Top Finance Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

As a Project Finance Manager, you will manage financial aspects, ensure accounting accuracy, communicate with stakeholders, and advise the project team on financial laws.

In this role, you will analyze performance across revenue and finance, create models, support forecasts, and generate insights to inform strategic decisions.

Own forecasting, operating models, and dashboards to guide strategic decisions. Partner on headcount planning, budgeting, pricing, and investor communications. Track SaaS metrics (ARR, CAC, burn), run scenario analyses, lead strategic projects, and build financial systems and reporting to inform product, GTM, and operational tradeoffs.

Support the Head of Finance with accounting schedules, depreciation/amortization, variable compensation, invoicing, AR/AP, payroll, financial filings, month-end close, budgeting, cap table and board prep. Perform financial analysis in Excel, provide administrative support to senior leaders, handle sensitive information discreetly, and identify workflow improvements. Assist with audits, collections, and ad hoc finance and operations tasks.

Lead Bolt's finance function: run monthly/quarterly close and investor/board reporting; own FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and unit economics; author ASC 606 policies and maintain controls; manage quote-to-cash, invoicing, collections, and deal desk; partner on pricing, packaging, and sales compensation; support audits and SOC 2 readiness; build processes and integrations across ERP, billing, data, and CRM systems.

Administer and support finance systems (Workday, OneStream), manage user support requests, maintain and validate end-to-end data flows and integrations, develop report specifications, assist with system/UAT testing and month-end close, and support governance, documentation, and process standardization across finance systems.

Lead financial modelling and analytics for pricing, monetization, and strategic finance. Build scenario and profitability models, apply AI/ML (LLMs, predictive models) to accelerate modelling and reporting, deliver executive-ready profitability reporting, and partner with FP&A, Sales Ops, and GTM leaders to support strategic decisions.

Manage day-to-day accounting and financial operations, lead month- and year-end closes, oversee general ledger, AP/AR, payroll accounting, reconciliations, audits, and grant financial management. Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, internal controls, process improvements, and serve as a finance partner to programs and business development.

The fractional Head of Finance will lead the finance function, automate financial data processes, build reporting infrastructure, and prepare for Series A fundraising.

Lead balance sheet forecasting, maintain long-term integrated financial model, and own the thirteen-week direct cash flow forecast. Produce monthly/quarterly/annual reporting for management and ownership, monitor covenant compliance, translate P&L drivers into GAAP-compliant balance sheet and cash flow projections, and partner cross-functionally to improve forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency.

Lead full-cycle accounting for fiat and BTC transactions, manage global crypto-to-fiat payroll, oversee liquid assets and on-chain operations, implement crypto-native accounting software for reconciliation and reporting, and ensure compliance with international tax and reporting requirements for a Bitcoin Layer 2 project.

As Head of Finance, you will lead financial strategy, oversee accounting operations, build the finance function, and partner with the CEO on growth initiatives.

Serve as strategic finance leader driving FP&A, accounting, treasury, forecasting, and capital allocation. Partner with CEO and cross-functional leaders to model scenarios, evaluate investments, optimize channel profitability (DTC, marketplaces, retail), strengthen controls and reporting, and scale the finance organization to support rapid consumer-product growth and investor engagement.

Lead financial strategy and operations to support scaling and profitable growth. Build analytical capabilities and KPI reporting, oversee investor reporting, and support executive-level planning, forecasting, and modeling. Drive business-case analyses to inform product, pricing, operational, and acquisition decisions while partnering closely with the CFO and cross-functional teams.

Lead full finance function: deliver monthly audit-ready financials, maintain weekly 12-month cash forecast, own budgeting/forecasting, implement automated systems, create SOPs, produce dashboards, partner with leadership to improve profitability and scale finance systems.

Lead company-wide FP&A partnering with CFO and executives to own P&L, cash flow, forecasts, budgeting, financial/operational metrics, ad-hoc analysis, and support strategic initiatives including M&A.

Lead companywide FP&A partnering with business leaders and the CFO to manage P&L, cash flow, forecasts, budgets, and reporting. Build financial models, produce operational metrics and ad-hoc analyses, support strategic initiatives including M&A, and communicate insights to executive leadership to inform decision-making.

Serve as the FP&A business partner for G&A functions (Finance, People, Legal, Facilities, Operations). Own budgeting, rolling forecasts, headcount planning, KPI definition, variance and driver analysis, financial modeling, monthly business reviews, and present insights to senior leaders. Improve FP&A processes and tooling and partner with Accounting to ensure accurate reporting.

Owns financial modeling, long-range planning, and capital analysis to inform executive decisions and investor materials. Builds scenario and sensitivity models, leads annual planning and reforecasting, evaluates initiatives and pricing, partners with cross-functional teams to define KPIs, and improves financial processes and data quality.

Build and maintain detailed FP&A models and standardized reporting; own quarterly forecasts; partner with accounting to fix data quality; run ad-hoc unit-economics and cash runway analyses and present findings to executives and investors.

Lead full finance function: deliver timely, audit-ready monthly financials; maintain weekly 12-month cash forecast; own budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling; implement automation and systems (ERP, reporting); document SOPs; drive profitability and EBITDA improvements; partner cross-functionally on inventory, cash, and product planning.

Lead FP&A for a growing exploration and development company: own cash forecasting, build analytical models, produce actionable reporting, partner with operations, drive cost discipline, implement FP&A systems and automation, develop a small high-performing team, and support IPO readiness.

The Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance is responsible for managing the NetSuite platform for accounting and finance teams, enhancing its functionality, and participating in various integration projects while adhering to GAAP and SOX compliance.

The associate will support strategic planning and M&A initiatives, conduct market research, build financial models, prepare reports, and collaborate across teams.

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.