Fractional Director of Finance & Operations

Financial & Strategic Leadership

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across Pixis, ensuring runway, growth planning, and capital strategies.
• Oversee all day-to-day accounting functions: accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements and management reports (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, job-level profitability).
• Support the CEO with investor decks, fundraising models, and financial storytelling, pitch support, and scenario planning.
• Partner with operations to monitor job costing, profitability, and margin analysis; ensure each show is financially sound.
• Track KPIs and performance metrics: identify trends, recommend process improvements, and set financial targets.
• Manage NetSuite to ensure accurate entries, consistent reporting, and scalability.
• Streamline financial processes and systems to support growth and scale.
• Coordinate tax filings (federal, state, local) and oversee relationships with external accounting firms, auditors, and banking partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent (MBA/CPA preferred)
• 10+ years of leadership experience in finance, FP&A, or accounting, ideally in creative, production, or live events environments
• Extensive experience with Excel and ERP/financial systems (NetSuite or comparable)
• Ability to balance strategic finance and hands-on bookkeeping (including deep knowledge of GAAP)
• Proven success in forecasting, fundraising, investor communication, and financial storytelling
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to interpret data and translate into actionable strategy
• Strong leadership presence, communication skills, and comfort in high-stakes settings

• Experience as a senior finance executive at a small company, either full-time or fractional
• Familiarity with drone shows, entertainment, experiential technology, or large-scale production
• Experience scaling a business from startup to high growth

• You will shape the foundational infrastructure of Pixis, with full ownership of finance and operations.
• You’ll work directly with the CEO and influence key growth decisions, capital strategy, and company direction.
• In a dynamic, creative, and technically ambitious environment, your discipline, structure, and leadership will drive everything from fiscal health to show delivery.

HOW WE WORK

At Pixis Drones, precision meets creative spectacle. We engineer safety into every show—from redundancy in hardware/software to procedural discipline and real-time decision frameworks. Our creative edge is rooted in reliability and operational rigor. We welcome people from diverse domains—aviation, robotics, events, media—and provide systems training and mentorship to help you grow.

Next Steps:

To apply for this position please respond to this posting with your cover letter, resume and salary requirements. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

It is the policy of RedPeg to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, RedPeg will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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