Suraj Jain
New York City, NY, United States0
Strategic CFO | $370MM+ Capital Executed | M&A & Restructuring Expert
Operator-first CFO and dealmaker with 15+ years building and scaling companies through buy-and-build M&A, FP&A infrastructure, and value creation. Built Begin's finance function from the ground up while scaling the company from $1MM to $75MM peak ARR and structuring $370MM+ in financing and five acquisitions totaling $220MM+ in enterprise value.
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Begin
Oct 2014 — Present · 12 yrs
Chief Financial Officer
Jul 2025 — Present · New York, NY
Partner with CEO and board on capital allocation, financing, and M&A strategy. Own treasury, multi-entity US and international reporting, and consolidated financial planning across five P&Ls. Built an AI-enabled finance stack and reduced cloud operating spend 45% through infrastructure optimization. Lead a 15-person finance organization spanning FP&A, accounting, data analytics, and fulfillment.
Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
Oct 2014 — Jun 2025 · Greater New York City Area
• Created and led cross-functional growth teams that owned A/B Testing across iOS, Android, and our Website
• Shifted monetization model from freemium to free trial, which improved conversion rates by 220%
• Supported marketing and BD partnership goals of adding subscribers and improving conversion rates
• Led an agile scrum team to optimize conversion and retention
• Launched a major app redesign featuring personalized pathways that improved conversion, increased retention by 35%, and delivered better learning outcomes for kids (while being more fun for them too!)
• Tested onboarding flows, landing pages, referral program, new features, brand positioning, etc. that resulted in industry-leading mobile conversion according to Apple benchmarks
Finance & Operations Manager
ClassPassMar 2014 — Sep 2014 · New York City Metropolitan Area
Ran finance and operations through Series Seed and Series A fundraising as the team scaled from 9 to 80+ employees. Owned the operating model, budgeting, and projections. Redesigned cancellation policy which cut fee incidence 80% and lifted gross margin 4 percentage points.
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Co-founder and Head of Business Operations
FinLit.comOct 2012 — Mar 2014 · New York City Metropolitan Area
Co-founded a financial education startup for young adults. Built the product strategy and business model from the ground up.
Houlihan Lokey
Jun 2008 — Oct 2012 · 4 yrs 4 mos
Investment Banking Analyst – Financial Restructuring
Jul 2009 — Oct 2012 · New York, New York
Led debtor- and creditor-side restructuring mandates, equity raises, and M&A work including Six Flags' $2.4B restructuring as an advisor to the Board. Built DCFs, LBOs, 13-week cash flows, and liquidation analyses across multiple complex transactions.
Summer Analyst
Jun 2008 — Aug 2008
Education
University of Virginia
BS in Commerce with a Concentration in Finance and Management
Jan 2005 — Jan 2009
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University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce
B.S. in Commerce with a Concentration in Finance and Management
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Skills
Executive DevelopmentCapital AllocationFundraisingFinancial ForecastingE-CommerceScenario PlanningFinancial OversightOperations ManagementM&A ExecutionSaaS MetricsFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)DealsPrioritizationTeamworkProduct StrategyCross-functional Team Leadership