Director of Strategic Finance $200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
This role redefines FP&A for a fast-moving organization. It's strategic finance built for execution.
2 Hour Learning is creating a network of schools that function at a different speed. Decisions are made daily, and our financial infrastructure must match that cadence. You won't spend time formatting legacy reports or waiting for centralized BI support. Instead, you'll design the forecasting models, real-time dashboards, and financial controls that empower operators and leadership to act with conviction—every single day. Your output influences every major decision, from new school openings to strategic adjustments, and must be timely, precise, and dependable.
You'll manage a dynamic, AI-enhanced finance operation. That includes building unified P&L models across each school and business line. Maintaining rolling 12–18 month projections that reflect conditions within 72 hours. Creating dashboards that isolate the critical two or three variables that drive performance. AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot will help you increase velocity and remove friction. You're not constructing systems from the ground up—you're leveraging proven tools to deliver results faster.
This opportunity isn't suited for professionals accustomed to rigid org charts. It's designed for finance leaders who are impatient with red tape and outdated workflows. You apply AI capabilities to accelerate output and expect your models to inform action, not merely document history. You won't observe from the periphery waiting for approval. You'll sit at the operational core of how decisions get made.
What you will be doing
- Develop and sustain dynamic 3-statement financial models for every school and vertical, connecting enrollment trends, workforce planning, and capital expenditures into a unified projection.
- Refresh rolling 12–18 month forecasts on a weekly basis, incorporating current data and stress-testing scenarios for upside and downside outcomes.
- Produce executive-level dashboards powered by live data streams, surfacing critical decision levers and supporting daily, high-confidence execution.
- Leverage AI capabilities to speed up analytical workflows, identify outliers, monitor variances, and remove manual spreadsheet friction throughout finance operations.
- Draft clear, concise memos that distill financial exposure, strategic alternatives, and budgetary trade-offs at a board-ready standard, typically within 72 hours.
What you will NOT be doing
- Running sluggish budget cycles or generating reports that gather dust — your projections adapt with the business in real time, and your analysis drives decisions within days.
- Enforcing cost-center compliance or tracking receipts — your focus is insight and governance, not administrative overhead.
- Depending on centralized BI resources — you design and deploy the dashboards, models, and tools directly.
- Sifting through irrelevant detail — your mission is to highlight the handful of insights that alter outcomes.
- Engineering custom automation platforms from zero — you'll apply AI tools to enhance productivity, not build technical infrastructure.
Key responsibilities
Provide continuously updated financial models, rolling forecasts, and live dashboards that enable daily decision-making and strategic visibility across an expanding network of schools.
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work at least 3 hours of daily overlap with US business hours (08:00 - 17:00 US EST / UTC-5)
- 5+ years in investment banking, private equity, Big 4 corp finance/M&A (not audit), or high-growth FP&A
- Proven experience building integrated 3-statement models tied to U.S. GAAP
- Comfortable delivering investor-grade analysis and recommendations under tight deadlines
- Experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) to accelerate financial analysis, document generation, and data processing
Nice to have
- CPA/CFA/MBA certification
- ERP experience in NetSuite, Oracle, or SAP
- Familiarity with multi-site education, facilities, or ops-heavy industries
- Experience with board-level reporting or investor-facing materials
- Experience building AI-automated dashboards or low-code finance tools
- Exposure to high-end service environments with exacting financial standards
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