Canary Technologies is a fast-growing enterprise hospitality technology company that provides hotels with innovative solutions to drive efficiency and enhance the guest experience. Our core solutions get rid of antiquated technology in hotels. With backing from some of the top investors in Silicon Valley, including Y Combinator, Canary Technologies is trusted by thousands worldwide and serves some of the world’s largest and most iconic hotel brands.
This opportunity will provide close interaction with senior leaders and founders. Our founders are alums of the Cornell Hotel School, Columbia University, and The University of Pennsylvania- Wharton. They have previously built software companies and have worked at firms such as Bain & Company and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
We are an organization that strongly believes in meritocracy and performance. There is significant opportunity for advancement and growth in this role, both of which are based on performance and talent.
About You
You are a motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is energized by the opportunity to help solidify the foundation of the Finance department. We are looking for an agile, autonomous team player who enjoys rolling up their sleeves to help scale the business.
About the Role
As a Director of Finance, you’ll have a key role in building our financial engine to scale. You will be influential in strategic and operational initiatives and will be making recommendations for short- and long-term decisions. You will impact the financial health and velocity at one of the fastest-scaling SaaS companies ever in the hospitality industry. In this role, you will be responsible for all facets of financial planning and analysis including the development of our operating budgets and of our financial and business planning processes. You will be core to creating our culture around financial rituals and rigor and be a catalyst for change where needed across different functions.
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of:
- (1) Strategic finance initiatives
- (2) Financial analysis & reporting including the development of operating plans, investor requests, and communications,
- (3) Accounting & bookkeeping responsibilities
- (4) Revenue operations
- Manage all monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities; prepare all three financial statements, including cash flow reports and projections
- Conduct financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting; ensure we have a clear and detailed understanding of the drivers of growth; develop actionable insights that will influence key decision-makers
- Create financial models and analysis for new and existing strategic business initiatives
- Assist with management and Board reporting including presentations and key analysis requests from investors and other external stakeholders
Qualifications
- 7+ years of strategic finance, operational finance, FP&A, and financial planning systems
- 2+ years of team management experience
- Experience developing forecasts, tracking actuals and variance, and creating clear and compelling narratives around financial data
- Experience synthesizing strategic business insights and determining root causeAdept in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Passion for data and analysis, with a desire to drive a metrics-driven culture
- Ability to proactively manage and enhance financial systems and tools
- Have experience owning budgets for major functional areas within an organization, and building relationships with people across a wide array of levels and functions to hit targetsTrack record of success managing multiple responsibilities in the dynamic and relatively unstructured environment of a growth company
- SAAS experience is required
Pluses
- Scaling startup experience
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- 401k Plan
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Stock Option Plan
Canary Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis
Most importantly, we work hard to ensure Canary is a fun and exciting place to work. How do we do this?
First, we’ve added Canary Days to the calendar as company holidays to ensure that the team has 1 long weekend each month.
Second, we have a list clubs and perks listed below that create space for us to hang out!
Self Improvement Club: We meet each month and share our personal goals for the month. We are able to expense $75 towards any purchases that helped us achieve these goals.
Fireside Chat: We meet each month to discuss a wide range of issues. This group was started focused on women’s issues and has expanded in scope over the last several months.
Donuts! : Each week a Slackbot called ‘Donut’ pairs us up with a random teammate.
$50 to stay at any hotel that uses Canary Check-inBook a trip at one of the hotels that has Canary Checkin, stay there, leave a review on TripAdvisor/Google and get a $50 reimbursement!
$500 travel reimbursement: We get up to $500 if we want to make a trip to SF or NY for personal reasons. We will spend at least 3 days of that trip working at a wework with fellow Canaryites!
