If you’re like us, you agree that open source software is a wonderful and unique gift that the community of software developers across the world have given to each other. At FOSSA, we want to proliferate its usage with our software supply chain management platform that helps our customers know what licenses, vulnerabilities, and dependencies go into their software as they utilize open source software packages. And we won’t rest until all companies, big and small, love and feel as comfortable with using open source as we are.
FOSSA is a rapidly growing series-B company with a truly distributed team. While our roots are in San Francisco, our growing team has members in several countries across many time zones. We’re always working to find the perfect balance of effective approaches to distributed work, while maintaining the direct personal connections that help us work better together and love our jobs.
FOSSA is a rapidly growing series-B company with a truly distributed team. While our roots are in San Francisco, our growing team has members in several countries across many time zones. We’re always working to find the perfect balance of effective approaches to distributed work, while maintaining the direct personal connections that help us work better together and love our jobs.
We are looking for a Director of Finance to own the finance function end-to-end. This leader will ensure the accuracy, integrity, and operational excellence of all financial processes, while acting as a strategic partner to the leadership team and managing 1 direct report.
In this role you will:- Own the accounting & finance function, including the close process, AP/AR, payroll, and banking operations
- Own company financials: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting
- Manage cash flow, forecasting, and SaaS-specific revenue recognition (ASC 606)
- Ensure full tax compliance including sales tax, federal/state filings, R&D support, and other ad hoc requirements
- Own compensation planning & commission
- Lead investor reporting and other external financial reporting
- Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and finance systems/tools
- Partner with HR on compensation, benefits, and headcount planning
- Analyze trends to reduce financial risks associated with making investment or spending decisions
- Act as a strategic thought partner to the leadership team on business decisions
- 6 - 10+ years of experience in finance and accounting, ideally within B2B SaaS
- Direct ownership of both accounting and corporate finance functions
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, SaaS revenue recognition, and SaaS metrics (ARR, GRR, NDR, CAC, LTV, churn, burn multiple and etc)
- Proven experience managing tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Hands-on expertise with sales commissions and compensation plans
- Comfortable rolling up your sleeves on admin and tactical tasks while thinking strategically
- Exposure to HR processes and light legal/compliance work at a startup or scaling company
- Experience managing at least one direct report
- Exceptional communication skills with both external and internal stakeholders
- Experience collaborating with leadership team
- Thrives in a fast-moving startup environment (previous startup experience a must)
Strong advantage if you also have:
- Experience managing AWS or other cloud infrastructure costs
- Exposure to HR and benefits programs
- Experience with investor reporting or supporting fundraising efforts
- Experience with international operations
Why you'll love working at FOSSA:
- Amazing team culture and environment
- Named by Built In as Best Start-up to work for 2024, 2025 and Forbes 2022
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Unlimited PTO
The annual cash compensation range for this position is $160,000 - 200,000 USD. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and skills and may vary from the range listed.
FOSSA is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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What We Do
Open Source has become the critical supplier for modern software companies, changing everything about how people think about their code. FOSSA builds the infrastructure for modern teams to be successful with open source.
FOSSA's flagship product helps teams track the open source used in their code and automate license scanning and compliance. Since then, over 7,000 open source projects (Kubernetes, Webpack, Terraform, ESLint) and companies (Uber, Ford, Zendesk, Motorola) rely on FOSSA's tools to ship software. If you are in the software industry today, you're now using code that runs FOSSA.
FOSSA is a venture funded company backed by Costanoa Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, etc. with affiliate angels including Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Steve Chen (YouTube), Amr Awadallah (Cloudera), Jaan Tallin (Skype) and Justin Mateen (Tinder).
Why Work With Us
We foster a low-ego environment that allows all employees to drive meaningful change. We are honest with each other and trust that we have the maturity to always seek the truth. We cultivate strong relationships with our customers and each other through integrity and accountability.
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