Fractional CFO
Alta Advisorsa day ago
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OnsiteFull-timeExecutive
Summary
Alta Advisors is seeking a Fractional CFO to join their team in San Francisco, CA. The role involves providing strategic financial leadership to multiple venture-backed startups in deeptech, hardtech, and applied AI.
About the Role
As a Fractional CFO at Alta Advisors, you will serve as the primary finance partner to various venture-backed startups, driving strategic decision-making, overseeing financial operations, leading fundraising efforts, and providing Board and investor-ready reporting. You will manage internal teams to ensure high-quality delivery of accounting and financial operations while identifying opportunities for client growth.
About You
Required:
- 15+ years total experience in finance, with strong accounting fluency.
- 3+ years in a CFO or VP Finance role at high-growth venture-backed startups.
- Strong technical accounting experience; CPA strongly preferred.
- Experience supporting capital-intensive businesses in sectors like deeptech, hardtech, and applied AI.
- Experience with capital raising and investor management.
- Strong modeling and presentation skills (Google Sheets + Slides).
- Excellent communication and executive presence.
- Ability to manage multiple client relationships and scale supporting teams.
Benefits
- Flexible remote work on your terms.
- Access to a growing pipeline of top-tier startup clients.
- An elite team that handles execution and deliverables, allowing focus on high-level strategy.
- Freedom from business development, marketing, and back-office headaches.
- Significantly higher cash earning potential than a full-time role.
- Potential for equity partnership in Alta Advisors and equity stakes in select client companies for top performers.
Alta Advisors
Alta Advisors is a San Francisco-based strategic finance and accounting firm serving frontier technology startups. We provide fractional CFO, accounting, capital raising, and strategic support as deeply embedded partners to visionary founders and their leadership teams. We helped our clients raise over $100 million in VC funding in 2024 and support companies backed by leading investors including Lightspeed, Coatue, Eclipse, DCVC, Founders Fund and many others. We bring the financial discipline and strategic guidance required to build enduring companies capable of tackling the world's largest problems.
San Francisco, CA