Senior Finance Director, Freenome

• The ideal candidate will be a strategic and hands-on leader with experience building scalable public company finance organizations
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience in corporate finance, financial modeling, analysis, forecasting, and business partnering
• 6+ years of experience building, leading, and developing high-performing finance teams
• Prior leadership as head of the FP&A function at a publicly traded company
• Strategic mindset with proven ability to align financial strategies with business goals
• Results-driven and metrics-oriented approach, with a focus on driving growth and proactively mitigating financial risks
• Sought as a trusted advisor to the business leveraging superior business partnering skills and business acumen
• Proven ability to effectively manage and deliver multiple, large-scale projects while maintaining business and financial service excellence
• Consistently monitors the business and markets, adapting where needed to ensure business success
• Passion for getting in the trenches, leading by example, and influencing process excellence across the organization
• Exceptional executive communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex data into clear, concise, and impactful insights to facilitate high-velocity, informed decision making

Desirable

• At Freenome, we are seeking a Sr Director, Finance to build and shape our Finance team
• This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), business partnering, and finance operations functions
• This role offers a unique opportunity to architect our financial engine
• You won’t just be reporting numbers, you will be building the systems, teams and insights that guide our executive team
• You will be instrumental in enabling Freenome to bring our early detection tests to patients - changing the entire landscape of cancer
• The role reports to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• This role will be an Onsite role based in our Brisbane, California headquarters
• You'll be accountable for Financial Planning and Analysis, business partnering, and finance operations maintaining clear financial controls and compliance
• Develop the financial frameworks for our commercial launches, including revenue forecasting, COGS analysis, and go-to-market spend optimization
• Lead the (AOP) annual operating plan process, rolling quarterly forecasts, and long-range strategic planning models, scaled by technology
• Build and maintain a detailed financial model to forecast future performance, report budget to actuals
• Influence key decisions by delivering high value financial analysis that highlight root causes of variance, trends, and identify actionable opportunities to invest, reduce costs, and mitigate risks
• Create actionable KPI dashboards specific to a commercial-stage diagnostic company, such as test volume, ASP, and COGS per test
• Increase the speed and efficiency of our FP&A efforts driving the timely delivery, quality, and transparency of information to support business decisions
• Proactively partner with the senior leadership team and cross-functional stakeholders to align financial objectives with our business strategy and drive key decision-making
• Identify and manage financial risks monitoring market conditions, developing risk mitigation strategies, and implementing relevant programs
• Proactive collaboration with leaders within the finance organization to align systems, processes, and initiatives to enable seamless support
• Drive the implementation, buildout, and continuous improvement of key financial systems, such as ERP, planning and budgeting systems and business intelligence tools
• Champion the application of AI, machine learning, and automation to increase efficiency and enhance predictive accuracy in our models
• Lead financial diligence for potential partnerships, acquisitions, or strategic initiatives
• Participate in audit committee activities as needed