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Strategic Financial Analyst
Job Location:
Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 135000 - 150000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (22 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Department:
Job Summary
About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR) focused on monitoring the electrical physical and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridwares advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety reduce outages and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information please visit.
As a member of the Strategic Finance team youll sit at the intersection of finance operations and strategy partnering closely with the CFO and cross-functional leaders (Sales Ops Product) to drive planning forecasting and key business decisions. This is a highly visible high-impact role for someone who wants to build financial infrastructure from the ground up at a fast-growing startup not just maintain what already exists.
Youll move fluidly between deep analytical work and strategic conversations with leadership and youll need to be comfortable with ambiguity
Youll move fluidly between deep analytical work and strategic conversations with leadership and youll need to be comfortable with ambiguity
Responsibilities
- Own and continuously evolve the companys long-range financial plan integrating revenue operating and investment assumptions and developing scenario and sensitivity analyses to inform strategic priorities and capital allocation
- Partner with the CFO on fundraising prep investor materials board decks data rooms and diligence support
- Analyze unit economics to inform go-to-market and investment decisions
- Support ad hoc strategic projects new market entry headcount planning capital allocation M&A evaluation
- Help build scalable finance processes and systems as the company grows
- Translate complex financial analysis into clear actionable recommendations for non-finance stakeholders
Required Skills
- 36 years of relevant experience in investment banking private equity venture capital consulting strategic finance FP&A or a related analytical finance role.
- Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills; comfort building models from scratch
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills able to distill complex analysis into a clear narrative for executives and the board
- A bias toward action and comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced resource-constrained environment
- Experience with fundraising board reporting or investor relations is a plus
- Strong understanding of core accounting concepts and financial statements including how business activity flows through the income statement balance sheet and cash flow statement
- Familiarity with SaaS/hardware metrics and startup finance (burn runway ARR gross margin) is a plus
$135000 - $150000 a year
**At this time Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. Were only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.**
This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list we encourage you to apply!
Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Benefits
Health Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
Off the Grid a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
**At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. We’re only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.** This describes the ideal candi ... View more
