VP, Finance

The role

You will lead the financial planning and analysis, product finance, and business insights teams. You will run the company's planning process, own the long-term financial model, and partner with the CFO on fundraising and strategy.

What you will do

• Set the direction for the FP&A, product finance, and business insights teams.
• Run the company's annual plan and long-range financial model.
• Oversee forecasting, budget tracking, and variance analysis across all departments.
• Present financial results, forecasts, and recommendations to executive and leadership teams.
• Lead strategic finance work including business cases, unit economics, and scenario planning.
• Oversee business insights and set standards for reporting and data quality.
• Create and roll out company-wide planning and budgeting practices.
• Spot trends and risks in results and the market.
• Partner with Accounting, Actuarial, Product, Sales, Claims, and Data leaders.
• Manage a team of 10 and develop managers.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or related finance roles.
• 5+ years leading managers.
• 6+ years in property and casualty insurance.
• Experience in a startup or fast-growing organization.
• Proven track record owning planning and forecasting for a property and casualty insurance carrier or P&C insurtech.
• Deep knowledge of financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and unit economics.
• Experience leading or working closely with a business intelligence or data team.
• Advanced skills in Google Sheets, financial planning tools, and BI or reporting tools.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of insurance financial metrics, including loss ratios, expense ratios, and combined ratios.
• Experience supporting board-level financial reporting, investor relations, and capital and treasury management.

Nice to have

• MBA

Benefits

• Above-market salary
• Pay equity and transparency
• Remote-first with work from home set-up and monthly internet provided
• Flexible YouTime
• $1000 toward next vacation after first year
• Employee stock options
• Medical, vision, dental
• 401k and contribution matching

Before you apply

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

About the company

Branch is on a mission to make insurance more accessible using data, tech, and automation. They are a remote-first company with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.