Vice President of Finance

About Burq

Burq is on a mission to simplify delivery offerings into an easy, turnkey solution, aiming to revolutionize logistics and empower business partners for growth. The company has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators and as a 2025 Inc. Magazine Power Partner. Supported by prominent Silicon Valley investors like Village Global, Burq operates globally but maintains an environment where each person can significantly impact the company's future.

Role Overview

The VP of Finance will elevate Burq’s financial and operational systems beyond their current foundation to become a strategic driver of the company's next growth phase. This leadership role involves ownership of financial planning, capital allocation, revenue growth strategies, and operational management. The VP will act as a crucial partner to the founding team, capable of hands-on financial modeling as well as presenting to the board, ensuring rigorous financial discipline across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and maintain a dynamic financial model aligned with actual performance.
• Provide continuous insight into cash burn rates, runway, and financial health.
• Implement disciplined capital allocation with clear ROI evaluation for teams and initiatives.
• Produce comprehensive, board-ready financial reports and analyses.
• Design and execute revenue strategies including pricing, packaging, monetization, and expansion.
• Develop and refine marketplace metrics such as take rate, contribution margin, CAC:LTV, net revenue retention, and burn multiple.
• Collaborate with Go-to-Market teams on complex enterprise pricing and revenue forecasting.
• Scale accounting operations including closing, internal controls, and system enhancements for reliability.
• Establish and maintain financial policies, controls, and audit processes.
• Lead preparation for fundraising including financial models, data rooms, and narratives.
• Manage investor and board relations alongside co-founders.
• Oversee cap table management, scenario planning, dilution models, and capital strategies.
• Provide operational leadership across General & Administrative functions including HR and Legal partnerships.
• Develop scalable systems and processes that support company growth.
• Function as a strategic advisor to the founders on broad operational decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in finance and operations with senior leadership roles such as VP of Finance, Head of Finance & Operations, or CFO-track, preferably at a high-growth startup.
• Hands-on leader comfortable building financial models and preparing board materials personally before delegating.
• Experience leading or contributing significantly to growth fundraising, including investor and board management.
• Expertise in marketplace/usage-based accounting including revenue recognition, transaction reconciliation, and contractor payments.
• Proven track record in building and scaling FP&A functions and robust finance operations.
• Deep understanding of unit economics and marketplace metrics, and ability to shape revenue strategy.
• Operational experience across HR, Legal, and broader administrative areas.
• Strong accounting knowledge, preferably CPA, with a history of accurate, timely closes and strong internal controls.
• Ability to act as a strategic partner who translates financial insights into impactful company decisions.
• Bonus: Experience in logistics, delivery, supply chain, or operations-heavy marketplaces.

Location and Benefits

This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in the United States and Canada, with occasional in-person meetings throughout the year.

• Competitive salary with stock options and performance-based bonuses.
• Fully remote work environment.
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, vision, and dental insurance.

Equal Opportunity

Burq is committed to diversity and inclusivity and is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status is not tolerated.