Strategic Finance Lead

Frontera is reimagining how children with autism and other behavioral health needs get the care they deserve. We bring together world-class clinicians, technologists, and autism specialists to build cutting-edge AI tools that help care teams work smarter and spend more time with the children and families who need them most. Our platform is HIPAA-compliant and designed for the real-world needs of behavioral health teams - from psychologists to ABA therapists. By combining evidence-based care with powerful technology, we’re expanding access to high-quality services for families everywhere. Our Mission Frontera exists to close the care gap: every child, no matter where they live, should be able to access effective behavioral healthcare. Role Overview We are seeking a high-ownership Strategic Finance Lead to help build the financial backbone of Frontera as we scale across healthcare services, technology, and emerging health-system business models. This role sits at the intersection of strategic finance, accounting oversight, revenue visibility, and business partnership. The right person will bring strong financial modeling and business analysis skills, healthcare business model fluency, and enough accounting depth to ensure our financial reporting is accurate, explainable, and decision-useful. You will partner closely with Finance, Operations, Product, Commercial, and Clinical leadership to improve forecasting, revenue and margin visibility, unit economics, and operating decision-making across Frontera’s hybrid services + technology model. This is a high-leverage finance role for someone who can operate close to the business, build scalable finance infrastructure, and help leadership understand what is driving performance across a complex healthcare + AI operating model. What You’ll Do Strategic Finance & Business Partnership Partner with Finance and executive leadership to build and maintain financial models that support operating decisions, scenario planning, board reporting, and investor-facing narratives Analyze performance across Frontera’s healthcare services, technology, direct-to-parent, and commercial partnership models Translate financial and operational data into clear insights for leaders across Operations, Product, Commercial, and Clinical teams Support budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, margin analysis, pricing analysis, and ROI analysis for strategic initiatives Help define the financial metrics that matter most for each business line, including revenue growth, utilization, payer mix, gross margin, contribution margin, operating leverage, and unit economics Serve as a strong business partner to functional leaders by bringing analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and practical recommendations Help leadership identify where performance is improving, where the model is breaking down, and what actions are needed to improve results Revenue, Margin & Business Model Visibility Build clean, consistent reporting across multiple revenue models, including: B2B SaaS / platform contracts Direct-to-consumer subscriptions and payments Clinical services revenue, including Medicaid, commercial payers, and private pay Health-system, enterprise, or partnership-based models as Frontera expands Develop clear views of revenue quality, gross margin, contribution margin, and unit economics across services, tech, and hybrid business lines Partner with Payor Ops, Clinical Operations, Commercial, and Product teams to improve revenue visibility and resolve key financial reporting issues Support analysis of payer mix, service line performance, utilization, pricing, collections, and margin improvement opportunities Build reporting that helps leaders understand performance by product, payer, customer type, region, and business segment Help connect operational drivers to financial outcomes so the business can make faster, better decisions Accounting Oversight & Financial Reporting Own and/or oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual clos