Head of FP&A (First Finance Hire)

Retell AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

DoorDash credits

Wellness reimbursement

Commuter reimbursement

Phone bill reimbursement

Internet reimbursement

Job summary

Retell AI, a fast-growing voice AI company in Redwood City, is hiring its first in-house FP&A leader. You will directly report to a Founder and shape how we forecast, price, and invest as we scale.

This is a hands-on role with a chance to build the finance foundation from the ground up. You will own planning, analysis, and reporting for leadership, partnering with Sales, Product, and Engineering to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A or related finance roles at a high-growth software or usage-based business.
• Advanced financial modeling with scenario analysis and driver-based forecasting.
• Experience partnering with founders or executives and presenting to the board or investors.
• Proficient in extracting and analyzing numbers using SQL or BI tools.
• Willing to be the first finance hire and build processes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own FP&A end-to-end: plan, forecast, and reporting used by leadership.
• Build annual plan, rolling forecast, and operating model for revenue, margins, headcount, and cash.
• Lead monthly business review with variance analysis and recommended actions.
• Partner with founders and leaders on pricing, unit economics, hiring, and investments.
• Define and report core metrics: ARR, net revenue retention, gross margin, burn, CAC payback.
• Set up the finance foundation: planning tools, cadence, and clean data with accounting/tax partners.

Skills

Financial modeling

Executive collaboration

Data analysis

Hands-on mindset

Startup experience

Tools

SQL

BI tools

Job description

Retell AI, a fast-growing voice AI company in Redwood City, is hiring its first in-house FP&A leader. You will directly report to a Founder and shape how we forecast, price, and invest as we scale.

This is a hands-on role with a chance to build the finance foundation from the ground up. You will own planning, analysis, and reporting for leadership, partnering with Sales, Product, and Engineering to drive data-driven decisions.