Director of Finance

Barti is looking for a strategic and hands-on Director of Finance to help scale the company through its next phase of growth. This role is our first finance hire and will serve as a key business partner to leadership while building the financial infrastructure, planning processes, and operational rigor needed to support a rapidly growing SaaS business.

You will lead financial planning and analysis, improve company-wide visibility into business performance, and support strategic decision-making across hiring, go-to-market investments, pricing, and long-term growth planning.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing high-level strategy with day-to-day execution in a fast-moving startup environment. The right person is highly analytical, resourceful, collaborative, and comfortable operating in ambiguity.

This role reports directly to the COO.

Your primary responsibility is building a scalable finance function that enables strong decision-making and supports the company's growth. To do this, you will:

- Own company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes

- Lead annual planning, including headcount modeling, revenue assumptions, and scenario planning

- Build and maintain financial models that support hiring, growth, and operational decision-making

- Partner closely with leadership across Sales, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, and Operations

- Help leadership evaluate investment tradeoffs across headcount, tooling, and strategic initiatives

- Improve visibility into business performance through reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis

- Improve financial operating cadence and reporting consistency across the business

- Establish and lead monthly business reviews

- Strengthen oversight of payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, and expense management

- Partner with external accounting and finance vendors to ensure reliable financial operations

- Build scalable processes, controls, and systems that support future growth

- Support equity grant modeling and compensation planning processes

- Act as a finance partner to go-to-market leadership on pricing, forecasting, and growth initiatives

- Pressure test commission plans and incentive structures across Sales and Customer Success teams

- Improve financial visibility into customer acquisition, retention, and expansion performance

- Support strategic partnership and expansion modeling

- Partner with leadership on board reporting and investor materials

- Improve financial storytelling and executive-level reporting

- Support preparation for future fundraising and long-term capital planning

- Build credibility with external stakeholders including investors, auditors, and banking partners

- 6+ years in finance, FP&A, or strategic finance roles; investment banking or private equity experience is a plus

- Background in high-growth SaaS or investor-backed startup environments

- Exposure to fundraising and financial planning processes

- Strong FP&A, forecasting, and financial modeling capabilities

- Proven ability to build scalable processes and operate effectively in ambiguous environments

- Strong business partnership mindset across Revenue Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Operations

- Ability to evaluate pricing, GTM investments, and compensation or commission structures

- Comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level

- Strong communication, including presenting financial insights to leadership teams or boards

- High attention to detail, strong ownership mentality, and pragmatic problem-solving skills

- Familiarity with headcount planning, compensation planning, equity modeling, or board reporting

- Healthcare, payments, or recurring revenue business model exposure is a plus

- Be part of a mission-driven, rapidly scaling company changing the future of eye care

- Work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

- Collaborate with a passionate and supportive team

- Competitive salary: $180,000 to $215,000

- Equity in a fast-growing startup

- Health, vision, and dental benefits

- Unlimited PTO

- Annual professional development stipend

- A high-impact role with room for growth, ownership, and creativity

Barti is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, disability, or veteran status.