Director of Finance

Burkland’s core purpose is to Accelerate Dreams. So often, turning dreams into reality helps change the world. We thrive at the forefront of this transformation. Startups desire our professionals — they are the best in the business. Startups seek our content — we are an industry thought leader. Startups trust our expertise so that founders can focus on their companies, products, and value-add. As a part of our demonstrated value, our clients raised over $3B just last year.

At Burkland, we lead with our Core Purpose. We do this for both our clients and our employees. We believe that leaning on our Core Values (Fresh Perspectives, Exponential Value, Empathy, Trusted Partner) will lead to happy clients and happy employees.

We are a remote-first company with over 180 incredible team members, more than 800 clients, and a commitment to Accelerating Dreams.

As a Director of Finance, your role will involve leading a team of consultants and overseeing financial operations specific to helping our venture-backed startup clients succeed. You’ll lead finance transformation, oversee FP&A and cash-flow management, and serve as the primary strategic partner, while also ensuring Burkland’s methodologies, toolkits, and quality standards are fully leveraged across all your assignments.

Your Typical, Atypical, Day

• Own monthly close oversight, board-level reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and investor communications.

• Implement Burkland’s standardized FP&A frameworks, scenario models, dashboard templates, and fundraising toolkits.

• Tailor processes—revenue recognition, KPI tracking, cash-runway analysis—to each client’s stage and business model.

• Serve as the escalation point for financial risks, advising founders and executive teams on fundraising strategy, pricing optimization, and capital allocation.

• Lead recurring finance “steering” meetings each month or quarter, developing actionable roadmaps to boost growth and enhance margins.

• Collaborate with Burkland’s internal teams to surface client feedback, refine our fractional offerings, and pilot new tools (BI connectors, forecasting systems).

• Mentor junior consultants aligned to your clients—review deliverables and coach on best practices.

• Track and report on client success metrics (e.g., fundraising achieved, forecast accuracy improvements, margin expansion).

• 8+ years in finance or consulting, with 3+ years as a senior finance executive in high-growth or venture-backed environments.

• Proven ability to step into new organizations quickly, establish trust, and drive immediate impact.

• Thrives in ambiguous environments and proactively finds solutions with limited direction.

• Mastery of monthly close, financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting, capital-raise modeling.

• Strong understanding for accoutning/GAAP principles is preferred.

• Expert user of Excel/Google Sheets; proficiency with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) and FP&A platforms.

• Exceptional at distilling complex analyses into concise, action-oriented insights for founders, boards, and investors.

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.

• You are naturally curious and a problem-solver. You’re someone who likes to learn and is eager to take on new challenges, especially regarding cutting-edge technology and emerging industries.

• You lead with integrity in all that you say and do.