VP of Finance

Peregrine; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Competitive 401k

Wellness stipend

HSA

Parental leave

Professional development

Recreational perks

Job summary

Peregrine is seeking a VP of Financial Planning & Analysis to build the financial engine behind its next growth phase. You will design the multi-year model, lead the annual operating plan, and drive forecasting and strategic analyses for major investments, including international expansion.

You will also hire and scale a high-performance FP&A team in an AI-native way. The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in finance, executive communication skills, and fluency in sophisticated revenue models,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including strategic finance or FP&A leadership at a high-growth tech company.
• Exceptional financial modeling capability with data fluency.
• Experience delivering company-wide annual planning cycles and cross-functional alignment.
• Ability to recruit, manage, and develop quantitative talent; building a high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve Peregrine’s multi-year financial model and driver-based roadmap.
• Design and lead the annual operating plan with department heads and headcount plans.
• Own monthly budget vs. actuals cadence and variance analysis.
• Develop forecasting for multi-segment GTM, including public sector and commercial.
• Prepare financial narratives for CFO, Board, and investors; support financings and IPO readiness.
• Hire and develop the FP&A team with an AI-native approach to automation.

Skills

Executive communication

Financial modeling

Leadership

SQL

Tools

SQL

Job description

• As VP of Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be responsible for building the financial engine behind Peregrine’s next stage of growth, including our long-range model, the annual operating plan, forecasting process, and the analysis behind our most consequential investment decisions. You will also scale and develop a high-performance team
• You will report to the CFO and partner closely with the Controller, who owns accounting operations, and with leaders across the business
• Build and continuously evolve Peregrine’s multi-year model, translating strategic goals into a driver-based financial roadmap that leadership can use to make high-quality decisions
• Design and lead the company-wide annual operating plan, partnering with department heads to build driver-based budgets and headcount plans tied to company goals
• Establish a monthly budget versus actuals cadence, diagnose variance drivers, hold leaders accountable to plan, and work with them to identify mitigation options
• Build the forecasting methodology and cadence for a multi-segment GTM focused on both public-sector and commercial enterprises
• Develop a view on Peregrine’s unit economics across product lines and segments, with a specific focus on gross margin, FDE costs, infrastructure and compute costs, CAC and payback by segment, and net dollar retention
• Build financial cases for our largest bets, including expansion to new segments, investment in new product lines, international entry, and pricing and packaging changes, among others
• Own financial reporting and narrative for the CFO, executive team, Board, and investors, and prepare analysis required for future financings, strategic transactions, and IPO readiness
• Hire and develop the FP&A team, and build it in an AI-native way, automating lower-level activities and freeing up time to focus on higher-value work

Benefits

• Health insurance: Enjoy top-notch health, dental, and vision insurance. Your health matters
• Unlimited PTO: Assume responsibility for how much time you take off. Trust is everything
• Competitive 401k: Leverage a Peregrine-sponsored 401k plan. And think of your future
• Wellness stipend: Use Peregrine’s wellness stipend to focus your body and mind
• HSA: Set aside money to pay for qualified medical expenses with a HSA
• Parental leave: Because we want to support the Peregrine parents out there
• Professional development: Access a range of professional development courses and resources
• Recreational perks: Enjoy a whole host of travel and leisure discounts, and explore new things

The ideal candidate has worked in both the ambiguity of a high-growth startup and the rigor of a mature private or public company and will help build the financial infrastructure required to support the business as it growsExperience supporting international expansion is a plusExceptional executive communication. You are able to articulate complex topics and focus on what matters at the appropriate altitude for CEO and Board-level discussionsFluency in complex revenue models, ideally spanning subscription, consumption, and professional services, with a clear view of how each behaves in gross margin and cash flowDemonstrated ownership of a company-wide annual planning cycle, including driving cross-functional alignment and managing the process to a timeline12+ years of progressive finance experience, including an analytical foundation at an investment bank, private equity firm, or top-tier consulting firm, followed by strategic finance or FP&A leadership at a high-growth technology companyExceptional financial modeling capability paired with hands-on data fluency. You should be comfortable pulling your own data and working in SQL or the equivalentExperience with government contracting, regulated customer environments, or long procurement cycles is a strong plusDemonstrated ability to recruit, manage, and develop quantitative talent, and build a high-performance team and strong cultureYou should be AI-native, with examples of how you’ve eliminated recurring manual workWilling to work in our San Francisco office 4x/week