Head of Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee daily financial operations, including payroll, invoicing, billing, payables, and multi-currency reconciliation.

• Collaborate with the external accounting firm to maintain precise and well-documented financial records.

• Ensure that curators and accommodation partners receive timely and accurate payments.

• Take ownership of tracking, reconciliation, and controls related to curator advances.

• Investigate options, create models, and suggest modifications to platform money flows.

• Develop payment and payout solutions in conjunction with the engineering team.

• Manage revenue recognition, intermediary accounting treatment, annual audits, and year-end closing processes.

• Ensure compliance with VAT regulations, payment laws, and financial data protection standards.

• Oversee monthly closing, cash position management, burn reporting, budgeting, and financial modeling.

• Assist with revenue forecasting, fundraising strategies, and working capital facilities.

• Model hiring expenses and align headcount strategies with budget and runway considerations.

• Work on compensation structures, salary benchmarks, and ESOP management.

• Create profit and loss statements by event and curator while enhancing margins.

• Optimize cash timing, treasury management, currency risk, and client fund handling.

• Act as a deal desk for curator partnerships and conduct monthly business reviews.

• Redesign the financial stack and automate workflows and dashboards for efficiency.

• Influence the financial aspects of fintech features such as split payments, payouts, and new payment methods.

• Lead the setup and management of entities beyond Estonia, starting with Brazil.

• Optimize tax and VAT processes across various countries and manage intercompany cash flows.

• Handle chargebacks, fraud checks, and deposit management.

• Leverage AI and automation to scale the finance function effectively.

• Recruit the first finance operations team member as the volume of work increases.

• Within the first 90 days, transition from the interim finance partner, map out processes and money flows, deliver reliable monthly reports, and take charge of the audit and year-end preparations.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in finance.

• At least 3 years of hands-on leadership experience in finance at a rapidly growing startup.

• Experience in finance operations and accounting.

• Strong commercial finance judgment to model cash flow, advances, and working capital.

• Knowledge of marketplace payments, multi-currency flows, and VAT regulations across different countries.

• Proven experience collaborating closely with product and engineering teams on payment or fintech features.

• Experience in setting up or managing entities in multiple countries.

• Hands-on experience with audits, financial closes, and payroll processes.

• Proficiency with modern finance tools and AI technologies.

• Ability to automate repetitive tasks effectively.

• Detail-oriented, trustworthy, and discreet; able to identify and flag issues promptly.

• Proactive and assertive in approach.

• Familiarity with EU company structures, preferably Estonian (a plus).

• Experience with Stripe, Xero, and Deel (a plus).

• Background in revenue-sharing, ticketing, or hospitality industries (a plus).

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work-from-home arrangement available for all team members.

• Opportunity to earn equity through the company option plan.

• Generous time-off policy.

• One week each year when the entire company takes a collective break.