Strategic Finance Manager, FP&A

Overview

JOB TITLE:

Strategic Finance Manager, FP&A

REPORTS TO:

Sr VP Finance

STATUS:
Full time, exempt

LOCATION:

Remote, Hybrid (Seattle Metro or Bellingham, WA preferred)

SALARY RANGE: $120,000-$140,000/year based on experience and interview outcome

BENEFITS:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSA, 401k with employer match, life and AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 21.67 days of paid time off + 10 holidays

About Tidal Vision:

Tidal Vision is a biomaterials company transforming critical industries such as agriculture and water treatment with innovative chitosan-based chemistries. Tidal Vision has closed an oversubscribed $140M Series B financing round in 2025. Investors in the round include Cambridge Companies SPG, Eni Next (the corporate venture arm of Eni S.p.A), Milliken, KIRKBI Climate, Convent Capital, SWEN Capital Partners;
Blue Ocean Fund, MBX Capital, Oman Investment Authority and more. We believe that sustainability should not require customers to compromise on price, convenience, or performance. Our mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact by making our biopolymer solutions cost competitive, more convenient, and better performing than the synthetic chemicals we displace. We value innovation and take pride in challenging the status-quo;

we choose to view obstacles as opportunities.

JOB SUMMARY:

We’re hiring a Strategic Finance Manager, FP&A to serve as the right-hand to the SVP of Finance and take primary ownership of the company’s FP&A engine. This is a highly hands-on, high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-scaling, operationally complex environments and enjoys being embedded with the business.

You will own budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance management across the organization — acting as the connective tissue between Finance and business leaders in Sales, Operations, Manufacturing and R&D. This role is ideal for a finance leader who wants real ownership, real influence, and a front-row seat to building the financial operating system of a $100M+ revenue innovative bio manufacturing company.

This is hybrid with at least 3 days in the office in either Bellingham, WA, Everett WA or Avon Lake, OH, remote with quarterly travel to Bellingham WA will be considered for exceptional candidates.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Own and operate the full FP&A lifecycle: annual budget, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, and monthly performance management
• Serve as the primary finance partner to business units and support functions
• Build and maintain integrated financial models (P&L, cash flow, working capital, capacity, scenario modeling)
• Own management reporting and KPI cadence — define the metrics, create the dashboards, and run the rhythm of the business
• Translate operational drivers into financial insight and decision support
• Analyze COGS, margins, working capital, and capital efficiency to surface actionable improvement opportunities
• Proactively identify risks, tradeoffs, and performance gaps; bring recommendations, not just analysis
• Drive improvements to FP&A systems, tooling, and data flows as the company scales
• Partner closely with Accounting on forecast accuracy, close alignment, and GAAP-to-operational bridge
• Support strategic initiatives including capacity expansion, new product launches, M&A, pricing decisions, and investment cases
• Act as a thought partner to the SVP of Finance on company-wide planning, investor reporting, and strategic finance priorities
• Opportunity to grow into broader Strategic Finance/M&A work as the company scales

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6–10+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, IB/Consulting + operating company, or similar analytical leadership roles
• Proven experience in a scaling, fast-paced organization — ideally manufacturing, industrial, chemicals or other inventory-heavy businesses
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, manufacturing economics, and operational KPIs
• Track record of owning zero-base budgeting and planning processes end-to-end (budgeting, forecasting, reporting cadence)
• Advanced financial modeling skills (P&L, cash flow, scenario modeling,…