About the Role
As Finance Manager at Solstice, you will build and own our financial operations, reporting directly to the co-founders. You will be our first dedicated finance hire — responsible for standing up clean, audit-ready books, running payroll and compliance, and building the financial models and reporting our leadership team and board rely on. This is a hands-on, builder role: you won't inherit a finance function, you'll create one.
Responsibilities
- Own the accounting function end-to-end, including monthly close, accounts payable and receivable, and financial statement accuracy.
- Own invoicing and billing for our pharma brand clients, and drive accounts receivable collections — chasing down late payments, managing customer payment terms, and keeping days sales outstanding (DSO) in check.
- Run payroll and ensure tax and regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions we operate in.
- Build and maintain our core financial models, including a three-statement model, cash flow forecasts, and burn/runway tracking.
- Design and implement financial controls, expense policy, and approval workflows as we scale headcount and spend.
- Prepare board-ready reporting packages and partner with the co-founders on budgeting and financial planning.
- Manage relationships with our bank, auditors, and any outside accounting or tax support.
- Lay the groundwork for the systems and processes a growing finance team will build on.
- Cleaning up and professionalizing our books, chart of accounts, and close process.
- Setting up a repeatable invoicing process for client billing and owning the A/R collections cadence — follow-ups, aging reports, and escalations for overdue accounts.
- Implementing an expense policy and spend controls as the team grows.
- Building a reliable three-statement financial model and monthly board reporting package.
- Managing payroll, benefits administration coordination, and compliance filings.
- Partnering with the co-founders on budgeting, forecasting, and fundraise-related financial diligence.
- Selecting and implementing the accounting/finance tooling stack (e.g., QuickBooks, bill pay, expense management).
- Establishing the financial rigor and documentation standards that will support our next fundraise and eventual audit.
Requirements
- Have 4–8 years' experience in accounting or finance, ideally including time in banking or strategic finance followed by an early-stage startup environment.
- Can independently build and maintain a three-statement model and board-ready reporting without heavy oversight.
- Are comfortable being tactical and hands-on — this role is about accuracy and execution, not high-level strategy.
- Have a strong grasp of GAAP, payroll compliance, and the fundamentals of financial controls.
- Learn fast, execute relentlessly, and excel in ambiguous, fast-paced, in-person startup settings.
- Are organized, reliable, detail-oriented, and proactive.
- Take initiative and enjoy working collaboratively as a great teammate with no ego.
Skills
- GAAP
- Payroll compliance
- Financial controls
- Three-statement model
- Board-ready reporting
- QuickBooks
- Bill pay
- Expense management
Location
- NYC
Work Type
- In-person
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4-8 years
Salary/Compensations
- Salary and equity calibrated to your experience, seniority, and level of ownership.
- Benchmarked against top-tier Series A startups.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Visa sponsorship (O-1, H-1B, TN) available
- Meals, transportation, and daily logistics support
- Relocation support
About the Company
- Solstice is redefining how life sciences organizations commercialize their therapeutics.
- We are building a commercial engine that empowers pharmaceutical marketers to launch campaigns at lightning speed, harnessing cutting-edge technology and AI-driven solutions.
- Our mission is to accelerate the knowledge of life saving medicines.
- Rapid growth: We have partnered with leading life sciences manufacturers, supporting 50+ pharma brands and growing quickly.
- Frontiers of technology: Our team experiments with LLMs and innovative frameworks, seeking to reshape pharmaceutical marketing and enhance commercial outcomes for our clients.
- Top-tier investors: Backed by Transformation Capital, Twelve Below, Virtue, and the founders of industry-leading companies, we are assembling a world-class team of operators and technologists.
- Building something great takes dedication and relentless drive.
- We seek ambitious leaders who thrive in high-ownership, high-impact environments.
