Partner 36, Corporate Finance Lead at a16z

<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs <a href="https://a16z.com/news-content">building the future</a> through technology. We are <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio">stage agnostic</a>. We invest in seed to venture to <a href="https://a16z.com/growth/">growth-stage technology</a> companies, across <a href="https://a16z.com/ai/">AI</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/bio-health/">bio + healthcare</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/consumer/">consumer</a>, <a href="https://a16zcrypto.com/">crypto</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/enterprise/">enterprise</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/fintech/">fintech</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/games">games</a>, and companies building toward <a href="https://a16z.com/american-dynamism/">American dynamism</a>. a16z has $90B under management across multiple funds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We’ve established a team that <a href="https://a16z.com/about/">is defined by</a> respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio/">companies</a> like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The Role</span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The Corporate Finance Lead will report to the Chief Operating Officer and oversee both company-wide corporate accounting and corporate finance activities, unifying the firm’s financial operations, reporting, and planning disciplines. This leader will build a scalable, accurate, technology-enabled financial foundation while shaping decision-making through forward-looking insight, rigorous analysis, and trusted business partnership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Beyond accounting and planning, this leader will own and drive key firmwide operational programs including contractor workforce governance, T&amp;E policy management, and international expansion infrastructure, serving as an operational finance lead across the firm, not just within the corporate finance function.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The successful candidate brings deep technical accounting expertise, mature financial judgment, and the ability to architect systems and processes for a rapidly scaling, structurally complex organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role will be based out of Menlo Park / San Francisco and our firm’s in-office expectations align with what each primary business partner requires.&nbsp; A reasonable assumption for now is 2 days per week.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Core systems used by a16z: Workday, Navan, Planful, Ironclad, Deel</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">To join our team, you should be excited to:&nbsp;</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Responsible for corporate accounting</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own and maintain the firm's accounting policy framework, including technical accounting determinations for non-standard transactions</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Coordinate closely with fund accounting and tax on shared workflows, reporting, and period-end processes</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own all management company accounting, including GL, AP, payroll, and consolidated reporting</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build scalable processes, controls, and multi-entity structures</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead and execute timely month-end and quarter-end close with strong data integrity</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead firmwide planning, forecasting &amp; consolidation</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Manage annual budgets, in-year forecasts, and multi-year planning</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Set firmwide targets for fees, expenses, margins, and cash</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Deliver consolidated P&amp;L, cash flow, and margin reporting to senior stakeholders</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Provide variance analysis, scenario modeling, and tradeoff insights for senior leadership on major financial decisions</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner across central teams &amp; verticals</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Support G&amp;A teams with budgeting, forecasting, and resource decisions</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Align vertical finance teams on fees, hiring plans, and margin targets</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Collaborate closely with stakeholders (e.g. HR, Legal) to drive initiatives and programs</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead firmwide operational programs</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Own the firm's contractor management program: establish governance, policy, vendor classification, and controls across all teams and verticals — not just within the finance function</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Design, communicate, and evolve the firmwide T&amp;E policy, partnering with Legal, Compliance, and HR to ensure it is clear, current, and consistently applied</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead international expansion at a firmwide operational level: coordinate entity setup, local compliance, banking, payroll infrastructure, and cross-functional readiness (HR, Legal, Tax, Finance) as the firm expands its global footprint</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Act as the COO's operational finance lead on any other firm-level projects requiring financial governance or cross-functional coordination</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build &amp; scale financial systems</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead corporate finance system design, forecasting templates, and automation across the firm</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Raise the quality, speed, and consistency of financial data across accounting, corporate finance, HR, Tax, and other partner functions&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead the modernization and automation of accounting and corporate finance activities, with the goal of building a best-in-class, technology-forward finance function&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Develop the team</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team across accounting and corporate finance, with a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous improvement</span></li> </ul> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Minimum Qualifications</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">12+ years of experience across Corporate Accounting, Corporate Finance, and/or Strategic Finance, with deep technical accounting expertise</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Demonstrated success leading both accounting and financial planning functions in a complex, high-growth environment</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Public accounting experience and CPA strongly preferred</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Experience leading the planning and execution of large, operational, cross -functional initiatives/programs&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Experience managing multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction accounting structures and consolidated financials</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Strong accounting and finance capabilities: forecasting, modeling, scenario analysis, long-range planning, and executive reporting</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Proven track record of system implementations (ERP, payroll, expense, and FP&amp;A tools)</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Experience leading cross-functional decision-making and influencing senior leadership</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Capabilities</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">AI-curious: interest in, and experience with, using cutting edge AI tools in creating automated, real-time, self-service capabilities</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Services mindset: highly responsive, proactive, and helpful; sets the standard for operational excellence</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Strategic thinking: develops a long-term roadmap for financial reporting and operations</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Analytical rigor: ability to pressure test assumptions and drive insights from complex data</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Project management: leads large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with precision and clarity</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Collaboration, leadership and stakeholder management: builds strong relationships across the organization; trusted by executives</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Thrives in ambiguity: navigates complexity and designs structure where none exists</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Commitment to systemization and scale: prioritizes automation, repeatability, and data integrity</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Judgment &amp; discretion: brings balanced, thoughtful decision-making in time-sensitive or high-impact situations</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The anticipated salary range for this role is between $322,000 - $376,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>a16z culture&nbsp;</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We do only first class business and only in a first class way</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We believe in the future and bet the firm that way</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are all different, we recognize that, and we win</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We celebrate the good times</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We do it for the team</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We play to win</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Our organization participates in E-Verify. 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