Head of FP&A

Simbe Robotics; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Simbe Robotics in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Director of FP&A to own the 3-statement financial model, lead budgeting and forecasting, and build an IPO-ready finance function as the company scales.

Reporting to the COO, this hands-on role requires partnering with Sales, Operations, and Product to drive performance, implement AI-enabled forecasting, and manage investor and lender relationships. The role blends startup speed with the rigor of a larger organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership.
• Experience owning a company-wide financial model and running scenario analysis.
• Experience running Board reporting and supporting fundraising, investor, and/or lender relationships.
• Experience with cash forecasting, cash collection cycle management, and disciplined cash management.

Responsibilities

• Own the 3-statement financial model; run scenario analysis to guide decisions.
• Lead annual budget and quarterly re-forecast cycle; track actuals vs. budget.
• Manage headcount planning and data-backed business cases for investments.
• Own the cash forecast and maintain rolling short- and long-range cash view.

Skills

FP&A leadership

financial modeling

board reporting

cash forecasting

cross-functional partnering

communication

Planful/Adaptive/Anaplan experience

Tools

Planful

Adaptive Insights

Pigment

Anaplan

Looker

Tableau

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid — Burlingame office 2-3x/week required) Must currently reside locally; this is not a remote-eligible role. About Simbe

Simbe Robotics is a leading retail technology company providing in-store intelligence solutions that help retailers improve inventory availability, shelf execution, pricing accuracy, and operational performance.

Our autonomous robots, computer vision systems, and multimodal data platform are transforming how retailers understand and manage their stores. Simbe supports some of the world's largest retailers across a rapidly growing base of enterprise deployments.

The Role

Reporting to the COO, Simbe's Director of FP&A will own financial planning, forecasting, and the financial story we tell our Board, investors, and lenders.

This is a hands‑on, high‑visibility seat for someone who wants direct ownership of the model and the numbers — operating with startup speed and the rigor of a much larger finance organization.

Longer term, this role is about building an IPO‑ready FP&A function: planning, reporting, and systems that scale with Simbe rather than needing to be rebuilt later.

Responsibilities

Own the Model, Budget & Cash

• Own and continuously evolve Simbe's 3‑statement financial model; run scenario analysis (pricing, hiring, capex, deployment pace) to guide real business improvement decisions.
• Lead the annual budget and quarterly re‑forecast cycle across departments; track actuals vs. budget monthly and flag material variances before they become surprises.
• Continuously assess headcount and other incremental investment needs, and build the timely, data‑backed business case for the ones that make sense, rather than waiting for the next budget cycle.
• Own the cash forecast. Maintain a rolling short‑ and long‑range cash view, tighten cash monitoring, and shorten the cash collection cycle.

Own Board, Investor & Lender Reporting

• Build the monthly and quarterly financial reporting package (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow) and own the relevant parts of the Board deck for quarterly meetings.
• Respond to investor and lender reporting requests, manage the day‑to‑day relationship with financing partners on debt tied to manufacturing and other operations, and support borrowing formula/compliance reporting.
• Support fundraising strategy, preparation, and due‑diligence follow‑up, with an eye toward the reporting rigor and data discipline an eventual IPO will demand, and keep Simbe's data room current.

Drive Business Performance & Systems

• Represent Finance in Simbe's monthly S&OP process; work with S&OP to define and instrument the vital metrics for the business, and own the balanced scorecard that tracks them.
• Drive insights from that data into the business - not just report trends, but push the specific changes in pricing, spend, or operations that move financial results.
• Partner directly with department leaders (Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Product) to pressure‑test their numbers, flag spend trends, and drive cost discipline.
• Own and advance Simbe's use of our FP&A platform – driving adoption, new use cases, and integrations with our broader financial systems — and push AI and automation into forecasting, reporting, and reconciliation work, partnering with the Controller where it touches accounting or tax.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership, in a high growth technology company.
• Experience owning a company‑wide financial model and running scenario analysis for executive decision‑making.
• Experience running Board reporting and supporting fundraising, investor, and/or lender relationships.
• Experience with cash forecasting, cash collection cycle management, and disciplined cash management.
• Detail‑oriented, with the ability to zoom out. Equally comfortable in the model and in front of management.
• Strong, direct communicator who can partner cross‑functionally and with executive leadership.
• Hands‑on experience owning an FP&A/planning platform (Planful, Adaptive Insights, Pigment, or Anaplan also relevant). Ability to drive adoption and new use cases and efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau).
• Experience managing venture debt or banking relationships.
• Experience with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) or similar processes connecting an operating plan to a financial plan.
• Experience with hardware, SaaS, subscription, or hardware‑as‑a‑service business models - robotics or connected devices a plus.
• Venture‑backed or private‑equity‑backed company experience.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI tooling to finance, accounting, or tax workflows.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a builder and a leader — someone who treats AI and tooling as leverage, not a threat, and who's excited to define what this function looks like as Simbe scales rather than assume a big team is a given. You'll bring rigor without bureaucracy, and the confidence to be Simbe's trusted voice on financial planning and performance.

Why Simbe

At Simbe, you will be at the forefront of retail innovation, working with cutting‑edge AI and robotics technologies to transform how retailers operate and serve their customers.

You will have the opportunity to lead a critical company function during a period of significant enterprise growth and help build the financial infrastructure supporting Simbe's next stage.

Our culture is dynamic, inclusive, collaborative, and driven by a passion for creating meaningful value for our customers, employees, partners, and investors.

Simbe Values: R.E.T.A.I.L.

Result Driven — We are customer‑centric and results‑driven. We strive to create immense value for our team, partners, customers, and investors.

Empathetic — We are sensitive and mindful. We support each other in challenging times, both professionally and personally.

Transparent — We highly value open communication internally and with our partners and customers. We are receptive to feedback.

Agile — We are agile and always eager to learn. We quickly adapt to changes and customer needs.

Innovative — We are bold and innovative, with an intense focus on product design and user experience.

Leaders — We strive for excellence. We are accountable, the best at what we do, and leaders in our field.

180000 - 220000 USD a year

The base salary offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including equity compensation, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Simbe's approach emphasizes total rewards - base pay, equity, incentives, and benefits - rather than viewing compensation as cash alone. We believe the full package, including ownership through equity and well‑being support, is what drives engagement, retention, and alignment with our mission.