Top Remote Finance Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Prepare and review U.S. federal, state and international tax returns; handle indirect tax compliance; prepare U.S. GAAP income tax provisions and reconciliations; maintain tax documentation and calendars; support audits and tax authority responses; conduct tax research; monitor tax law updates; partner with finance teams and assist with process improvements and special projects.

Partner with product leadership to drive product strategy and profitability through financial modeling, forecasting, business case development, unit-economics analysis, and reporting. Provide cross-team integration, present insights to senior management, and influence decisions to optimize revenue, costs, and product gross margins.

Support finance and operations by building financial models, forecasting, and evaluating partnerships, token economics, M&A, and new product initiatives. Manage outsourced accounting, treasury operations, budgeting, entity structuring, fund disbursements, and improvements to payments and reporting systems while preparing internal and board materials.

Own day-to-day bookkeeping and monthly close, reconcile bank accounts, stablecoin wallets and exchanges, record journal entries, maintain subledgers, implement and manage crypto-specific accounting tools, reconcile on-chain activity to the general ledger, support tax/audit prep, and oversee vendor/payroll/corporate spend operations.

Manage month-end project accounting and client finance for a portfolio: reconcile contracts, set up clients, forecast revenue, manage invoicing/unbilled revenue, intercompany transactions, audits, budgeting, and mentor junior staff. Serve as primary finance contact ensuring GAAP-compliant revenue recognition and financial reporting.

Own monthly reconciliation, reporting, and compliance for Givzey and Version2.ai. Build and present financial forecasts and KPI-driven reports to CEO and Board. Manage AP, invoicing, collections, cap tables, 409A valuations, tax compliance, commission reporting, vendor onboarding, audits, contracts, and software license/insurance reviews.

Manage project accounting and financials for client portfolio: oversee month-end close, contract review and setup, intercompany transactions, invoicing, accruals, forecasts, and audits. Serve as primary finance contact for projects, present financials, mentor junior staff, identify efficiencies, and ensure revenue recognition and compliance with GAAP.

Lead FP&A for Product, Engineering, and Customer Support by building forecasting models, capacity plans, and dashboards. Drive churn/retention analysis, cost-to-serve optimization, MBR execution, and ad-hoc financial analysis to inform cross-functional strategy.

Lead corporate planning, build and own the integrated three-statement model, automate FP&A reporting, own SaaS metrics and executive dashboards, support investor/board reporting, capital strategy, IPO/M&A readiness, and partner cross-functionally to translate financial insights into operating decisions.

Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Partnerships, RevOps, and Finance to own GTM financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting. Build driver-based models, ROI and customer-economics analyses, and automate reporting and data reconciliation to inform GTM investment, hiring, pricing, and partner strategies. Provide decision support and present insights to executives.

Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Logistics leadership to build and maintain complex financial models for COGS, BOM, CAPEX, and unit economics. Drive monthly forecasting, annual budgeting, variance analysis, and efficiency initiatives across production and logistics. Translate technical roadmaps into board-ready financial narratives and champion AI and automation to modernize reporting.

Join Arootah's advisor network as a fractional CFO/Head of Finance to provide project-based financial leadership to hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Responsibilities include building finance infrastructure, overseeing fund and management company accounting, budgeting/forecasting, cash management, reporting, controls, audit/tax coordination, and partnering with senior leadership on strategy and investor readiness.

Owner of end-to-end finance: monthly close, GAAP compliance, ASC 606 revenue recognition, tax, reporting, and audit readiness. Build automated workflows between billing and accounting systems, maintain SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, churn), keep diligence-ready financial data room, and partner on budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis. Hands-on operator using AI to automate finance workflows and scale the function.