Daryl Allen
Finance Executive, Content Creator, and Startup Utility Player
- Role
- VP of Finance at Stackhawk
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Daryl Allen
Strategic financial executive and CPA with 20+ years in high-growth SaaS startups. I\'ve been through the Seed to Series B+ journey multiple times: building finance functions from scratch, driving automation and AI workflows, managing investor relationships, and rolling up my sleeves with every department in the org. I\'m equally comfortable in the weeds and at feet. I balance my finance career with creative passion projects built around storytelling. Sodafry.com is a top-ranked food and beverage media brand, and Journal Entries is my LinkedIn newsletter and video series on accounting culture, modern finance workflows, and the real stories behind the profession. This creative work makes me a more rounded and persuasive finance leader. My finance background adds color and perspective that most creators don\'t have. Most importantly, I always use my turn signals.
Experience
VP of Finance
Sep 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
As the senior-most financial leader at StackHawk, I report directly to the CEO and board with no CFO above the role, owning all financial strategy, operations, legal, and external stakeholder relationships across the organization-Senior-most finance leader in the organization, reporting directly to the CEO and board and responsible for all financial strategy, operations, and external stakeholder relationships-Built custom AI-powered workflows, skills, and projects to automate and enhance accounting and legal processes, leveraging Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini as daily operational tools-Extended cash runway by 36+ months through debt refinancing and cost optimization, collaborating directly with the CEO on strategy and execution-Spearheaded fundraising efforts, partnering with the CEO on investor pitch decks, financial modeling, and data room preparation-Built and scaled finance operations, implementing compliance-driven accounting policies and scalable systems for accounting, billing, payables, commissions, and payroll-Established long-term forecasts and short-term budgets with monthly variance analysis to reduce ambiguity and support confident leadership decisions-Built and continuously refined strategic SaaS revenue models and operational dashboards, tracking key business drivers and KPIs to champion recommendations that shaped decisions for the leadership team and board-Negotiated enterprise contracts with Fortune 100 companies, leading all external legal reviews, MSA redlines, and reseller agreements
Education
Western Washington University
BA, Accounting
2004 — 2008
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