Are you an entrepreneurial, intellectually curious, and energetic person? Are you excited about working on new and exciting problems and driving large scale social impact. Mainstay is looking for a VP of Finance who has a wide scope and requires an operator who enjoys partnering across the company; this is not a siloed finance role. Success in this role requires comfort operating as both an executive partner and the primary owner of core financial work. Your scope includes Finance, Accounting, People Ops/HR, and RevOps. Your team includes a Senior Accountant, People Ops Manager, Renewal Manager and part-time RevOps.
Who We Are
At Mainstay we deeply care about the outcomes of our partners. We're an extension of their teams who work to understand their goals, strategic priorities and plans, and align our efforts to meet their needs as a true partner. We use technology to scale the science of student success coaching through a communications platform that coaches students to and through college. We are a Public Benefit Corporation, with a commitment to helping more students access and achieve higher learning. We use human-centered, AI-enhanced coaching to proactively help learners find the answers they need, wherever they are, whenever they need it--and offer colleges a way to scale one-on-one support to their entire student body.
What You’ll Do
- Own end-to-end financial operations and compliance, including accounting, month-end close, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit readiness
- Lead FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, cross-functional planning
- Develop financial models, KPIs, and dashboards that improve visibility and decision-making.
- Lead revenue accounting for a SaaS recurring revenue business, including deferred revenue and revenue recognition
- Manage cash, working capital, and liquidity planning, including forecasting and day-to-day cash oversight
- Partner with the CEO and executive leadership on strategy, investment decisions, and resource allocation
- Partner with PeopleOps Manager on all HR and PeopleOps items
- Partner with Renewal Manager and RevOps on pricing and customer contracts
What You’ll Have
- 10+ years of finance leadership experience, spanning accounting and FP&A
- High degree of operational rigor, with experience establishing disciplined forecasting, budgeting and KPI reporting
- Ability to partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Operations & GTM leadership to drive data-backed decision-making and accountability; ability to translate financial insights into clear business actions
- Excellent analytical and communication skills, with executive-level presence
- Proven ability to scale finance operations in a growth-stage environment, building processes and infrastructure that support growth.
- Highly organized and results-driven. Strong prioritization skills
- Experience in early and/or growth stage startups is preferred
Mainstay is committed to creating a company where all employees regardless of background can show up and feel they belong. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or fitness level.
The minimum pay for this role is $200K - $250K depending on the level you’re hired at. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to demonstrated skill set, years & depth of experience, and some role dependent factors that can include certifications and software expertise. We also hope you’ll consider and be open to what else we provide outside of our base compensation. This includes our benefits, perks, equity, and other aspects of our overall employer brand including our culture which is built on our mission, vision and values. We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all our initial calls.
