About the Role: Ash is seeking a full-time Finance Lead based in New York City to join our team. This role will own and manage our day-to-day financial operations, including accounting oversight, budgeting, cash flow management, and financial reporting. The Finance Lead will maintain and refine financial models to support business strategy, collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize costs and pricing, and ensure compliance with financial regulations. In the role, you will act as a strategic thought partner to our executive team, ensuring Ash maintains financial health and sets the right strategy for long-term growth. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented problem-solver with experience in a startup or similar environment that requires high accountability, nimbleness and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day financial operations of the company including AP/AR, payroll, budget and cash flow management. Review output from the accounting team to ensure accuracy.
Prepare financial reports on a monthly and quarterly basis. Ensure accuracy and compliance in official reports and create easy-to-read materials that can be shared both internally and externally, including with our investors and board members.
Maintain our financial models and forecasts to inform larger sales and business goals. Take an iterative approach that takes into account our evolving business.
Support overall financial health. Perform ad-hoc analyses, identify trends or threats and work with leadership to develop strong business plans to address, correct or improve key metrics.
Collaborate with our operations team to analyze and control costs, including maintaining a strong COGS database. Work to improve margin by identifying opportunities for cost saving and/or efficiencies.
Collaborate with our sales team to inform pricing strategy and ensure all new contracts meet our financial requirements.
Develop and improve our financial and operational processes to drive efficiency and support continued growth.
Liaise with external parties such as suppliers, partners or clients to maintain accurate reports and where appropriate, negotiate on behalf of Ash.
Act as an internal knowledge source. Help departments understand our financial goals and operations and be a resource for any questions or requests that may come up.
As needed, support our fundraising efforts by preparing data and diligence reports and answering detailed questions about financial data.
Support tax planning and audit preparation.

Qualities

Top-notch financial acumen.
Keen attention to detail. Delivers clean, accurate, work products.
Self-sufficient. Performs daily responsibilities without extensive supervision.
Accountability mindset. Desire to own outcomes and drive forward solutions.
Problem-solver. Breaks down new or unique problems to identify root causes.
Process-oriented. Identifies and takes initiative to implement process improvements.
Nimble work style with ability to move between projects seamlessly.
Collaborative and eager to work with many different stakeholders.
Exceptional communicator. Adept at translating complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.

Requirements

Located in New York City
4-8+ years in accounting and/or financial planning. CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
Experience working at start-up or small company with high ownership, responsibility and cross-functional collaboration.
Hands-on experience in financial modeling, analysis and forecasting.
Familiarity with inventory and COGS management for physical, as well as digital, products.
Comfortable reporting on and owning key financial performance indicators.
Leadership experience as either a direct manager or higher-level IC.
Proficiency in financial software and platforms including Excel, SQL and other data analysis tools.
Knowledge of the healthcare, pharma, medtech/biotech or device industries is a plus.

About Ash Wellness:

Ash Wellness is a B2B platform that empowers clients such as payors, digital health companies, and public health departments to initiate and oversee white-labeled at-home testing programs. Ash believes that by bringing testing to wherever is most convenient for patients, it helps eliminate social and structural barriers, thereby enhancing the inclusivity and accessibility of healthcare.

Ash is a venture-backed Series A company that has raised $15M to date, with a clear pathway to profitability. In the last fiscal year, Ash increased its revenue by over 100% and is now seeking new team members who have experience in developing and scaling startups. As a fast-paced tech startup, we value employees who can take ownership of projects, pivot easily, and iterate until they achieve success. As healthcare enthusiasts, our employee culture prioritizes assisting others—our clients, their patients, and each other!

Candidate will work in a hybrid capacity, splitting their time between our NYC office and home.

What we offer:

The opportunity to join a mission driven team and play a crucial role in shaping the future of the company.
Inclusive and transparent social culture.
Challenging work, fast learning cycles, practical training, and meaningful feedback. We want to learn from every member of the team and bring fresh ideas to the table every day.
Flexible working environment with unlimited vacation time and company provided team lunches.
Competitive pay, full health benefits (medical, dental, vision), stock options, 401k program.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We work on complex, difficult problems in making healthcare more accessible and inclusive. We need a diverse team that can bring different perspectives and approaches, and whose experiences reflect the full set of stakeholders we seek to serve. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.