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Strategic Finance Lead

inKind · inKind offers rewards to millions of consumers who dine at the best restaurants in the country

Austin, in-person101-250 employeesPosted 5 days ago
Debt Financing · $320Mraised 3 months agoled by Techstars, FJ Labs, Firebrand Ventures

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<h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strategic Finance Lead</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Reports to:</strong> CFO</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Location:</strong> Austin, TX — primarily in person</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About inKind</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">inKind is a fast-growing fintech and hospitality company providing non-dilutive growth capital to restaurants while connecting millions of diners with thousands of restaurant partners.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We’ve doubled revenue each of the last five years, generated roughly $200M last year, and are tracking toward $400M this year. Today, inKind has 5.5M+ users, 10,000+ restaurant partners, approximately $30B in restaurant GMV across the network, and more than $1B in embedded food-and-beverage credit.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We’re looking for a Strategic Finance Lead to work closely with our CFO on high-impact problems across finance, data, capital markets, strategy, and operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is not a traditional FP&amp;A role. We’re looking for someone with a strong financial foundation who is exceptionally curious, analytical, technical, and comfortable figuring things out from first principles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The right person is someone who can enter an unfamiliar problem, work through messy data and imperfect systems, find the source of truth, and ultimately become the person others trust to explain what is happening and why.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build and improve financial forecasts, investment models, and debt facility models</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Analyze business performance, cash flow, revenue, operating expenses, and investment returns</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Conduct complex ad-hoc analysis across financial, operational, and transaction-level data</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work with large and imperfect datasets to reconcile discrepancies and identify insights</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Support debt and equity financing, lender reporting, investor analysis, and strategic projects</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Automate financial and operational workflows using AI, SQL, Python, or other tools</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proactively identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities across the business</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Translate complex findings into clear recommendations for executives and external stakeholders</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3–8 years of experience in financial analysis, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, strategic finance, investment research, data analytics, or another highly analytical field</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong financial modeling and analytical skills</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets capabilities</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of finance, cash flow, and basic accounting</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Exceptional curiosity, ownership, and attention to detail</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work independently through ambiguous problems</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong communication skills</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Preferred:</strong> SQL, Python, Snowflake, AI/automation tools, capital markets, debt structures, or startup experience.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why This Role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You’ll get unusually high ownership and exposure to problems across finance, data, AI, capital markets, and strategy. Scope is earned through results, not title or tenure.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We’re looking for someone who can eventually become one of the most trusted people in the company when an important, complicated problem needs to be understood and solved.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>inKind is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, please contact the inKind People Team at [email protected].&nbsp;</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.&nbsp;</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.</em></span></p> <p><br><br></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Who we are:<br><br></strong>inKind connects passionate diners with exceptional restaurants across the country. inKind partners with thousands of restaurants and has millions of users who want to discover great places, dine confidently, and earn meaningful rewards.</p> <p>Through the inKind app, guests earn 20% back every time they dine, turning everyday meals into something more rewarding. From celebrated restaurant groups like José Andres and Michael Mina to beloved neighborhood favorites, inKind helps diners explore the best restaurants in town while supporting the restaurants and chefs who shape how their cities eat.</p> <p>Rooted in hospitality and built on a win-win philosophy, inKind exists to help great restaurants thrive while inspiring guests to dine out more often. Every meal creates value on both sides of the table, empowering diners to savor more while strengthening the restaurant community.<br><br><em><br><br>inKind is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is vital to inKind's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other protected category have no bearing on our hiring decisions.<br><br>By submitting this application, you acknowledge that inKind Cards, Inc. may share the information you provide with trusted third-party service providers, including fraud detection and application processing partners, to evaluate your application and ensure the integrity of our hiring process. Your information will be handled in accordance with our <u><a href="http://inkind.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></u>. For California residents and others with applicable rights, please review our privacy notice for information about your rights regarding your personal data.</em></p></div>
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