About Baton

At Baton, we’re on a mission to transform how small business owners navigate one of the most pivotal moments of their lives—selling their business. By creating a seamless, transparent, and empowering experience, we help owners understand the true value of what they’ve built, connect them with the right buyers, and guide both parties through a smooth, successful transition.

We’re a passionate team rooted in deep customer empathy. We take pride in doing right by our users—even when that means asking tough questions or sharing hard truths. Our ideal teammate is humble enough to let the data lead the way, yet bold enough to think big and take risks when opportunity knocks.

Baton is committed to building a team as diverse as the entrepreneurs and communities we serve. Our hiring process looks beyond résumés—we seek the full picture of who you are and the potential you bring.

Role Overview

As Strategic Finance Manager, you are a high-impact player at the financial nerve center of a mission-driven company with bold ambitions to reshape the financial future for millions of small and medium-sized businesses. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you’ll own the models, analyses, and insights that drive Baton’s growth and business operations.

From forecasting and pricing strategy to customer economics, marketing ROI, and cohort analysis, your work will directly inform decisions across the business. This is a unique opportunity to join early, shape the future of finance at Baton, and make an outsized impact at a company where finance isn’t back office, it’s the engine of strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Management & Forecasting: Manage day-to-day finance functions, including forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management. Use expert-level spreadsheet skills to build and maintain detailed models to track and project revenue and profitability.

• Data-Driven Insights: Use data analytics and visualization tools to track KPIs, uncover insights, design dashboards, and guide leadership decisions.

• Strategic Pricing & Structuring: Develop pricing strategies and product structures to optimize growth and profitability.

• Customer Economics: Lead analyses of lifetime value (LTV), customer acquisition costs (CAC), and related unit economics by customer cohort. Evaluate marketing ROI and conduct marketing funnel analysis.

• Cross-Functional Support: Partner with growth, sales and transaction teams to align financial strategy with company goals.

• Investor & Board Support: Contribute to reporting and board presentations.

Qualifications

Required:

• 2-5 years of professional experience in investment banking, management consulting, or Big Four auditing/advisory.

• Strong academic background in finance, economics, accounting, or other quantitative fields.

• Expert-level Excel/Sheets skills with experience building dynamic models.

• Strong familiarity with accounting and finance principles.

• High attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and comfort with ambiguity.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• SQL skills and experience deriving insights from large datasets via BI and visualization tools such as Hex, Tableau, Power BI, or Google Data Studio.

Preferred:

• Experience in a high-growth startup or technology company.

• Familiarity with SaaS metrics, marketplaces, and/or subscription businesses.

• Exposure to strategic pricing and structuring.

Why Baton

• Mission-driven work: empowering entrepreneurs and shaping the future of small business transitions.

• Collaborative, data-driven, and growth-oriented culture.

• Opportunity to make a significant impact at an early stage in our journey.

Compensation Range: $130K - $150K