Director of Finance

About Vouch:

Vouch is the insurance broker that powers ambition.

We’re a tech-enabled insurance advisory and brokerage purpose-built for growing companies in technology, life sciences, and professional services. Our clients are ambitious leaders building complex businesses, and we help them manage risk with tailored advice, smart coverage, and responsive service.

Backed by over $200M from world-class investors, Vouch combines deep industry expertise with AI-powered tools to deliver a better insurance experience. Our digital workflows reduce friction, speed up decisions, and give our clients the confidence to move faster.

Why should you join our team and Vouch?

Not only is this an exciting and growing team where you can drive a real impact on our operational scalability, but Vouch is also the preferred insurance provider to customers of Y Combinator, Brex, Carta, and WeWork. We’re a quickly growing startup that believes in transparency and acknowledgment with our team members and cultivating a values-driven company. Our values are "Be Client Obsessed", "Own it together", "Act with integrity and empathy", "Stay Curious and Grow", and "Empower People."

What does a work environment look like at Vouch?
Vouch has employees across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City. While this role has hybrid work flexibility, we require team members to be in the office at least three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) to foster close collaboration and team building.

Why this role matters:

As the Director of Finance, you will sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, serving as a critical business partner to the CFO and executive leadership. You will move beyond simple reporting to drive profitability, operational efficiency, and financial oversight for the business.

In this "player-coach" role, you will lead a direct report while rolling up your sleeves to own Vouch’s financial architecture. You will own long-range and annual planning, support board and investor relations, and build the data-driven insights necessary to scale Vouch into the future.

What you’ll do:

• Own the Financial Architecture: Own and enhance Vouch’s 3-statement and business unit financial models. You will build scenarios for new initiatives, GTM strategies, and resource allocation to ensure plans support overall business objectives.
• Strategic Planning & Forecasting: Lead the annual and semi-annual planning processes, and monthly rolling forecasts. You will partner with department heads to set targets and drive accountability.
• Executive & Board Partnership: Act as a strategic advisor to executive leadership. You will produce materials for the executive team, Board of Directors, and investors providing financial clarity to guide strategic decisions.
• Drive Business Insights: Collaborate cross-functionally with GTM, Product, and Data teams to refine driver-based unit economics and analyze P&L impact. You will lead profitability analyses to identify cost optimization and growth opportunities.
• Systems & Scale: Drive enhancements to and adoption of financial planning and reporting software. You will recommend and implement process improvements that drive operating leverage across the company.
• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and develop a direct report, helping them grow their skills in business partnering and operational excellence.

About you:

• Experience: 8–10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, corporate FP&A, or investment banking, with a background in high-growth tech or fintech environments
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level 3-statement modeling skills (P&L / balance sheet / cash flow) with the ability to build complex models from scratch
• Strategic Thinker: You have experience partnering with executives to influence strategy, pricing, and resource allocation
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring team members and leading cross-functional processes
• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data into clear narratives for the Board and investors
• Agility: Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where you must manage ambiguity and pick up unstructured tasks to run them to completion

Nice to have:

• MBA
• Experience with insurance or fintech business models
• Experience with data analytics/visualization tools
• Experience operating financial planning software

Vouch provides several benefits to help you bring your best self to work:

• 💰 Competitive compensation and equity packages
• ⚕️ Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 🍼 Parental leave
• 🌴 Flexible vacation time 
• 🪷 Wellness allowance
• 🛜 Technology allowance
• 📚 Company-sponsored personal and professional development
• 🏫 L&D: Partnerships with Ethena and monthly Lunch & Learns
• 🧘 Wellbeing: access to many wellbeing perks, including  Peloton, Fetch, OneMedical, Headspace care+, etc.
• 🤗 Caregiver Support: company seed into the dependent care FSA and company sponsored Care.com membership.
• 📊 Regular performance reviews: Vouch conducts regular performance discussions with all team members, offering goal setting and check-ins, development discussions, and promotion opportunities.

What to expect in a typical interview process:
(Please note these steps may vary slightly depending on the role)

• 30-minute phone call with our recruiting team
• 30-45 minute video interview with the hiring manager
• Case study/technical screen
• Meet the team! 30-45 min 1:1 video discussion with 3-4 team members you’d work closely with in the role
• Executive chat

Compensation philosophy:

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry and are part of our total compensation package, which also includes benefits and other perks. We also include stock options in all compensation packages and believe all Vouch employees should have the opportunity to become owners in the company. Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, location, and business need. The pay range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.