Director Of Finance & Accounting

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Director of Finance & Accounting
Practice by Numbers | Finance | Full-time | Greater Seattle Area, WA | Reports to the CEO

About Practice by Numbers
Practice by Numbers is an all-in-one business platform for dental practices. We use data, automation, and AI to help practices grow, run more efficiently, and take better care of their patients. About 2,000 practices already run on us, and there are more than 100,000 independent practices in the U.S. still to win.

We're a profitable, sales-led vertical SaaS company approaching $20M in annual revenue, mostly on monthly subscriptions billed through Stripe. Our teams work out of the Seattle area and our engineering hub in India.

The Role
We're hiring a Director of Finance to build our finance function and make it stable enough to carry our next stage of growth. You'll turn a set of working pieces into a real operation: a reliable monthly close, policies and controls people actually follow, a forecast leadership trusts, and the cash discipline to fund what we build.

This is a startup role on a lean team, and it's hands-on. You'll set the direction and do the work yourself, from reconciling Stripe payouts to walking the CEO through the monthly numbers. You'll start with outsourced partners and add headcount only when the business needs it.

You'll do well here if you've built a finance function at a vertical SaaS company before, you're biased toward action, and you move projects from idea to done without waiting for a perfect plan. You'll also be the finance voice with potential investors, so you've been through a fundraise or a transaction before.

What You'll Do
Build the finance function

• Design and stand up the finance operating model: who owns what, the close calendar, and the weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadence
• Write and roll out finance policies and procedures, including approval limits, spend and expense, vendor management, and revenue recognition
• Put practical internal controls in place that fit a lean team and scale as we grow
• Document SOPs so the work runs the same way every month, whoever does it
• Hire and manage outsourced partners now, and build the in-house team when the business is ready

Accounting and close

• Own the monthly close and deliver accurate, on-time financial statements
• Keep subscription revenue clean: Stripe reconciliation, refunds and credits, and revenue recognition hygiene
• Run AP, AR, and collections, and manage working capital
• Support cross-border accounting for our India operations with our outside advisors

Global budgeting, OP1 planning, and decision support

• Lead the annual operating plan (OP1) end to end: set the calendar, templates, and planning assumptions, and run the process with every function leader
• Consolidate department plans into one global plan covering revenue, headcount, compensation, vendor spend, and cash, and take it through CEO approval
• Own the global budget across our US and India entities, including currenc

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• A proven track record of building the finance function at a vertical SaaS company, taking it from limited infrastructure to a repeatable close, working controls, and reliable reporting
• Experience speaking with potential investors, and direct involvement in at least one fundraise or transaction (such as an equity raise, debt financing, or M&A), including diligence
• Experience leading the annual operating plan (OP1) and a consolidated budget across multiple entities or countries
• Experience managing expenses and budgets for India development centers, including cross-border US and India operations
• Strong command of subscription SaaS metrics: MRR/ARR, churn, cohorts, GRR/NRR, and CAC payback
• Hands-on experience with month-end close, US GAAP, and revenue recognition for subscription revenue (ASC 606)
• Experience writing finance policies and procedures and getting a company to follow them
• A roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and a track record of doing well on lean startup teams
• A bias toward action: you push projects forward, make decisions with imperfect data, and follow through
• Experience managing outside CPA, tax, and bookkeeping partners, including multi-state sales tax work
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Nice to have

• CPA
• Experience with Stripe-based subscription billing and mostly monthly plans
• Background in SMB, healthcare, or dental software
• Experience preparing a company for a financial audit
• Exposure to SOC 2 readiness as the finance partner

Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $160,000 – $200,000 per year. Final pay within this range depends on experience and skills.
Other compensation: Bonus and/or equity eligibility, if offered
Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and paid sick leave
• Maternity and parental leave
• Paid annual Holidays

Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $160,000 – $200,000 per year.