Director of Strategic Finance

November 21

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Alpaca

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API • Fintech • Crypto

Alpaca is a fintech company that provides a comprehensive brokerage and trading platform through a suite of APIs. These APIs enable developers and businesses to integrate algorithmic trading, app development, and embedded investing into their services. Alpaca offers services like trading in US stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrency with options for local currency transactions. The company is recognized for its cyber security practices and is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Alpaca is ideal for fintech startups, broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services looking to build sophisticated trading applications and platforms with minimal friction through their well-documented Broker API.

201 - 500 employees

🔌 API

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

📋 Description

• Own the FP&A cadence, including financial forecasting, long-range planning, budget cycles, and variance analysis. • Partner with Product and Revenue teams to model and evaluate pricing, monetization strategy, and new product economics. • Develop scalable frameworks to evaluate new revenue streams, partner tiers, margin efficiency, and customer contribution economics. • Build and maintain dashboards and forecasting models that support executive decisions. • Work closely with Accounting and FinOps to ensure accurate reporting, operational discipline, and business model visibility. • Lead performance tracking: NRR, take rate trends, margin profiles, CAC payback, LTV, product-level P&L. • Serve as a key strategist in global expansion financial frameworks, including cost modelling, entity ramp, and regulatory capital assumptions. • Help build scalable planning processes, systems, and automation to support growth.

🎯 Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or similar roles. • Management experience leading high-performing finance teams, including hiring, development, and delegation. • Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial modelling, unit economics, forecasting, and revenue analytics. • Experience operating in fintech, brokerage, trading, payments, or financial infrastructure. • Ability to partner cross-functionally and influence senior leadership and product decision-making. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial topics to non-finance stakeholders. • Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and build scalable frameworks from scratch. • Exceptional modelling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and improve complex financial models with clarity, accuracy, and automation in mind.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Stock Options • Health Benefits • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500 • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card