Finance Manager - Santa Monica, CA

Company Overview

At Veo, we are on a mission to end car dependency by making clean transportation accessible to all and advancing the next generation of fully electric micromobility systems. Our fleets are constantly evolving and feature a range of vehicles - from pedal and electric bicycles, to standing and seated e-scooters, e-cargo bikes, and ADA accessible devices. We design and build our own vehicles, hardware, and software systems in house and run all our local operations to provide safe, efficient, and responsive mobility services that make communities more sustainable and livable.

We are looking for exceptionally talented individuals who are ready to develop and implement new solutions to these exciting challenges.

Veo is entering its next stage of scale. We are evolving from a founder-led, spreadsheet-driven environment into a disciplined, systems-enabled finance organization that drives strategic decision-making across the business. This Finance Manager will lead that evolution. This is not a reporting role. This is a build-and-lead mandate. This role will own FP&A transformation, upgrade financial systems and reporting infrastructure, and partner directly with executive leadership to drive financial rigor, operational efficiency, and business accountability.

This role requires someone who has done this before — who has modernized reporting, led FP&A system migrations, and partnered with operational leaders to raise financial capability across the organization. This position reports directly to the CFO and serves as a key leader within Finance.

The Finance Manager will play a dual-role supporting Veo’s Finance and Operations leadership. Approximately 60% of this role focuses on building advanced financial models, operational dashboards, forecasting tools, pricing and margin analysis, and data-driven insights that drive strategic decision-making across the business. The remaining 40% of the role supports corporate operations — including procurement, state and local compliance, insurance administration, and AP optimization — helping improve efficiency, reduce operational risk, and strengthen internal controls.

The ideal candidate is a strong financial modeler with cross-functional operations experience. They thrive in a fast-paced, data-rich environment and can translate complex datasets into clear business actions while also improving company processes, vendor performance, and compliance execution.

• Lead transition from spreadsheet-based reporting to a scalable FP&A platform (e.g., Jirav, Cube, Fathom, etc.).
• Design and implement forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning frameworks.
• Build executive-ready dashboards and KPI packages across revenue, unit economics, fleet performance, cost structure, and market profitability.
• Create scenario modeling frameworks for pricing strategy, city expansion, capital deployment, and margin optimization.
• Establish standard definitions, data governance, and reporting cadence across the company.
• Lead monthly performance reviews with department leaders and hold teams accountable to financial targets.

You will be expected to run the current process while you architect the new system.

• Oversee vendor spend analysis and contract lifecycle management.
• Drive SaaS and technology cost rationalization initiatives.
• Implement procurement controls and reporting discipline.
• Lead and manage vendor negotiations through financial analysis.

• Own financial data and process to managing state, city, and municipal compliance filings.
• Implement tracking systems for permits, renewals, and reporting obligations.
• Reduce operational risk through improved documentation and workflows.

• Maintain insurance cost tracking models and spend databases.
• Assist with premium allocation modeling, budgeting, and ongoing policy analysis.
• Support business with COI requests and needs.

• Optimize AP workflows and vendor file…