Strategic Finance

Gridware; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision benefits

Parental leave

Off the Grid break (2 weeks)

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Job summary

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company, seeks a Strategic Finance professional to own the long-range financial plan and support fundraising, investor materials, and data diligence. You will work closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders to inform capital allocation and strategic priorities.

You'll analyze unit economics, develop scenario analyses, and help build scalable finance processes in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in finance roles (IB/PE/VC/consulting/strategic finance)
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling, ability to build models from scratch
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail
• Excellent communication, able to distill complex analysis for executives and board
• Bias toward action, comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced startup
• Experience with fundraising, board reporting, or investor relations is a plus
• Understanding of accounting concepts and SaaS/hardware metrics (ARR, gross margin) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve long-range financial planning including revenue, Opex, and investments
• Partner with CFO on fundraising prep—investor materials, decks, data rooms
• Analyze unit economics to inform GTM and investment decisions
• Support strategic projects like new markets, headcount planning, M&A evaluation
• Help build scalable finance processes and systems as the company grows
• Translate complex financial analysis into clear recommendations for non-finance audiences

Skills

Investment banking

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Fundraising/IR

SaaS/hardware metrics

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

As a member of the Strategic Finance team, you'll sit at the intersection of finance, operations, and strategy — partnering closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders (Sales, Ops, Product) to drive planning, forecasting, and key business decisions. This is a highly visible, high-impact role for someone who wants to build financial infrastructure from the ground up at a fast-growing startup, not just maintain what already exists.

You'll move fluidly between deep analytical work and strategic conversations with leadership, and you'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously evolve the company’s long-range financial plan, integrating revenue, operating, and investment assumptions and developing scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform strategic priorities and capital allocation


• Partner with the CFO on fundraising prep — investor materials, board decks, data rooms, and diligence support


• Analyze unit economics to inform go-to-market and investment decisions


• Support ad hoc strategic projects — new market entry, headcount planning, capital allocation, M&A evaluation


• Help build scalable finance processes and systems as the company grows


• Translate complex financial analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for non-finance stakeholders

Required Skills

• 3-6 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, consulting, or strategic finance/FP&A


• Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills; comfort building models from scratch


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail


• Excellent communication skills — able to distill complex analysis into a clear narrative for executives and the board


• A bias toward action and comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment


• Experience with fundraising, board reporting, or investor relations is a plus


• Strong understanding of core accounting concepts and financial statements, including how business activity flows through the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement


• Familiarity with SaaS/hardware metrics and startup finance (burn, runway, ARR, gross margin) is a plus

At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. We’re only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way.

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)


• Paid parental leave


• Alternating day off (every other Monday)


• \"Off the Grid\", a two week per year paid break for all employees.


• Commuter allowance


• Company-paid training