Chief Financial Officer

New York, NY, United States

dineoutwith.us is the world’s first true social dining platform. Built around the model of ‘a dinner party in a restaurant’, our mission is to create an “experience dining” movement in which people are drawn together to have amazing meals in great restaurants, supported by technology that removes the roadblocks to trying to organize group dinners at restaurants.

We’re looking for a high-powered CFO to help us raise a round of professional capital, ensure that our cash-management systems are in order, and participate in creating budgets and build actionable reporting systems 

We are currently launching our NYC presence via native mobile apps and the release of our rearchitected web platform..

NB: For consideration, please read this description in its entirety and respond to the question below in your cover letter.

Job Type: Part-Time or Full-time

Location & Compensation – PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING

Compensation model: Start-up compensation model, heavily weighted towards equity until financing event.

Position is virtual and may potentially be filled on a part-time basis depending on experience, etc..

Company is currently pre-funding; short-term compensation will be heavily weighted towards equity. The less cash we have to spend on executives, the more we’ll have to invest in growing our user-base. Post-funding salary commensurate with experience. Candidates must be able to accept this compensation model for at least six months. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IN YOUR COVER LETTER.

To Apply, please send a CV AND thoughtful cover letter outlining your affinity for what we’re doing, and why you think your background signals success in this position.

Requirements:

● A track-record of success in start-ups during both both 1) hands-on (resource-constrained) and 2) post-funding (grow hard and fast through direct hires and agency contracts) environments

● Solid working knowledge of and a demonstrated track record in fundraising, managing P&L, balance sheet, QuickBooks, preparing shareholder reports

● Solid leadership skills in the context of high-performing, highly-collaborative teams

● Rock-solid, no bullshit, “my-word-is-my-bond” reliability

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills

● Experience in preparing pro-forma financial models & investor presentations

● Experience in working with attorneys to prepare offering documents

● Excellent managing the due diligence process and serving as CEO’s proxy where appropriate in dealing with investors.

● Solid skills in all classes of relevant productivity management software.

● MBA or equivalent analytics-focused post-graduate work strongly preferred

Please do not reach out to the CEO or other members of our team directly through any means; all candidates must apply through this platform. This is a test to ensure that you have read the entire posting before submitting it; kindly mention in your cover letter that you have read this requirement. Thank you.

Three references will be required prior to any final offer of employment; any interim offer is contingent on successful reference checks.