Director of Strategic Finance

Driven by the mission to democratize education, Paper is the largest provider of educational support, supporting millions of students through partnerships with thousands of school districts. Paper helps deliver true educational equity through their category leading Educational Support System (ESS) that offers virtual access to 24/7 tutors and essay reviewers. Founded in 2014, Paper philosophically believes that all students should be given the tools and resources to reach their academic potential, independent of socio-economic status, geography, language or other barriers. We are headquartered in Montreal, Quebec with remote employees across the US and Canada. Paper is proud to have been named by GSV as one of the most transformational growth companies in digital learning.

We are seeking a passionate and highly motivated individual to lead the Strategic Finance
team. Reporting to the VP Finance, this role is responsible for all aspects of corporate finance,
financial execution of corporate development initiatives, and strategic finance. It is a highly
visible position working closely with c-suite, senior leadership, and current and future investors.
The role will be a critical contributor to Paper’s strategy, helping refine the vision for the
business. This individual will use and develop data and financial metrics to drive a deep
understanding throughout the business and the drivers of value.

Responsibilities:

• Build and manage the investor facing financial model that is used as a basis for our long-term planning and investor communications

• Run different use cases and sensitivity analyses to measure the impact of key drivers of the business model

• Build analytical frameworks, forecasts, and dashboards, along with tools, processes, and communication touch points, to support transparency and effective decision making across and within the team

• Collaborate with the FP&A function to incorporate strategic business unit initiatives into corporate model and support financial planning process

• Apply business judgement and financial insights to assist with decision making related to new initiatives, products, and business opportunities

• Establish and analyze the industry market and competitive landscape; benchmark public comparable companies

• Develop and continually update strategic themes and sectors of interest for mergers & acquisitions, investments, and partnerships

• Identify public and privately held targets

• Present and advocate for opportunities with sound theses, rationale, and analytics

• Support the fundraising process, including building investor presentations and analyzing

• customer data

• Hire, develop and lead an engaged and high performing Strategic Finance team

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in a high growth tech finance function, investment banking, sell-side equity research, private equity, management consulting

• Experience with B2B SaaS models

• Deep understanding of financial and operational drivers

• Experience with strategic analysis of companies’ markets, competitive landscapes, and

• competitive positioning

• Ability to build business cases supported with quantitative and qualitative analysis

• Highly motivated, high impact, self-starter

About Paper:

A great place to work! Paper offers a fast-paced, dynamic, inclusive work environment where all employees have an impact. You will be challenged to achieve, develop, and grow as part of a hyper-growth company.

We are naturally curious and have strong attention to detail. We love working in a team environment where trust is key and we all strive to make an impact every day. If this sounds like the right fit, please apply and come work with us.

We believe that diverse teams build better products. Paper does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.