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Job Description

The Vice President of Finance at Pikmykid will be the head of the Finance department and is an upper-level executive in our team overseeing all financial matters for Pikmykid, from financial reporting to ensuring all billing, accounts payable, and payroll are completed timely. The VP of Finance will report directly to the CEO with a dotted line to the COO.

They are responsible for processing all financial activities of Pikmykid to maximize profits and plan for growth. The role includes analyzing data and advising the Board and CEO on ways to use that information to make strategic decisions about the organization’s future. With a hands-on approach to all aspects of Pikmykid’s finances, a VP of Finance must ensure it complies with tax laws and regulations specific to our industry.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. CPA, CFA, and CMA or CPA preferred.
• Proven experience (typically 10+ years) in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or related roles.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing finance teams.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information clearly and concisely.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Any relevant HR certifications are also a huge plus
• M&A experience in previous roles is a required skill set
• Attention to detail, critical thinking and financial acumen to manage smaller teams

VP of Finance Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as a financial advisor to the CEO and executive team for strategic planning purposes
• Responsible for strategizing and executing any M&A opportunities the company undertakes
• Ability to plan and structure any fundraising, debt, or other funding mechanisms that the company may pursue as an aggressive growth strategy
• Lead and manage budgeting and forecasting processes, develop financial models for strategic planning, and perform variance analysis to provide actionable insights.
• Monitor and manage cost controls and efficiencies, implement cost-saving initiatives, and develop metrics to track performance and report into COO.
• Oversee all sides of accounting operations, including payables, receivables, payroll, and tax preparation
• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking methods for revenue and expenses.
• Oversee development, oversight, and management of the organization’s investment plan
• Gather financial data for analysis and forecasting with respect to profits, trends, costs, and compliance
• Coordinate the preparation of annual, quarterly, and monthly reports
• Manage insurance coverage for the organization, including compliance
• Process the financial activities of an organization to maximize a company’s profits and plan for its growth
• Ensure a company complies with tax laws and regulations specific to that industry
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Maintain and enhance internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Complete internal and external audits as needed.

Day-to-Day Duties

• Own all aspects of Finance operations, including:
• Regular financial reporting (e.g. preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements), forecasts, planning, budgeting, financial analysis, cash management, and procurement
• Timely and accurately provide reporting of financial information to internal parties, government regulators and outside agencies
• Own all aspects of HR and Payroll, including:
• Oversee payroll processing
• Recruiting, onboarding and termination of employees
• Annual Benefits review and selection recommendations
• Annual Audit with an external auditing agency
• Partner with the CEO to support corporate finance activities
• Manage and supervise all AR/AP cycles with external partners and customers – including the implementation of accounting and billing systems and controls
• Manage Cap Table for any changes
• Conduct regular audits of expenditures, assets and liabilities
• Monitor transactions

Work Environment:

• This position is typically based in our office HQ in Tampa with the possibility of remote work as needed.
• Occasional travel may be required to meet with stakeholders or attend industry events.

Desired Software Knowledge

• Quickbooks Online
• Maxio
• Paylocity
• Quota Path
• Salesforce

Compensation

• Base salary above market
• Annual Bonus 10-15% Depending on individual and company performance
• Meaningful equity options
• 401k Matching up to 4%
• Healthcare coverage including Dental and Vision
• Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Experience level: 10 years
• Physical setting: Office
• Schedule: Monday to Friday, Weekends as needed
• Experience: Accounting: 10 years (Preferred)
• License/Certification: CPA (Required)
• Ability to Commute: Tampa, FL 33607 (Preferred)
• Ability to Relocate: Tampa, FL 33607: Relocate before starting work (Required)
• Work Location: In person

Interested in joining us? Send your resume/CV to [email protected].

The Account Executive will sell Pikmykid software directly to K12 education institutions and School Districts in the South Region and will report to the VP of Sales.  This position requires an experienced enterprise K12 account executive to join our team who has experience working in the Texas edtech market calling into schools and district C-level stakeholders along with other states surrounding Texas. 

Here’s what you’ll do: 

• Sell Pikmykid to new K-12 Education prospects in the region 
• Territory planning and prospect your territory to seek new opportunities for success
• Tailor messaging to lead prospects to our solution
• Seek out multiple stakeholders/buyers within the district and schools 
• Navigate and sell complex enterprise deals while building deep relationships
• Consistently exceed your sales quota within the expected time frame
• Maintain an accurate territory forecast for your quarterly and annual sales performance
• Maintain accurate records and information in Pikmykid’s Salesforce CRM system 

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Sales/Marketing, or something related
• Minimum of 5-10+ years of proven sales experience in educational technology, software sales, selling into educational institutions, K-12 district evaluation teams and state-wide opportunities
• Achievement in large enterprise software sales
• Excellent communication skills both written and presentation skills
• Experience selling at all levels, including “C” level
• An understanding of educational K-12 safety is a plus
• Experience utilizing a consultative sales approach or Challenger Methodology
• Team player with a fun, energetic and collaborative approach
• Ability to work independently and have excellent time management
• A proven track record of success who feeds off goal setting and achievement
• Up to 50% Travel

About you:

• Must be Independent, responsible, organized and creative
• Willing to work in a fast-paced environment that is rapidly changing
• Collaborate with team members across the organization
• Be flexible, a self-starter and self-motivated
• Loves to “Win” and consistent achiever
• Prioritize tasks and multitask
• Seek feedback for improvement and be receptive to coaching
• Team player

What we offer:

Competitive salary and commission structure

Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits, 401K

Fun, passionate, and collaborative work environment

Interested in joining us? Send your resume/CV to [email protected].

Do you love building emails and landing pages in your marketing automation tool? And love a good puzzle or problem to solve? Maybe you even describe yourself as a marketing nerd? If this sounds like you, the marketing specialist role at Pikmykid, a fast-growing tech startup, might be for you!

A Day in the Life

The Pikmykid team is looking for a talented marketing specialist to support our demand generation campaigns and marketing operations initiatives, based in our Tampa, FL office.

In this position you will manage the day-to-day execution and optimization of our demand generation campaigns including creating landing pages, marketing emails, blog articles, whitepapers, marketing automation workflows and more.

From day one, you will contribute to existing marketing campaigns while assisting with the development of new initiatives aligned with the company goals. This role reports to the Director of Marketing Operations.

In this role, you’ll:

• Collaborate on the creation of the demand generation strategy.
• Partner with the marketing team, sales, customer success, and external resources to create targeted messaging and content to support brand awareness and demand generation.
• Design, create and execute campaign components including landing pages, blog posts, social posts, emails, webinars, events, and marketing automation.
• Ensure all demand gen activities are executed within brand guidelines and support the overall strategy of the organization.
• Ensure all trade show components are executed, tracked and support the overall strategy to drive engagement on the show floor; to include but not limited to pre/during/post show promotion, system set up of campaign for tracking, and link to sales as support.
• Assist on social media content and execution that aligns with integrated marketing plans.
• Create and maintain content on the Pikmykid website, reviewing and analyzing content for areas that can be improved and optimized.
• Keep up with trends and advancements in digital and social media marketing.
• Regularly measure and report performance of marketing campaigns and assesses against goals (ROI and KPIs).

This role may be perfect for you if…

You are well-organized, detail-oriented, and an excellent writer and communicator. You have a firm grasp on creating marketing automation workflows and gravitate towards designing processes that are replicable and easy to apply.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience with B2B demand generation, including content creation and campaign execution. The marketing specialist must be an organized multitasker able to handle many diverse projects at once.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in marketing, advertising, english or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in B2B marketing or similar role
• Proven ability to create compelling marketing copy
• Experience with HubSpot, WordPress, and Google Analytics
• Self-driven desire to learn, research and test new opportunities within the growing digital landscape
• Problem-solving skills; ability to adapt to new technologies
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships with other cross-functional teams
• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities
• Excellent written, oral and presentation abilities
• Highly organized and strong attention to detail

About Pikmykid

Pikmykid is the leading safety and dismissal platform that empowers schools to simplify dismissal, engage parents, and keep students safe without the need to purchase, install, or support additional hardware. Designed by former educators and parents, Pikmykid has helped more than 2,500 schools in all 50 states eliminate the busy work and vulnerabilities of dismissal so that teachers have more time to teach, admins aren’t bogged down in carpool calls, and principals can account for every student at the end of the day.

Benefits

• People-first culture
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Paid time off and sick leave + 10 paid holidays
• 401k with Employer Matching

Interested in joining us? Send your resume/CV to [email protected].

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Edtech Proposal Writer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in educational technology, excellent writing skills, and the ability to create compelling proposals that effectively communicate our solutions to potential clients and funding bodies. The Edtech Proposal Writer will be responsible for developing, writing, and editing proposals, grants, and other documents to support our business development and sales efforts.  In addition, to researching proposals and grant opportunities and submitting vendor proposals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research:  Conduct thorough research to gather information on potential RFP opportunities in K12 districts, state and government along with finding funding opportunities for grants and understanding industry trends to inform proposal content and grant writing.
  • Search K12 district procurement sites for proposals, complete vendor applications and assist AEs with vendor selection applications
• Proposal Development and Management:  Create, develop, and write proposals for a variety of Edtech projects, ensuring alignment with client needs and organizational goals.
  • Write responses to Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and other federal, state, or government requests
  • Maintain the RFP database of reusable content to ensure accurate and current sales specific information with all new features or updates for product alignment
  • Maintain a database of content and proposal templates, previous submissions, and related documentation to streamline the proposal development process.
  • Creates graphic illustrations, charts and flow charts for proposals that best visualizes the product value and usability.  And be able to write captions to enhance understanding
  • Able to re-write/content-edit technical information received from the product team
• Accuracy:  Ensuring accuracy by writing, reviewing and editing proposals for clarity, grammar, and accuracy and to ensure the highest quality submissions representing accurate technical specs that articulate our solution clearly.
• Time Management and Professional Product:  Ability to work on multiple proposals simultaneously to meet deadlines
  • Detail oriented and has experience with previous RFP writing preferably in K12
• Tracking Proposals: Track and manage the proposals responded to, submitted and deadlines, along with the grant application process, including maintaining a calendar of deadlines, ensuring timely submission, and monitoring the status of submitted proposals.
• Collaboration:  Work closely with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, product development, and project management to gather necessary information and insights for proposals.
• Client Communication:  Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to best understand the needs of the proposal.  In addition, attend Q & A sessions, lead internal meetings with sales, provide proposal updates and responses in a timely manner.  Send in questions, proposals and any other documentation to meet deadlines.
• Grant Writer:  Responsible for identifying funding opportunities, developing grant proposals, and managing the grant application process to support our organization’s mission and goals. Provide proficiency with Grant Proposal Development by writing, developing, and submitting high-quality grant proposals to secure funding from diverse sources, including government agencies, foundations, and corporations.
• Proposals & Grants: Identify all proposals and grants and apply for relevant grants to secure funding for Edtech initiatives and ensure compliance with all guidelines and requirements.  

Qualifications:

• Education:  Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• Experience:  Preferably a minimum of 3 years of experience in proposal writing, preferably in the Edtech sector.

Skills: 

• Exceptional writing and editing skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong research and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and proposal management software.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with educational technology trends, products, and services.
• Highly organized, deadline-oriented, and proactive in identifying and addressing potential challenges.

Additional Requirements:

• Portfolio:  A portfolio of previous proposals and grant applications is highly desirable.
• Work Environment:  This role can be performed remotely or in our office, with occasional travel to client meetings and industry events.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Health and dental insurance.
• Flexible work hours and remote work options.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

We look forward to welcoming a skilled Edtech Proposal Writer who is passionate about advancing education through technology and can help us achieve our mission of delivering impactful educational solutions.

Interested in joining us? Send your resume/CV to [email protected].