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Finance · Full time · In person, San Francisco · Reports to Head of Finance

Story & Science makes films, original IP and brand work for the companies building the future, including BLADE, our embedded marketing team for deep-tech companies. Wizard, our sister company, is a venture-backed startup building creative tools for the next generation of storytellers. A finance team of one runs both. You would be the second.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will build and run the numbers the founders use to make decisions at both companies. Story is project-based, with a budget and margin on every film and client. Wizard is a venture-backed startup where runway and hiring pace drive the plan. This is strategic finance at seed stage: high autonomy, direct access to the CEO, and work that changes what the company does next week.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• The operating models for Story and Wizard: revenue, cost of sales, headcount plan, cash flow and scenarios, current with actuals.

• Forecasting and runway: a rolling forecast, monthly re-forecast and early warning when cash or margin moves.

• Project budget tracking: budget vs. actual and margin for every client project and film.

• The reporting rhythm: weekly finance tracker, monthly P&L and budget vs. actual, and the founder review.

• Pricing and deals: margin checks on every new proposal and retainer before it goes out.

• Board, investor and fundraise support: metrics, model outputs and data room.

YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS

• Take over the weekly tracker and monthly reporting package for both companies.

• Rebuild the forecast so it re-runs from actuals in under a day.

• Put every open client project on one budget vs. actual view, with margin by project.

YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU

• Have 4 to 7 years in FP&A, strategic finance, banking or consulting, and have owned a three-statement model end to end.

• Turn a variance into one plain sentence and a recommendation.

• Want the whole problem, not a slice of it.

STRONG CANDIDATES MAY ALSO HAVE

Agency, studio or other project-based business experience · Venture-backed startup experience, including a fundraise · SQL, Python or AI tools you have used to automate reporting.

HOW WE WORK

This is a high-intensity, in-person role, not a steady 9-to-5: close, board prep and client launches mean some long weeks. We move fast, expect precision anyway, and give real ownership from day one.

COMPENSATION

The base salary range for this role is $130,000 – $160,000, plus equity. Your final offer will depend on your experience, skills and level.

Story & Science and Wizard are equal opportunity employers. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in line with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.