Director - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

*Hybrid: In-office 3x per week

*Full-Time with benefits

*Travel 5-10% 

What You Will Do

Clearspeed is redefining risk assessment with AI-powered voice analytics that help organizations clear low-risk individuals faster while flagging the few who warrant closer scrutiny across insurance, government, financial services, and beyond. As the company accelerates toward its next phase of growth, we are building the financial infrastructure to match.

This role will lead an internal maturation within the Finance function, moving from foundational department budgets and models to a disciplined, forward-looking planning architecture: consolidated forecasts, spend management frameworks, scenario analyses, and the KPI infrastructure that lets leadership make high-confidence decisions with confidence.

If you are energized by building from the ground up, comfortable working closely with a new CFO to define what great looks like, and excited by a company with both commercial and government momentum, this is a rare opportunity to shape the financial operating model of a mission-driven, high-growth technology company.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Own the annual budgeting process end-to-end, building rigorous department-level budgets that create real accountability across the business.

• Establish a quarterly forecasting cadence that gives leadership a clear, rolling view of financial performance and resource requirements.

• Develop long-range financial models that translate Clearspeed’s strategic priorities into multi-year revenue, headcount, and investment plans.

• Build and maintain consolidated financial models reflecting Clearspeed’s multi-entity, multi-currency operations across the US, Canada, and EMEA.

Spend Management & Investment Prioritization

• Partner with the CFO to identify where the business can and should invest, and where it should hold the line, using data-driven analysis of returns and trade-offs.

• Establish spend visibility frameworks that allow department leaders to manage their budgets with transparency and accountability.

• Proactively surface financial risks and opportunities, providing leadership with the analysis needed to act decisively.

Reporting & Business Insight

• Own monthly management reporting and variance analysis, translating financial results into clear, actionable narratives for executives and business unit leaders.

• Develop and maintain ARR, MRR, and revenue models tailored to Clearspeed’s commercial and public sector business, including usage-based dynamics.

• Build and scale KPI infrastructure that connects financial outcomes to operational drivers across GTM, product, and operations.

• Partner with the CFO to develop board-level financial presentations and scenario analyses that build investor confidence.

• Manage the end-to-end administration, including processing, tracking, and reporting of sales commissions for the go-to-market team.

Strategic Finance

• Partner with accounting to align forecast and close processes, ensuring a single source of financial truth across the organization.

• Support government and public sector financial planning, including program-level budgeting and an understanding of government contracting structures.

Team & Process Leadership

• Build the FP&A function from the ground up: tools, processes, systems, and, over time, team.

• Establish FP&A as a trusted partner to every part of the business, not a back-office function.

• Mentor and grow FP&A team members as Clearspeed’s needs evolve.

Who You Are

You are a rigorous, commercially minded finance leader who knows what it takes to build a planning function, not just run one. You have operated in fast-growing global technology companies, understand what “good” looks like at scale, and are energized by the work of getting there. You are as comfortable in the weeds of a multi-entity consolidation model as you are presenting a clear narrative to a board of directors.

You thrive in ambiguity, move quickly without sacrificing accuracy, and bring a builder’s mindset to process and systems. You want to be part of something that matters, and you understand that great financial infrastructure is what enables everything else to scale.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus.

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in FP&A leadership roles at global technology companies.

• Demonstrated track record of building FP&A functions and scaling financial processes in high-growth, venture- or growth equity-backed technology environments.

• Deep experience with multi-entity organizational structures, global consolidations, and multi-currency financial reporting.

• Advanced financial modeling skills and proficiency with modern FP&A platforms (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Mosaic, or similar).

• Demonstrated experience supporting or executing an IPO, including S-1 preparation, investor relations support, and public company reporting frameworks.

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights for executive and board audiences.

• Experience with public sector clients or government contracting environments is a strong plus.

• Located in or willing to work regularly from the Greater Washington, DC area.

About Clearspeed

At Clearspeed, we are driven by a shared commitment to the service of others and a deep belief in the power of our AI-enabled technology to redefine how organizations assess and manage risk. Our fast-growing team spans operations across the US, Canada, and EMEA, united by a mission to enable trust, faster.

We are committed to equal opportunity employment and to building a workplace where diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and expertise are welcomed and valued. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply and join us on this journey.

Why join us?

*Impactful work

*Collaborative environment

*Work-life balance

Our benefits (may vary based on geographical location)

*Competitive compensation: salary + performance-based bonuses

*Stock options

*Unlimited paid time off

*Health and wellness coverage 

Join us at Clearspeed and be a part of our success story. Together, we can make a difference!