Head of Finance - San Francisco, United States - Amplify
Description
Head of FinanceFull Time | This is a Remote Opportunity
Amplify helps people build wealth through life insurance.
It's the first digital platform that offers life insurance investment products where customers can invest, and access tax-free returns through their life insurance for anything they wish.
Amplify's not only transforming an age-old insurance industry, but bridging the gap between life insurance and wealth management.Previously, life insurance wealth policies were used by the wealthiest 1%.
Now, with Amplify's innovative digital platform and team of experts, they are providing everyone with the ability to access tax efficient wealth and protection.
Emerging from the manual and agent-driven traditional industry, Amplify offers an intelligent customer journey with frictionless policy customization, pre-underwriting, and in-force policy management in a streamlined digital customer journey.
Amplify is the first digital platform tackling the existing $70B permanent life insurance industry and bringing it to a $4T market with a vision to launch a life insurance product that bridges health and financial wealth.
Founded in 2019 by industry veterans, Amplify launched its digital platform in 2020.With the backing of leading venture capital investors including Greycroft and Crosslink Capital, Amplify has achieved exceptional growth of over 400% YoY and have helped over 1,000 customers to date.
Achieving the firm's goal starts with building a strong, mission-driven, and impactful team at Amplify. The company strives to cultivate an environment of inclusiveness, support, collaboration, ownership, and growth opportunities. Amplify believes in building leaders so that together you can lead the future of the industry.About the Role
Amplify is seeking a strategic, forward-thinking Head of Finance to oversee all financial operations for a fast-growing, venture-backed start-up in the Insurtech industry.
As Head of Finance, you will play an integral role in overall company strategy as well as be responsible for managing, developing, and growing the finance function at Amplify.
Your responsibilities will include finance strategy, analytics, budgeting, cross- functional collaboration and execution, and managing company financial targets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic business partner to the CEO and leadership team to drive financial planning and achieve strategic objectives
- Provide handson, metricdriven leadership, analytical and operational insight, and perspective to the CEO and peers
- Prepare comprehensive materials for board meetings and fulfill investor requests throughout the year, with heightened focus during company fundraises
- Establish and maintain a monthly budget, conducting variance analysis to ensure accountability
- Collaborate crossfunctionally to evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement
- Conduct finance analytics to assess business performance against financial targets
- Optimize cash conversion cycles to enhance liquidity and financial efficiency, actively seeking opportunities for quicker turnaround in cash inflows and outflows
- Liaise with carrier partners to monitor sales funnel progress and ensure accurate and timely processing of payments
- Build and improve efficient finance operations, overseeing the tracking and management of expected cash flow from sales activities and churn
- Manage churn analysis, forecasting, improvement initiatives, and assess cash flow impact
- Oversee the treasury function and guarantee the company maintains sufficient liquidity
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all financial reports, as well as the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
- Take charge of all tax matters and implement sound tax planning strategies
- Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and guidelines
- Provide strategic recommendations on compensation, encompassing levels, variable compensation, benefits, and equity
- Collaborate with People Ops and the Compensation Committee on matters related to salary, variable compensation, and ESO
- Lead the annual audit and 409a valuation processes, working closely with relevant thirdparties and coordinating internally
- Analyze and offer recommendations on pricing, new business lines, market expansion, and other areas to support strategic objectives
- Identify and implement scalable and secure financial operations through systems, processes, policies, and controls
- Implement business intelligence and analytics systems, creating actionable reporting and dashboards
- Advise on optimal capital allocation and contribute to capital raises by generating fundraising materials
- Maintain core metrics such as LTV/CAC, retention, and customer cohort analysis
- Oversee TAM, pricing analysis, and financial decisionmaking
- Effec
More jobs from Amplify
-
Data Analyst Manager
New York, United States - 2 weeks ago
-
Life Insurance Advisor
San Francisco, United States - 6 days ago
-
Finance Program Manager
Bellevue, United States - 3 days ago
-
Onboarding Specialist, Technical
Brooklyn, United States - 3 weeks ago
-
Controller
San Francisco, United States - 1 week ago
-
Business Systems Senior Quality Assurance Lead
Brooklyn, United States - 8 hours ago