Director of Corporate Finance

Zip is the AI platform for enterprise procurement — built for humans and agents working together. By orchestrating procurement across teams, tools, and suppliers with the help of AI agents, companies can secure the resources they need to innovate faster than ever before. This is a pivotal leadership hire on Zip's Strategic Finance team. As our first Corporate Finance leader, you will build and own the financial infrastructure that powers our company-wide planning, forecasting, and reporting processes. You'll report directly to the VP of Strategic Finance and have broad influence across the organization, as well as partnering closely with our G&A teams to serve as their strategic finance business partner as Zip continues to scale.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Zip's consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement; Own the monthly and quarterly financial close process in partnership with Accounting; Build and maintain board- and investor-ready financial packages; Own Zip's 13-week and long-term cash flow model; Proactively identify cash flow risks and opportunities; Build scenario models to stress-test the business; Lead Zip's annual operating plan (AOP) process end-to-end; Be the main owner and administrator of our FP&A tool and data infrastructure; Drive the quarterly re-forecast process; Develop and maintain Zip's 3-5 year financial model; Partner with the CEO, Head of Finance, and VP of Strategic Finance on strategic planning narratives; Translate long-range financial targets into annual and quarterly operating metrics; Serve as the dedicated finance business partner to HR and People Operations; Partner with Zip's Real Estate team on office portfolio strategy; Build trusted relationships with G&A leaders

Requirements

8+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant time in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related function at a high-growth technology company; Deep expertise in financial modeling — you can build a three-statement model from scratch and pressure-test assumptions with confidence; Experience owning or significantly contributing to an annual planning cycle and long-range financial planning process; Strong understanding of SaaS metrics and what drives revenue, cost, and efficiency in a software business; Exceptional communicator — you can synthesize complex financial information into clear narratives for executive and board audiences; Proficiency with financial planning tools (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or similar) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; A bias for building — you're excited to build processes and infrastructure from the ground up, not just maintain what's already there; Low ego, high ownership — you thrive in collaborative environments and are comfortable getting into the details when needed

Nice to have

Experience partnering with G&A functions (particularly HR/People and Real Estate) is a strong plus; experience with SQL is a plus

Benefits

Start-up equity; Full health, vision & dental coverage; Catered lunches & dinners for SF employees; Commuter benefit; Team building events & happy hours; Flexible PTO; Apple equipment plus home office budget; 401k plan