Job description
[ABOUT ISTARI DIGITAL]
Istari is a digital engineering software company enabling our customers to turn the physical world into the digital to accomplish their specific mission or business objectives.
Istari was founded with the vision of making open, scalable digital engineering ecosystems a reality – where new technologies and systems are created digitally, free from the real-world constraints of costs and schedules. We are creating the world’s best engineering model sharing platform, allowing our customers to simply and securely integrate their models across different engineering disciplines, organizations, and security levels.
At Istari, we are passionate about our mission of creating the world’s first open and scalable industrial metaverse. Whether our customers are designing prototypes, performing virtual testing, or training AI and autonomy for complex systems, we know that going digital will save them time, resources, and reduce their environmental impact.
While we are a distributed team with most team-members working remotely, we place an emphasis on staying connected and collaborative, prioritizing in-person opportunities to build trust as a team. At Istari, we still believe that trust is best built in-person. To do this, we have an engineering headquarters in Cambridge, MA for focused technical development and several times per year we gather for an off-site that allows us to develop our professional skills and our team relationships.
[VALUES]
At Istari, we live by our values, which include:
Purposeful Autonomy
We value letting people self-organize and self-motivate.
Our flat structure and lack of meeting clutter are meant to empower individuals and teams to be proactive.
Our autonomy is measured, goal-oriented, and results-driven – not meandering.
Clear objectives help us prioritize our time.
Smart Transparency
We believe in honest-but-kind communication, transparency, and open-door policies.
We love learning about challenges and tackling them early, not hearing good or bad news late.
We share work-in-progress across our team.
Fast feedback keeps autonomy purposeful.
Continual Curiosity
At Istari, we love learning to do things ourselves.
We ask, read, share, teach – even watch YouTube videos – to learn new skills to solve problems.
When we make breakthroughs, we write them down.
Writing focuses ideas, helps us learn, and helps us share.
Equal Opportunity
Istari is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We are seeking a highly experienced Finance Lead to join our Finance team. This role is responsible for overseeing the financial health of the organization. This role involves financial planning, analysis, and reporting, ensuring efficient financial operations, and guiding the company’s fiscal growth strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Strategy and Planning: Develop and implement financial strategies to support the company’s growth and goals. Lead the budgeting process, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Analyze financial data to identify trends and provide insights for decision-making. Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to leadership.
- Operational Financial Management: Oversee day-to-day financial operations including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and general ledger. Ensure compliance with accounting standards, regulations, and tax requirements.
- Risk Management: Identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies. Implement and monitor internal controls to safeguard company assets.
- Team Leadership: Assist the VP, Finance & Accounting in fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments to support overall business objectives. Serve as a financial advisor to the executive team and other stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in finance or accounting roles with progressive responsibility.
- Experience in the Aerospace-Defense industry required.
- DoD Top Secret (or Secret) Security Clearance preferred.
- Proven experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting and management.
- Strong understanding of financial regulations and reporting standards.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in financial software and Google Suite.
$125,600 - $188,400 a year
BENEFITS
We offer highly competitive benefits, including:
Health and Family
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Employee Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) with federal government holidays
Financial
- Competitive Compensation
- 401k
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Setup Budget
Learning
- Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Note - some benefits are not available to interns or contractors.
Thank you for your interest in Istari. Expect to hear back from us soon with next steps.
