Head of Finance

About the role:

In this role, you'll be the financial owner of Nirvana Insurance Services (NIS), a commercial insurance MGA and the engine of our written premium growth. You'll own its accounting close, revenue recognition, billing operations, reinsurance program economics, and business-unit FP&A end to end.

Today that work sits across several people as one piece of each of their broader, multi-entity roles. As we scale, NIS deserves a single, accountable owner — and this is that seat. You'll report to our Head of Strategy & Finance, oversee our Accounting, Billing, and FP&A teams, and partner closely with our cross-functional leaders across the company.

This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment. You'll build and enhance the processes, source of truth, and the team behind one of the most economically important parts of the company.

What you'll do:

• Own NIS's monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A cycle — budget-vs-actual for the company and its programs — and author the variance narrative that feeds our board process
• Own NIS's accounting close and revenue recognition for MGA commission income (ASC 606), including treaty-year commission-rate reconciliation
• Own NIS's billing operations — premium invoicing, mileage-based installment billing, agency commission netting — across all insurance programs, partnering with the Billing team on execution and serving as the escalation point for billing disputes and cancellations
• Own premium trust account funding approval and serve as the escalation point for fronting-carrier remittance operations, partnering with our Controller's team on execution
• Own the reconciliation of NIS's reinsurance program economics — quota share loss ratios and provisional and contingent commission true-ups by treaty year — and build the single, shared source of truth behind them
• Own financial oversight of our subproducer and agency agreements, from reviewing terms to resolving remittance and commission-balance questions with our agency partners
• Coordinate NIS's audit deliverables with our external auditors as part of the broader company-wide engagement
• Author NIS's financial narrative and results for the board deck
• Serve as the day-to-day financial partner to our Fleet, Business Auto, and Non-Fleet business-unit leads
• Build and lead a small, high-leverage team, with an accountant, FP&A lead, and billing operations associates

About you:

• Hands-on experience across both accounting and finance/FP&A inside an operating company of approximately 8 - 12 years
• Detail-oriented and execution-focused, with the resilience to thrive in a high-performance, fast-paced setting
• Hands-on operator: comfortable digging into the details with teams, implementing solutions, and iterating quickly — not just producing metrics or analysis
• Comfortable operating in an environment where entity structures and processes can be complex and navigating those challenges and building the future is energizing
• Demonstrated outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify and articulate complex financial concepts to diverse stakeholders, from executives to operators
• ASC 606 revenue recognition experience, ideally with commission-based revenue models
• Prior experience in fintech; some fluency in insurance or MGA economics are nice to have experience
• Experience overseeing billing or invoicing operations is a plus
• Prior insurance or financial services experience is a nice to have, not a requirement

Benefits:

• Competitive salary & equity
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• 401k with company match
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote (U.S.)

We set our salary ranges using compensation data from companies similar to our stage and size. For this role, the estimated salary range for this position is $200K - $280K. The actual base salary will vary depending on multiple factors unique to each candidate, including location, job-related knowledge, transferable skills, work experience and our assessment of your level during the interview process.

Nirvana offers a wide range of best-in-class, comprehensive benefits for this role including 100% employer paid healthcare plans, a healthy 401k match program, paid time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursement, work-from-home stipend and more. In addition, Nirvana offers equity for all full-time employees, which is not included in the range listed above and will have a significant impact on your overall compensation.