Strategy & Finance Manager (Remote)
over 2 years ago
Full time role
San Francisco, CA, US
San Francisco, CA, US
Job Description
Pachama is looking for a strategy & finance team member to drive strategic analysis and financial decision-making at our growing company. In this role, you will help shape Pachama’s business model and build the foundations of a world-class FP&A function. You’ll also support investor relations and be a thought leader to our business partners. The ideal candidate has a demonstrated interest in climate tech, and a track record of success in unstructured, startup environments.
LocationThis role is remote within the United States. However, being within 3 hours of Pacific time is preferred for this role given cross-functional communication responsibilities.
Who we arePachama is a mission-driven company looking to restore nature to help address climate change. Pachama brings the latest technology in remote sensing and AI to the world of forest carbon in order to enable forest conservation and restoration to scale. Pachama’s core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. Through the Pachama marketplace, responsible companies and individuals can connect with carbon credits from projects that are protecting and restoring forests worldwide.
We are backed by mission-aligned investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Fund, Chris Sacca, Saltwater Ventures, and Paul Graham.
LocationThis role is remote within the United States. However, being within 3 hours of Pacific time is preferred for this role given cross-functional communication responsibilities.
Who we arePachama is a mission-driven company looking to restore nature to help address climate change. Pachama brings the latest technology in remote sensing and AI to the world of forest carbon in order to enable forest conservation and restoration to scale. Pachama’s core technology harnesses satellite imaging with artificial intelligence to measure carbon captured in forests. Through the Pachama marketplace, responsible companies and individuals can connect with carbon credits from projects that are protecting and restoring forests worldwide.
We are backed by mission-aligned investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon Climate Fund, Chris Sacca, Saltwater Ventures, and Paul Graham.
Responsibilities
- Identify new opportunities that grow Pachama’s business, owning projects from initial scoping to final recommendation
- Own the corporate financial model and create company forecasts
- Support annual planning and quarterly budgeting process
- Assist with capital raise activities, board slides, and investor communication
- Partner with various departments to evaluate strategic initiatives and be the main point of analytical/consulting help
- Develop KPIs and build dashboards to monitor company performance
We’re looking for
- 4-7 years of related experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate finance / FP&A at a high-growth startup
- Exceptional proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, and Keynote/PowerPoint
- A thoughtful work style that can think about hard problems from first principles, but also dive deep into the numbers
- High degree of ownership, directly framing and influencing Pachama’s most strategic decisions
- Understanding of public and private capital markets
- Proven ability to build trusting relationships with business partners and present to executives
- Experience in a B2B industry or working with sales teams is a nice to have
- Absolute passion for our mission and a belief that we can make an impact to solve climate change
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