ABOUT US

Farmshelf is an early-stage high-growth startup that builds smart indoor farms. Our bookshelf-sized Farmshelfs provide leafy greens and herbs year-round to food halls, corporate cafeterias and restaurants, including those of acclaimed chefs José Andrés, Marcus Samuelsson, and Claus Meyer. Together, our team of engineers, designers, fabricators, technicians and plant scientists take on the challenges of creating agricultural technology innovations to feed our growing urban populations.

ROLE

Farmshelf is looking for an entrepreneurial, energetic, independent, and intrinsically-motivated VP of Finance to help scale the company, quantify and understand opportunities, and define strategy. The VP of Finance will own Finance, while being a meaningful contributor to all things HR, Legal, and Business Operations. This person will be a member of the leadership team and contribute to critical decisions, while owning financial operations and ensuring the company is ready to scale. This role has broad ownership and is the perfect stepping stone to a CFO position.

RESPONSIBILITIES -

• Own and iterate on the five-year financial model with input from the leadership team, to guide strategic decisions company-wide
• Be an important advocate for of using data to improve decisions; promote reporting, distribution of data, and analysis of financial metrics across the organization
• Design, modify and implement all financial processes of the company
• Lead communication to the Board of Directors and Investors regarding the company's financial performance and operations
• Partner with leadership on fundraising strategy and capital deployment.
• Work with CEO and CRO on deal process for fundraising - will be hands on with fundraising process for Series B raise
• Guide the budgeting and forecasting process at all levels, leading to predictability and consistency in projections. Develop cadence for monthly and annual financial reporting to key stakeholders
• Collaborate with business teams across the organization, including Operations, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Sales, etc. on a variety of strategic projects
• Designing and implementing a company wide budgeting process
• Build standard financial statements, including balance sheet, P&L, and statement of cash flows, including preparation for board meetings
• Oversee the company's accounting function, monthly budget and actual variance analysis.
• Oversee and assist in tax filings and compliance documentation
• Partner with legal on the capitalization table

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• Experience as a VP of Finance, preferably the first hire for that function within an early-stage org.
• Owned the financial/operating model in a prior role, including tracking and reporting KPIs
• Comfort owning FP&A to internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with different types of fundraising, including equity, venture debt, equipment financing
• Eagerness to develop and implement good processes across the organization
• Comfort working in a dynamic environment with a variety of skill levels and personalities.
• Knowledge of corporate finance and accounting theory, principles and practices to include GAAP, and Stock-Based Compensation, and benefits planning
• Financial modeling ownership; building a bottom-up model
• Experience understanding and supporting a fundraise
• Experience implementing and owning processes in an early stage company
• Working entrepreneurially in an unstructured environment

Farmshelf is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation