About the Company
FloQast is a cloud-based company that builds software to help manage accounting departments by centralizing the workflow, assigning tasks, supporting documentation, and automating tie-outs and reconciliations. We pride ourselves on being the fastest, most accurate way for accountants to close out their books. Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, we are a growing startup in the accounting space with only a handful of competitors and great vision.
About the Engagement
FloQast is seeking an experienced People Strategy Consultant to deliver certain defined, time-limited projects supporting our People function. This is an independent contractor engagement, not an employment position. The Contractor will be retained to produce specific work product against agreed milestones and will determine independently how, when, and where the work is performed.
The anticipated engagement term is approximately 3-4 months, beginning on or around July 1, 2026 and concluding upon delivery and acceptance of the deliverables below. Scope, acceptance criteria, and fees for each deliverable will be set out in a written Statement of Work executed by both parties.
Deliverables
The People Strategy Consultant will be engaged to produce the following deliverables:
Employee Relations Framework. Design and document an employee relations framework, including
supporting policies, escalation pathways, and reference materials, delivered as a defined work product.
Annual Performance Review and Merit Enablement. Develop the enablement package for FloQast’s annual performance review and merit cycle, including training materials and the delivery of associated training sessions to designated stakeholders.
Workstream Playbooks. Build a set of workstream playbooks documenting defined people-operations processes, delivered as completed reference documentation.
Calibration Consolidation and Visualization. Develop a consolidated calibration framework and supporting visual tools to streamline the review and alignment of performance calibration data across teams, delivered as a defined work product.
PBP Process Optimization and AI-Integration. Evaluate and optimize existing PBP processes and identify opportunities for AI-integration to improve efficiency and accuracy, delivered as a documented recommendations package and updated process flows.
PBP Toolkits and Enablement Materials Update. Review and update existing PBP toolkits and enablement materials to reflect current best practices and organizational needs, delivered as revised reference documentation.
Policy Review and Optimization. Conduct a comprehensive review of existing People-function policies and deliver optimized policy documentation with recommended updates, delivered as a completed policy package.
The People Strategy Consultant would be engaged to produce and deliver these work products. The People Strategy Consultant is not engaged to perform ongoing day-to-day operational duties, to manage or supervise FloQast personnel, or to occupy a standing role within the People team.
How the Engagement Works
The People Strategy Consultant controls the manner, method, schedule, and location of the work, and is responsible for delivering the agreed deliverables by the agreed milestones.
The People Strategy Consultant uses their own equipment and tools and may engage their own assistants or subcontractors.
The People Strategy Consultant is free to perform services for other clients, including concurrently, during the term, subject to certain contractual restrictions.
Compensation is tied to the deliverables as set out in the Statement of Work, and is not a salary or wage tied to a set number of working hours.
The People Strategy Consultant will not supervise FloQast employees and will have no authority over FloQast personnel.
Where possible, the People Strategy Consultant will be engaged through their own business entity and will be responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and business expenses.
Qualifications and Experience
Demonstrated experience producing people-operations work product such as employee relations frameworks, performance review enablement materials, calibration frameworks, policy documentation, and process playbooks, ideally for scaling technology or SaaS companies.
Exceptional written communication, with significant experience crafting clear, structured, and persuasive narrative business documents.
A track record of completing defined consulting projects independently and on schedule.
Experience developing and delivering training materials and facilitating training sessions.
Prior success at designing and implementing culture-focused initiatives.
Project management experience and the ability to use data and analytics to drive decision making and measure results.
Talent assessment skills, along with experience developing high-performing leaders and teams.
Operates as an established independent consultant or business providing these services to multiple clients.
Experience evaluating and optimizing people-operations processes, including familiarity with AI-driven tools and automation opportunities within HR workflows.
Proven ability to conduct policy reviews and deliver clear, actionable policy documentation aligned with organizational needs and legal requirements.
Skills Sets
Emotional intelligence with the ability to build trust and credibility rapidly.
Self-starter with a high level of initiative and strong sense of ownership and urgency, organizational and time management skills.
Ability to multi-task and function in a fast-paced environment.
Proactive problem solver, detail-oriented, self-motivated.
Excellent written and verbal skills with attention to detail in corresponding with prospective and current clients and providing agreed-upon deliverables
