Director of Finance and Operations

Director of Finance and Operations
Location: Remote in the United States, Southern California preferred
Type: Full-time
Reports to: CEO
Compensation: $165,000 - $175,000 USD + bonus, equity & benefits

Join the Team That's Shaping the Future of Online Car Auctions

Cars & Bids is where automotive enthusiasts find, engage with, and sell great cars. We're the fastest-growing online auction platform for enthusiast vehicles from every era, paired with a scaled media business across YouTube, the #1 automotive podcast (THIS Car Pod!), social, and events that reach over 50 million enthusiasts each month. Since launching in 2020, we've hosted over 40k auctions and sold more than $850 million in vehicles.

We're hiring a Director of Finance and Operations to own the financial and operational backbone of our business. This is a hands-on role with finance at its core, spanning accounting, planning and analysis, HR administration, contracts, compliance, and the systems and vendors that keep our company running.

You'll be accountable for accurate and timely financials, understanding how the business is performing against plan, and making sure we have the processes and controls to operate effectively. Beyond finance, you'll own our core back-office functions - working with outside providers and counsel where appropriate - and look for opportunities to make the way we operate better.

This is a high-trust, high-visibility role for someone who likes taking ownership, brings order to complexity, and is equally comfortable digging into a budget variance, negotiating a vendor renewal, or improving an internal process. As we grow, so will this role - it's the senior-most finance seat in the company, with room to expand your scope as the business scales.

What You'll Do

• Own the monthly and annual close, working with our external accounting team to deliver accurate and timely financials
• Own our financial model, budgeting and forecasting, including tracking performance, identifying variances and providing clear analysis of our outlook
• Prepare financial reporting and analysis for leadership and support board reporting
• Own company spending and financial controls, helping teams spend effectively while maintaining financial discipline
• Manage vendors, contracts and renewals, coordinating with outside counsel and other experts when needed
• Own HR administration, including payroll and benefits oversight, onboarding and offboarding, compensation changes, performance reviews and compliance
• Manage our key back-office systems, providers and recurring obligations, including our PEO, insurance, tax and corporate compliance
• Continuously improve our processes and controls, and lean into projects outside the core mandate where you can add value

What We're Looking For

• 7-10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, ideally including time as the senior-most finance person or the #2 in a finance function at a startup or similarly lean environment
• Strong accounting fundamentals and experience owning or overseeing a monthly close
• Solid FP&A skills, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and variance analysis
• Experience working across HR administration, vendors, contracts and outside professional service providers
• Strong judgment, organization and attention to detail, with the ability to independently own a broad range of responsibilities
• A hands-on mentality and a track record of improving the processes and systems around you
• Experience in PE-backed or investor-backed environments, including board or lender reporting, is a strong plus

Why Cars & Bids?

We're a small, dedicated team with a big reach - and we're just getting started. Here's what you can expect when you join us:

• The chance to make a real impact at a fast-growing company
• A team of fellow car lovers who take pride in their work
• A say in shaping the future of our product and customer experience
• True remote flexibility, competitive compensation, equity, and room to grow