Top Finance Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Own FP&A for a high-growth AI grocery startup: build and run forecasting, budgeting, and long-range plans; analyze variances; develop KPIs and dashboards; partner cross-functionally; prepare board-quality analysis; model scenarios for strategic decisions; and drive AI-enabled process improvements.

Contractor will develop financial strategy, build budgets and investor-ready financial models, advise startup teams on investment readiness, and present financials to stakeholders. Opportunity for equity and potential full-time hire after successful fundraising.

Analyze financial and operational drivers for Medicare Risk Adjustment; build, maintain, and document SQL and Excel analytical models; explain variances and trends; support financial reporting, projections, bids, budgets, and forecasts; and partner with Finance, Risk Adjustment Operations, Compliance, and analytics teams to ensure accuracy, controls, and actionable insights.

Summer 2027 corporate finance intern will join project teams, work with professionals and senior leaders, select practice area/location, support client work, travel to client and office sites, and complete a pre-recorded video interview as part of hiring. The program is a pathway to full-time consultant roles.

Create practical Excel templates, demo files, and use-case scenarios for accounting, FP&A, finance, operations, and marketing. Improve onboarding with clear demos, produce short guides and walkthroughs, and complete a sample Excel task and paid trial as part of the interview process.

Lead subregional trading finance activities including month-end closing, backlog reconciliation, revenue and billing forecasting, KPIs and account reconciliations. Partner with operations and regional/HQ finance to ensure accounting compliance, internal controls, automated reporting, and process improvements. Mentor team members, support integration of booking/billing procedures, and provide timely financial analysis and reporting to stakeholders.

Lead AI-enabled financial planning and strategic analysis, build data-backed business cases, refine unit economics, deliver executive-level insights, integrate ML into FP&A, and track KPIs to drive profitability and strategic decisions.

Partner with Product & Engineering leadership to manage the P&E P&L, build financial models and business cases, deliver variance analysis and forecasting, design reporting frameworks, guide headcount and build-vs-buy decisions, and apply AI and analytics to optimize cloud and engineering spend to inform strategic trade-offs under ambiguity.

Partner with GTM leadership to own planning, forecasting, and financial modeling for Sales, Marketing, and Customer teams. Deliver analysis, KPIs, sales productivity metrics, and recommendations to optimize revenue, efficiency, and alignment with corporate strategy. Provide ad-hoc analysis and present findings to senior management.

Lead Corporate Finance at Life360, overseeing enterprise planning, reporting, and investor relations. Manage a small team and collaborate across finance functions to ensure accurate financial materials for leadership.

The Head of Finance will manage financial operations, ensure compliance, support strategic finance, and partner with the CEO on financial planning and board reporting.

As the Fractional Finance & Strategy Lead, you'll model finances, analyze unit economics, build pricing models, and prepare investor materials.

The Senior Investment Advisor will develop financial plans, manage client portfolios, educate clients, and ensure compliance with regulations while building strong relationships with clients.

The VP of Finance will develop budgets, assist with strategic planning, provide financial analyses, and support business operations, ensuring alignment with financial deliverables.

The Finance Manager will oversee financial planning, investment strategy, and operational rigor, particularly focusing on R&D. They will partner with Engineering, Product, and leadership teams to analyze and forecast financial performance, support financial decision-making, and drive process improvements in budgeting and reporting.

Support strategic financial planning through building and maintaining financial models, preparing reports and presentations, partnering with cross-functional teams, handling custom pricing requests and negotiations, analyzing pricing and market trends, and contributing to special projects to support company growth.

Lead GTM finance for planning, forecasting, P&L ownership, headcount/resource planning, commission analysis, and financial reporting. Mentor a senior analyst, build repeatable processes, support strategic initiatives with financial modeling, and identify AI-driven automation opportunities across GTM Finance.

The Finance & Business Operations Lead will establish and manage finance operations, reporting, contract workflows, and vendor coordination in a fast-paced startup environment.

The Sales Finance Manager will oversee financial strategy, planning, budgeting, and performance tracking, collaborating with department leaders and managing a finance team.

The Strategic Finance Advisor leads customer enablement, collaborates on product strategy, assists in developing financial models, and offers technical guidance on financial reporting.

The Finance Manager will lead FP&A for hardware service operations, manage budgeting, headcount tracking, and automate financial processes while providing insights on costs and supporting operational modeling.

Manage Amazon channel financials including month-end close, reconciliations, forecasting, P&L and balance sheet flux analysis, budgeting, variance analysis, financial modeling, Tableau/QuickBooks/MS Dynamics data analysis, bank reconciliations, cost tracking, AP support, and ad hoc reporting to guide executive decision-making.

Lead the full finance function: produce audit-ready monthly financials, manage weekly 12-month cash forecasts, drive budgeting and forecasting, implement automation and ERP/reporting solutions, document SOPs, create financial dashboards, partner cross-functionally, and improve profitability and EBITDA.

Lead SAP SAC planning implementation and ongoing support for commercial finance. Partner with commercial finance teams and consultants to gather requirements, design, develop, test, and deploy planning solutions. Troubleshoot load rules, business rules, and calculation scripts; drive process improvements, automation, documentation, and integration with SAP actuals. Serve as SAC subject-matter-expert, coordinate patches/upgrades with BTS, and communicate progress to leadership and steering committee.

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.