Finance Lead

Job description

Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events. We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan & communicate with guests — download the app http://partiful.com/download to see how it works! We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. You can read more about our mission in The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/partiful-gen-z-new-years-eve/, The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/style/partiful-event-planning-parties.html, The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/evites-are-out-this-new-text-message-party-planner-is-in-46e8b64f, The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/party-invitation-website-partiful/672333/, Wirecutter https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/partiful-app-review/, and USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2024/08/04/partiful-app-party-planning/72619936007/?taid=66af5128983783000189ad12&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter. Partiful was named Google's Best App of 2024 https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-best-apps-games-2024/, a Finalist for Apple's App Store Awards https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/apple-reveals-45-app-and-game-finalists-for-the-2024-app-store-awards/, and Apple's App of the Day https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1771691398 (awarded 4x). In 2025, we were named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289589/partiful/, one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies https://www.fastcompany.com/91270177/social-media-most-innovative-companies-2025-duolingo-bluesky-boston-celtics-pinterest-partiful-planoly-sesame-workshop-feeld-strava-yelp, and named to Inc. Magazine's Best in Business List https://www.inc.com/john-jannuzzi/how-partiful-became-the-life-of-gen-zs-irl-party/91263552. Our company is backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, and advised by the founders of some of the most successful consumer social products ever made. THE ROLE As Partiful’s first finance hire, you'll own Partiful's finance function end-to-end - building the systems, model, and operational infrastructure that enable Partiful’s growth, and help the business make fast, confident decisions at scale. This is a role for someone who wants to own the full picture and can execute on the granular, day-to-day finance operations - modeling scenarios that inform our most important decisions, managing our P&L, coordinating with our tax & accounting firm to ensure our numbers are trustworthy & timely, tracking & reporting financial KPIs, and collaborating with every team in the business to set us up for success. We're NY-based with a hybrid in-person model, in the office 3 days a week. IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: - Own Partiful's financial model - build it, maintain it, and make it the thing leadership actually uses to make decisions - Scenario model for our most important decisions - hiring, fundraising, expansion, monetization efforts - Own pricing strategies & build the unit economics for Partiful’s monetization efforts - Manage the financial side of ticketing deals - diligencing partners, modeling fee discounts & sponsorship ROI and building guardrails to mitigate risk - Coordinate with our external accounting and tax firms to keep the close tight, the books clean, and the numbers trustworthy - Own controls, policies & finance process design end-to-end - Drive cost reduction across the business - identifying opportunities and actioning them, not just flagging them - Build and own the company's budget infrastructure: data-driven department-level targets set with each lead, cost centers and card limits configured in Ramp, and tooling for visibility & reporting. - Execute on day-to-day financial operations: AP/AR, internal & external reporting, cash management, cap table admin, and more. YOU'RE A GOOD FIT IF YOU: - Have 4–6 years of experience in finance, with a foundation in PE or IB and at least 2 years at a startup - Are comfortable owning the full scope - the fundraise scenario and the Ramp card audit in the same week - Have excellent modeling and analytical skills; comfortable with calculating and owning all financial metrics - Have experience underwriting deals and creating unique, effective deal structures - Obsess over the numbers, holding an extremely high bar for accuracy and correctness. High attention to detail. - Are AI-native, with a bias towards creating agents and relying on AI wherever possible to streamline workflows - Are comfortable jumping into any problem to fix it, no matter how small - Have a bachelor's degree, MBA as a bonus WHAT WE OFFER: - 401(k) with up to 6% matching - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available) - Free OneMedical membership, telehealth, and virtual mental health services - Commuter benefits & contributions towards ClassPass and Citibike memberships - Unlimited vacation (minimum 3 weeks required) - Quarterly stipend to plan your own party and dogfood the product - Annual team offsites - Get invited to exclusive parties 🎉 In your application, please include a note on what's got you excited about Partiful! The compensation range for this role is $170,000-$200,000 depending on years of experience. We're an equal-opportunity employer and strongly encourage applicants from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We're proud to be a diverse team, and actively work to bring new perspectives to the table.