Descript · 1 day ago
Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years expDescript is a company that builds an intuitive editing tool for video and audio, backed by top investors. The role involves leading FP&A, driving strategic finance initiatives, and partnering with Product and Engineering to enhance financial decision-making and operational efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioConsumer SoftwareMusicSpeech RecognitionVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Lead FP&A, own company-wide planning, forecasting, and performance management. Build dashboards that surface tradeoffs and guide executive decisions (Including P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet modeling)
Own headcount modeling and workforce planning across all functions, partnering with the exec team on hiring plans, tradeoffs, and timing
Drive monthly and quarterly variance analysis and performance reviews, including plan vs actuals across revenue, spend, and headcount
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to monitor COGS, compute and inference costs, identify efficiency opportunities, and help drive improvements in gross margin
Evaluate areas of investment by analyzing unit economics, and ROI across products and segments
Lead long term financial planning, opportunity sizing, and scenario modeling to support strategic decisions
Support data-driven narratives for board and investor updates, and support fundraising efforts with modeling, materials, and financial storytelling
Influence company wide resourcing decisions across headcount, operating spend, and capital allocation
Qualification
Required
7+ years in finance roles at high-growth tech companies
Early training in consulting or investment banking
Experience running FP&A end to end, ideally scaling from
Strong modeling, analytical rigor, and ability to influence
Cross-functional fluency with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams — able to translate financial insights into product and operational decisions
Deep understanding of SaaS economics and pipeline dynamics
Hands-on understanding of cloud and compute economics, with experience optimizing COGS and driving cost efficiency
Comfortable working with data directly — proficiency in SQL or a strong desire to learn
Excellent storytelling skills with data
Thrives in ambiguity, rapid iteration, and cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
Generous healthcare package
401k matching program
Catered lunches
Flexible vacation time
Company
Descript
Descript is a collaborative audio and video editor that transcribes audio to a text document for editing, training, and collaboration.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
OpenAISpark CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
2022-10-27Series C· $50M
2021-02-01Series B· $30M
2019-09-18Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Sophie Hinkley
VP People
Andrew Mason
Member Board of Directors
Recent News
2025-11-24
International Business Times
2025-11-07
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