structured approach to evaluating new revenue opportunities, including market analysis, financial modeling, and stakeholder buy-in. Highlight any previous successful implementations that showcase your strategic thinking.