Bearing Line LLC · 1 week ago
Senior Associate (CFO track)
Bearing Line LLC is a boutique strategic finance firm serving as CFO to leading SaaS, AI, and payments companies. The Senior Associate role offers the opportunity to operate as a hands-on owner of the finance function across multiple VC-backed businesses, focusing on strategic finance, cash management, and fundraising initiatives.
Responsibilities
Cash burn management, runway planning, and burn-reduction initiatives
Fundraising strategy, financial storytelling, and board-level reporting
Pricing, packaging, and unit economics optimization
Hiring and org design tradeoffs, including senior leadership roles
Strategic shifts into new verticals or customer segments, and sales strategy
Vendor management, contract negotiation, and spend discipline
Qualification
Required
Experience in finance, consulting, or a related field
Strong analytical and structured thinking skills
Ability to manage cash burn and runway planning
Experience in fundraising strategy and financial storytelling
Knowledge of pricing, packaging, and unit economics optimization
Experience in hiring and organizational design tradeoffs
Ability to manage vendor relationships and contract negotiations
Strong communication skills for executive-level interactions
Experience working in high-growth startup environments
Ability to run a finance function across multiple startups simultaneously
Benefits
Variable compensation: % tied to client growth and expansion, with no cap on upside
Career trajectory: Opportunity to build and manage a team under you as the firm scales, with increasing ownership, responsibility, and earning potential over time
Company
Bearing Line LLC
Bearing Line LLC is a boutique CFO firm serving VC-backed SaaS, AI, and payments companies, operating as an embedded CFO function that owns financial operations, board-ready reporting, and decision support rather than providing advisory-only analysis.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase