VP of Finance

Juno; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Juno is seeking a hands-on VP of Finance to own the finance function end to end in a fast-growing student loan marketplace. You will lead strategic planning, forecasting, and unit economics while closing books, managing cash, payroll, and audits. You’ll own fundraising, investor reporting, and compliance in a fintech environment.

The role blends strategic partnership with operational leadership, requiring comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to build processes from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a finance leader (VP Finance, or senior finance operator) with startup or high-growth company experience.
• Hands-on with strategy and the spreadsheet, not afraid to roll up sleeves.
• Fluent in modern SaaS finance stack (ERP/accounting, FP&A, billing, BI) and comfortable partnering with a technical team.
• AI tools to automate and augment the finance function, not just headcount.
• Excellent judgment, low ego, high output in a fast-paced environment.
• Fintech, lead gen/marketing, or financial services experience is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own financial strategy and planning — build and maintain the financial model, drive budgeting and forecasting, and provide a line of sight into unit economics and growth.
• Run the finance operation — accounting, month-end close, cash management, AP/AR, payroll, and audit readiness; set up systems and often run them.
• Be the numbers partner to the founders — turn ambiguity into analysis, pressure-test decisions, and help set priorities.
• Lead fundraising and investor relations — support capital raises, manage the data room, and own board/investor reporting.
• Own compliance, tax, and risk — keep the company audit-ready in financial services.
• Build for scale — stand up tools, controls, and a team to pace finance with the business.

Job description

Juno is the leading student loan marketplace. By organizing borrowers into collective bargaining groups, we negotiate better rates and terms than individuals could ever secure on their own — and we've saved members hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. We're a lean, high-caliber team that moves fast, ships often, and cares deeply about doing right by the people we serve.

The Role

We're looking for a VP of Finance to own our financial function end to end. This is a hands‑on leadership role reporting directly to the founders. You'll be equal parts strategic partner and operator — building the models and infrastructure that guide the business while also rolling up your sleeves to close the books, run analyses, and answer hard questions with data.

This is a startup, not a corporation. You'll build the finance function rather than inherit one, wear multiple hats, and thrive on ambiguity. If you want a large team and mature processes on day one, this isn't the role. If you want ownership, proximity to decisions, and real impact, read on.

What You’ll Do

• Own financial strategy and planning — build and maintain the financial model, drive budgeting and forecasting, and give the founders a clear line of sight into unit economics and growth.
• Run the finance operation — accounting, month‑end close, cash management, AP/AR, payroll, and audit readiness. You set up the systems and, early on, often run them yourself.
• Be the numbers partner to the founders — turn ambiguous questions into rigorous analysis, pressure‑test decisions, and help set priorities.
• Lead fundraising and investor relations — support capital raises, manage the data room, and own board and investor reporting.
• Own compliance, tax, and risk — keep us clean and audit‑ready as a company operating in the financial services space.
• Build for scale — stand up the tools, controls, and (eventually) the team that let finance keep pace with the business.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a finance leader (VP Finance, or senior finance operator), ideally with startup or high‑growth company experience.
• Genuinely hands‑on — comfortable owning both the strategy and the spreadsheet. No task is beneath you.
• Strong command of modern finance and business tooling — you’re fluent in today’s SaaS finance stack (e.g., ERP/accounting, FP&A, billing, BI) and comfortable working closely with a technical team and their systems.
• AI‑forward — you actively use AI tools to work faster and smarter, and you look for ways to automate and augment the finance function rather than throw headcount at it.
• Excellent judgment, low ego, and high output. You do great work with minimal oversight in a fast‑moving environment.
• Fintech, lead gen/marketing, or financial services experience is a strong plus.

Why Juno

• Work directly with the founders and a high‑caliber team on a product with real, measurable impact on people’s lives.
• Own the finance function from the ground up.
• A culture that values speed, ownership, and using the best modern tools — including AI — to punch above our weight.