United States onlyCivitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes. Since its founding in 2019, over 500 partners -- a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns -- have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy.
The VP of Finance and M&A will own operational finance, working with the CFO to diligence and integrate the companies we acquire. You are expected to level up the finance function. As a finance and cross-functional leader, you will help drive EBITDA growth across the core business and acquired businesses. This is a hands-on role, as we prefer implementing scalable systems instead of hiring people to administer processes. You’ll report to the CFO, who is driving the roll-up and financing.
It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.
What You Will Do:
- Ownership of company’s financial operations including financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, AR, AP, cash management, payroll, stock, expenses, & tax compliance
- Run the week-to-week financial operations of the company (account, AR, AP, payroll, stock, employee expenses, etc). We have high quality bookkeeping and fractional capacity for AR, AP, and payroll
- Manage annual financial budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring the annual plan reflects company strategic objectives
- Diligence target companies’ financials, analyze transaction structures, close acquisitions, and integrate businesses with a focus on improving EBITDA
- Support the CFO and CEO in equity and debt fundraising, including preparation of investor materials and data rooms
- Ensure timely completion of monthly financial close & reporting
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements
- Create & maintain routine and ad hoc financial modeling. Run reporting & analyses to enable sound & timely decision making
- Conduct research-driven analysis (e.g., pricing, unit economics, competitive landscape) to inform product development and go-to-market strategy, and help rapidly test hypotheses
- Ensure compliance with federal and state tax requirements
About You:
- 10+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years of leadership experience
- Demonstrated success at designing, implementing and improving scalable processes, so that execution capabilities scale super-linearly to headcount.
- AI fluent, we prefer to build scalable systems before hiring additional headcount.
- Strong modeling & analytical skills with an ability to prototype internal tools, and then harden them by integrating the right sources-of-truth to automate.
- Take pride and pleasure in communicating precisely, quickly, and in a way tailored to your audience.
- Pro-active project manager who can self-direct work for at least two weeks at a time, on multiple projects, without requiring significant direction from the CFO.
- Deep commitment to the mission, paired with the self-awareness to manage your energy and emotions across what is a marathon, not a series of sprints.
- Committed to staying for the long term. We are not looking for a brief tour of duty.
Additional Qualifications (desired but not required)
- CPA
- Confident with Quickbooks Online or Netsuite
- Part of teams who have acquired companies and teams in a way that drove expansion (cost cutting expertise by itself is not interesting to us)
Civitech is headquartered in Austin, TX, with employees in various states across the US. The Content Specialist can work from our Austin co-working space or remotely in any of the 27 states currently in Civitech’s footprint (AL, AK, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY). All candidates must be eligible to work in the US on their own accord, without need for sponsorship, and live / work within one of our designated states above.
Why Work At Civitech:
-Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
-401(k) plan
-Employee Stock Options
-Employer-paid Life Insurance
-Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
-Flexible Time Off & Paid Company Holidays
-Flexible Spending Account
-Parental Leave
-Flexible Schedules
-Professional Development Stipend
-Monthly Office Upkeep Stipend
Civitech’s Values:
-We act with Integrity – At Civitech, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and value open and transparent communications with all of our stakeholders. Our rigorous approach to product design, testing, and data science leads to accurate assessments of our outcomes and challenges us to constantly improve our tools.
-We are Changemakers – As a team, Civitech seeks to make transformational change in our democracy by eliminating obstacles meant to hamper contribution from every member of the community.
-We are Collaborators - Buoyed by our mission, we look for opportunities to partner with everyone committed to making democracy easier to participate in. We seek to understand the challenges our partners face and use our skills and creativity to help them solve them.
-We are Bold – We recognize that disruptive change won’t come with doing business as usual. Civitech seeks to revolutionize civic participation by bringing innovation and creativity to politics.
Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
Civitech provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Please be aware that Civitech utilizes E-Verify to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States. This step occurs after an offer has been extended and accepted, and after the employee has completed their Form I-9. Please find more information about our participation in this program here.
No recruiters or agencies, please!
Interview Steps and timeline for this role:
-Application - 15min
-Application Exercises - 45-60min
-Video Interview with Hiring Manager - 45min
-Meet with some of the Leadership team members - 2hrs (2 x 60min)
We need to hear from YOU, not AI. Your ability to think critically and communicate clearly will be tested throughout the interview process. These are core requirements for success in this role. Relying on AI during the process will waste your time and ours.
If you are hired, you are encouraged to use AI tools that enhance your work. By that point, we will have confirmed through the interview process that you have the critical thinking abilities to use those tools to produce meaningful, usable outputs.
