Manager of Finance & Business Operations

Summary

We are seeking a Manager of Finance & Business Operations to lead financial planning, forecasting, and strategic finance initiatives while overseeing key accounting, compliance, and operational processes for an exciting biotech startup. This individual will partner closely with executive leadership to support fundraising, financial modeling, budgeting, investor reporting, and business operations in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Build and maintain integrated financial models, including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, headcount, and capital planning.
• Develop rolling cash flow forecasts and runway analyses.
• Create financial models to evaluate product development, commercialization, pricing, hiring, and go-to-market scenarios.
• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Develop project-level budgets and prepare biweekly actual-versus-budget reporting.
• Analyze financial performance, identify key variances, and provide actionable recommendations to executive leadership.
• Prepare financial reporting for management, investors, and the board of directors.

Strategic Finance & Capital Planning

• Support planning and execution of equity financing activities.
• Build valuation, financing, dilution, and shareholder return models.
• Analyze the impact of various financing structures and capital strategies.
• Support investor due diligence, fundraising materials, financial models, and data room preparation.
• Assist executive leadership in evaluating debt, equity, and strategic financing opportunities.
• Coordinate financial records with external accounting, legal, and financial advisors.

Accounting Oversight & Financial Reporting

• Serve as the primary internal liaison for external accounting partners.
• Review financial statements, reconciliations, journal entries, and account classifications.
• Monitor accounting system activity, identify discrepancies, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Reconcile financial data across multiple systems.
• Strengthen financial controls, documentation, approval workflows, and audit readiness.
• Evaluate operating expenses, vendor agreements, insurance, benefits, and recurring costs to identify savings opportunities.

Tax, Compliance & Corporate Governance

• Coordinate federal, state, and local tax filings with external advisors.
• Support tax credit studies and other applicable incentive programs.
• Maintain compliance calendars for corporate filings, registrations, insurance renewals, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate compliance activities across applicable jurisdictions.
• Track and manage work requiring legal, tax, valuation, or equity administration support.
• Maintain organized documentation related to financing, governance, insurance, tax, and compliance activities.

Business Operations

• Support financial planning for grant applications and grant budgets.
• Assist with insurance renewals, coverage reviews, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate legal, intellectual property, financing, and governance activities with external partners.
• Lead special financial and operational projects as assigned by executive leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Approximately 6 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, valuation, transaction advisory, investment banking, accounting, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building financial models from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, cash flow forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial statement modeling.
• Understanding of how operational assumptions impact financial performance.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and experience partnering with external accounting providers.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound business judgment.
• Self-directed with a high level of ownership and the ability to thrive in a growing organization.
• Willingness to perform both strategic and hands-on financial work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with early-stage, venture-backed, or founder-led organizations.
• Background in medical devices, healthcare technology, life sciences, hardware, advanced manufacturing, or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting capital raises, venture financing, acquisitions, or other corporate transactions.
• Familiarity with capitalization tables, equity compensation, convertible notes, preferred stock, dilution modeling, and waterfall analysis.
• Experience presenting financial results to executive leadership, boards of directors, or investors.
• CPA, CFA, MBA, or other relevant professional credential preferred.

Title: Manager of Finance & Business Operations

Location: Denver, CO – Flexible hybrid schedule

Pay: 110,000 to 130,000/yr

Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.