Position Overview: 

As CFO you will play an integral role on the Executive Management team. A culture contributor, this leader is engaged, curious about our industry and is committed to helping Indagare build and achieve its goals. You will direct and oversee the financial activities of the company, direct the preparation of current financial reports and summaries, and create forecasts predicting future growth. With a strong leadership voice and presence, you will work to maximize returns on Indagare’s financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems. This role includes, but is not limited to, analysis, creation, and corporate development. 

This is a fully remote, U.S. based position. This person will be reporting directly to the COO. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Provide strategic guidance and proactively partner with CEO, COO and key stakeholders throughout the business to establish, monitor and enforce financial policies, procedures and ensure internal controls are being enforced.
• Lead banking, insurance, and external accounting and regulatory authority relationships
• Work with department heads to monitor each department’s budget and make recommendations
• ??Directs the preparation of all financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, shareholder reports, tax returns, and governmental agency reports.
• Compares sales and profit projections to actual figures and budgeted expenses to actual expenses; makes or oversees any necessary adjustments to future projections and budgets.
• Review, reconcile and analyze financial results
• Report financial results to management, shareholders and the Board of Directors.
• Manage preparation of financial reports, outlooks, strategic forecasts, and audits
• Develop a financial strategic direction for the business, along with supporting tactics
• Monitor the progress of the company in meeting its strategic goals
• Lead the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes, providing clarity on variances vs. plans and tracking trends in the business
• Develop a system of performance metrics that support the company’s strategic vision
• Work with other department heads on ad hoc analysis requests (e.g. retention and churn rates, average spend per member/membership level, average trip spend)
• Implement operational Standard Operating Procedures in the Finance department
• Enforce benchmarks for measuring financial and operational performance
• Monitor and analyze company’s financial statistics with respect to profits, trends, and costs
• Advise teams to chart paths towards higher margins of profitability while also ensuring appropriate compliance within budgets
• Oversee and manage daily operations for finance and operations departments to understand revenue and cost drivers
• Oversee short- and long-term financial goals, objectives, policies, and operational procedures
• Foster key relationships with partners (i.e. Bank of America / NetSuite / Salesforce)
• Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations
• Manage and lead the finance team by playing an integral role in recruitment, retention, engagement and development; growing the department as needed
• Act as a mentor, guide and advisor to members of the leadership team; providing guidance on modeling and helping leaders look across the various business lines to identify opportunities for growth

What You’ll Bring: 

• 10 years + experience in finance roles that have prepared you well for the responsibilities of this role and the industry.
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance; CPA required, MBA is a plus.
• Travel industry experience is a plus
• Must be familiar with NetSuite and Salesforce.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership and team management abilities, with a track record of coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate trends and adapt to changing industry landscapes.
• Ability to make recommendations to resolve problems or issues arising, by using judgment that is consistent with company standards, policies, procedures and practices.
• Ability to articulate thought analysis throughout the organization.
• Ethics and integrity consistent with Indagare’s core values.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement, with a drive for achieving and exceeding goals.

About Indagare: 

Indagare is a luxury, membership-based travel company with robust online editorial content and a boutique, in-house travel agency. We are a dynamic, entrepreneurial, high-performance company and have been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. Our mission at Indagare is to inspire and empower people to change their lives through travel.

Why You Should Join:

The Indagare team is the heart and soul of our company. We are committed to a culture that values a generosity of spirit and believes deeply in the power of being kind: to ourselves, our colleagues, our suppliers and our clients. We believe that travel broadens the mind and enriches the soul.

At Indagare, we care about our team members. That’s why, as part of our total rewards package, we offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance and disability coverage, a retirement-savings plan, family planning benefits and paid time off (unlimited vacation, holidays, and sick days).

Indagare Travel is an equal opportunity employer. This means we affirmatively prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and we ensure that equal employment opportunities are afforded to all applicants and employees alike without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, sexual orientation, domestic partnership status/civil union status, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, lawful use of any product when not at work, observance of Sabbath, political activities, domestic violence victim status, criminal accusation, use of service dog or any other protected class.

Indagare Travel is committed to conforming to not just the letter but also the spirit of all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment for all. Our policy of equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the relationship between Indagare Travel, and its applicants and employees.