Job Title: Finance and Operations Manager

Location: Washington, DC

About Us

Base Operations decodes the world’s threat landscape into actionable security insights that enable organizations to protect their people, assets, and operations. We empower security teams to better assess threats, manage risk across large footprints, and make data-driven decisions using granular, street-level intelligence.

As a category-creator in a growing market, we are looking for impact-driven individuals who are passionate about technology and are committed to helping our customers operate with efficiency and greater accuracy. We developed our technology at Harvard and MIT and use cutting-edge AI. The company is award-winning and backed by top-tier VCs. Our customers include some of the most sophisticated and relevant companies in the Fortune 500. Our team cares about solving hard problems, promoting transparency, encouraging growth in emerging markets, and empowering people to safely explore the world. We are a thoughtful, dedicated, and fun-loving group obsessed with disrupting the security intelligence industry and winning the loyalty of our customers.

Position Overview

This role sits at the beating heart of the company. The Finance and Operations Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the company's financial planning and analysis, accounts payable and receivable processes, business operations, and HR functions. This position requires a process oriented analyst with experience across HR, Operations and Finance related tasks. The individual has the ability to context shift in support of executive management daily and weekly objectives. You’ll work directly with our Chief Operating Officer who oversees various functions and you’ll be their dedicated lead for Finance, Operations and HR. As a VC backed company you will also be tasked to assist with financial modeling and reporting alongside our outsourced finance and accounting contractors.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support and maintain financial models, forecasts, and budgets alongside COO and outsourced FP&A contractor

• Perform variance analysis and provide insights to C-Suite

• Create and present financial reports and KPIs on a bi-weekly basis

• Own end of month financial closing in conjunction with accounting and finance contractors

• Support fundraising activities with financial data and projections

Financial Operations

• Responsible for employee payroll, sales commissions and bonuses

• Manage accounts payable process, ensuring timely payment to contractors

• Oversee accounts receivable, including client invoicing and collections

• Maintain accurate financial records and legal documentation across Customer, Partner, Consultant agreements

• Monitor cash flow and banking operations

• Implement financial controls and processes to ensure accuracy and compliance

• Collaborate with external accountants on financial reporting and tax matters

HR & Operational Support

• Assist with HR functions including employee onboarding

• Maintain state employee and employer tax compliance

• Manage recruiting operations in tandem with hiring teams

• Help implement and maintain operational best practices across G&A software and processes

• Contribute to SOC 2 Type 2 compliance efforts in partnership with CTO and COO

• Support info-sec reviews and vendor management onboarding for new business alongside Customer Success and DevOps

Qualifications

Required

• 5 years of experience in finance role, specifically within startup environments

• Strong background in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

• Exceptional proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets

• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and invoicing processes

• Understanding of enterprise procurement processes and vendor management portals

• Knowledge of HR functions, particularly employee onboarding, benefits and state tax regulations

• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Math, Economics or related field

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills

• Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• A natural problem solver

Preferred

• Experience with SOC 2 Type 2 compliance

• Background in B2B Enterprise SaaS companies

• Familiarity with Series A or early-stage venture-backed funding environments

• Experience with Federal contracting and procurement processes

• Experience with Sales Operations and/or Revenue Operations

• Experience with hiring, inclusive of sourcing and managing outsourced recruiters

• MBA or relevant advanced degree

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.