About Us

Simon Data was founded in 2015 by a team of successful serial entrepreneurs. We are an enterprise customer data platform that empowers marketers to create personalized data-driven experiences for the customers. We’re scrappy problem solvers who believe in tackling big challenges with disruptive thinking and giving our customers the support they need to deliver great next-generation experiences at scale.

Simon Data is a data-first customer experience orchestration platform, designed to disrupt the marketing technology and marketing cloud category. Simon’s platform empowers businesses to use enterprise-scale data and machine learning to power customer communications across every channel. Our unique approach allows brands to develop one-to-one relationships with their customers without building a bespoke in-house data infrastructure.

At Simon, we firmly believe that business success starts and ends with people. We all do our best work when we are surrounded by other friendly top performers who want to succeed together. This attitude is core to our values. When you trust your team, invest in their development, and give them ownership, great things happen!

The Role

Simon is looking for a capable and versatile finance leader to run our finance function. You’ll report to the SVP of Business Development and Finance and partner with them to design and execute a strategy that uses the finance function to best support the wider business and business outcomes. In this position, you will work closely with the executive team and our functional leaders.

You’ll lead a small and agile finance team and be responsible for all day-to-day financial activities of the business. You won’t be starting from scratch, but there will be the opportunity to accelerate and improve processes and outcomes in a high-growth environment. You will inherit an extensive set of existing policies, practices, workflows, systems, and tools, with the ability to direct our go-forward approach in both our finance and accounting functions, and grow the functions accordingly.

What you’ll do

• Track financial status of Simon by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data
• Work across the organization to drive the financial planning process & reconciliation to budget
• Partner with our leadership team on financing strategy and the execution of capital events
• Responsible for the accuracy of our books and maintaining GAAP compliance for internal and external reporting, auditing, and tax filing purposes
• Oversee the monthly and annual financial close, including account reconciliations, entering journal entries, and maintaining accurate records and files
• Develop, implement, and execute processes for the daily operations of the finance department, including invoicing, contract management and payroll
• Partner with HR function in designing our compensation frameworks and design & monitoring incentive plans with our department leaders
• Manage relationships with external accounting firms, banks, and investors
• Analyze business performance and trends and present on them to our executive team

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of applicable experience
• Experience in an Accounting role as well as an FP&A / Strategic Finance role
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations, procedures, and compliance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to distill complex topics and present them concisely
• Highly analytical with impeccable attention to detail
• Self-starter with a relentless focus on execution
• Resourceful and eager to roll up sleeves
• Experience in a start-up environment
• Bonus: experience with SaaS companies

What We Offer

• 100% coverage of medical premiums for employee AND family
• Flexible PTO 
• Generous Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Remote work, quarterly wellness, and client support stipends
• Professional Development stipend

In compliance with the state and city salary transparency requirements, the potential salary for this position is from $175 to $225 which represents a range commensurate with experience.

Visa Sponsorship is currently unavailable for this role. 

Diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation