Director of Finance

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States          ·       Full time

Are you looking to join a team of smart, motivated, and compassionate people who love what they do? 

Are you interested in having a lasting positive impact on health restoration and the improvement of human potential?  

Are you up for the challenge of building life-changing implantable medical devices to support neuroscience/neurotechnology research? 

If you answered yes, you may be a perfect match for Ripple!

The Opportunity  

We are looking for a dynamic Director of Finance eager for the opportunity to evolve our finance and accounting department. If you are motivated by mission-driven work, come join our growing neurotechnology company and help us develop life-changing medical devices that restore health and advance human potential.

As Director of Finance, you will report to our CEO, Andrew Wilder, and work directly with senior leadership to develop and implement strategic and operational plans based on business insights. Your days will be focused on both hands-on accounting management and high-level financial leadership.

This is a full-time, salaried position starting immediately in our Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City office, with work from home flexibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with executive team and business unit leaders to deliver financial modeling and data-driven budgets that highlight key business insights and drive opportunities. This includes forecasting, cash flow planning, and other ad-hoc financial analyses as needed.
• Support the evaluation and implementation of new business ventures including geographic and industry
• Design and monitor intercompany and shared service cost allocation programs for each entity.
• Perform consolidation of month-end and year-end account reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare and present financial statements for monthly, quarterly, and annual planning.
• Manage capital and banking activities to ensure lines of credit and appropriate funding is available to meet operational needs and growth objectives.
• Prepare cash flow projections and oversee cash management.
• Oversee accounting functions including GL, AP, AR, Payroll, and expense reimbursements.
• Create policies and procedures that balance legal compliance and practical internal application.
• Coordinate and perform internal and external audits.
• Manage third-party finance-related relationships including CPA, Insurance, Attorneys, Consultants, etc.
• Oversee financial activities and reporting for federal and state grant programs.
• Develop finance function and team as our business grows.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent experience.
• CPA and/or Master’s Degree preferred – we will support time needed for in-progress studies.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience; preferably within small to mid-sized, multi-entity/multi-site corporate environments.
• 2+ years of departmental, people, and/or project leadership experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience; preferably in highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial laws and regulations (including US GAAP), along with experience applying best practices in corporate policies and programs.
• Exposure to international accounting standards.
• Ability to acquire knowledge of government grant standards.
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) exposure.
• Extensive experience utilizing and configuring accounting and inventory management software.
• Microsoft Office and/or GoogleSuite experience; including familiarity with shared folder/ document sharing tools (ex. GoogleDrive, Teams, Sharepoint).
• Microsoft Excel experience at intermediate level; ability to create complex formulas, Vlookups, Pivot Tables, etc. 
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams throughout product lifecycle management; from R&D to Sales to Production.

About You

• You can work in a rapidly-changing, technically-focused environment.
• You motivate your team through the difficult strides and celebrate wins along the way.
• You are passionate about streamlining processes to make them more efficient and usable.
• You can multi-task and problem solve with limited direction.
• You’re not above certain tasks. You understand the need to wear several hats in a small business and you’re willing to do it.
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• You have a proactive attitude. You identify gaps, analyze and deliver solutions.
• You’re interested in ways medical devices can help impact different patient populations!

What We Offer 

• Competitive compensation 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans with 100% employer paid premiums for individual and family coverage*  
• Basic Life, AD&D plan with 100% employer paid premiums for individual and family coverage; option for Voluntary buy-up plans*
• 12 paid holidays*
• Paid vacation starting at 3 weeks; increases 1 day annually up to 6 weeks*
• 4 weeks of paid personal or supportive sick time, plus 4 weeks of paid parental leave*
• Retirement savings plan with employer match*
• Profit sharing plan*
• Professional development support 
• Snacks! 

Benefits provided for Full Time employees working 30+ hours per week.

EEO Statement

Ripple Neurotech Ventures is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity laws. We take pride in having a diverse workplace, and will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform this job.  

About Ripple Neurotech Ventures 

We are a global neurotechnology leader driving the future of neuroscience discovery and medical innovation with a mission to develop game-changing devices that restore health and advance human potential.  We are on the cusp of our next growth stage and in need of talented and passionate individuals (like you) to help us achieve our mission. 

We provide best-in-class products and services to the world’s top neuroscientists and medical device firms. Our products integrate cutting-edge hardware and software elements designed to read and write to the human nervous system. We work with leading neuroscientists to unlock the secrets of the human mind and with early-stage medical device companies to launch new products that treat a variety of serious neurological disorders. Ripple also conducts advanced scientific research for the US government, focused on building next-generation neurotechnology.  

Check out more at:  irismeddesign.com | rippleneuro.com | rippleneuromed.com | syncbionics.com