Chief of Staff (finance experience required)
Full-time, remote only, USA. $136K base salary. $160K all-in cash. Equity with 4-year vesting.
Are you a future business leader looking for hands-on operating experience at a high-growth, impact-driven startup? Would you enjoy having your hands in a variety of strategic initiatives within finance, revops, and leveraging AI to increase operational efficiency?
Boost My School is looking for a Chief of Staff (finance experience required) to join our team helping schools ensure all students succeed 🚀.
Why work at Boost?
1. We make meaningful impact helping schools and students
- Boost is trusted by 300+ schools to bring in $200M a year from 100,000 families and donors
- Our product has world-class satisfaction - 98% school retention and 85 NPS
- Every Boost team member has clear accountability over results that directly impact the success of our company and schools
- Our business model is designed so that we succeed only when our schools succeed
- You’re given a monthly budget to donate to schools of your choice on Boost
2. We win as part of a thoughtful and collaborative team
- Our work culture is inspired by championship sports teams
- Openly view all company communication outside of personal matters - we mostly communicate over Slack public channels and Notion public wikis
- Openly view company, team, and individual performance metrics
- Take on tasks in which you have the final say over your manager or the CEO
- Every full-time team member is financially aligned to top company goals through an annual company bonus
- Get to know your remote teammates at our all-company in-person retreat in July and departmental coworking onsites in fall/winter
3. We embrace ownership over our work, growth, and time
- Our hiring goal is for each team member to stay at Boost for 5+ years
- Internal meetings are scheduled during our core working hours (12pm to 4pm ET) so you have more flexibility over your time
- Use our weekly No Meetings Day to get uninterrupted work done (or to do your laundry while you work)
- Take care of errands or pick up your kids as long as you communicate accountability over the things you’re responsible for
- Receive regular professional development through weekly 1-on-1s and quarterly career check-ins
- Our company calendar is aligned with the school year - we have 15 company days off across major holidays and July Fridays Off
- Outside of the 15 company days off, we suggest taking an additional 10 to 15 days off, and require taking 1 week of continuous time off per calendar year
- Use your remote working stipend ($200/mo) for your internet bill, to buy lunch, or for professional development
- Company covers medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses through QSEHRA ($537/mo for individuals, up to $1,091/mo for those with families)
- A company laptop will be shipped to you before your first day
Responsibilities
- Work closely with our CEO to lead core internal strategic initiatives
- Take over internal finance processes from our CEO including month-end and quarter-end close, updating our financial model, and managing our P&L and cash flow (AP and AR)
- Step in as needed to support revops (e.g. Hubspot & spreadsheet KPI dashboards) while keeping an eye out on key metrics like CAC payback period and gross margins
- Lead efforts to leverage AI to improve our internal operational efficiency
- Lead preparation for our monthly investor emails (multiple investors have mentioned that Boost has the best structured updates they receive) and our quarterly board decks
- Manage external accountant and finance software (e.g. QBO, Brex)
- Assist with legal/compliance issues relevant to the team (e.g. tech security best practices)
- Opportunity to grow with the company into our Head of Finance or Operations, if you consistently hit outcomes and exhibit the competencies needed to succeed in a larger-ownership role
About you
- 4+ years of finance experience relevant to B2B SaaS and fintech companies
- Bonus if you’re able to co-work in person with our CEO for a few days a month, with a slight preference for being based in NYC area where our CEO is based
- Bonus: You’re a past or future founder/CEO/COO/CFO
- You make meaningful impact: You always look for ways to better help your customers succeed
- You win as a team: You’re thoughtful and collaborate to accomplish shared goals together
- You embrace ownership: You hold yourself accountable for your actions and their results
- You overcommunicate: You go above and beyond to ensure you’re on the same page with your teammates
- You use radical candor: You give and seek out empathetic feedback to help the team grow together
- You move fast with intention: You make decisions and execute quickly to both succeed and learn faster
- Bonus: You’re familiar with the school fundraising industry - e.g. you helped raise money for your school or you know what “advancement” means
If you want to apply for this position
Please email [email protected] with:
- your LinkedIn or resume
- why you would excel in this position at Boost My School
- explanation of a strategic initiative that you led and its outcomes that you’re proud of