Head of Finance

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of the entire finance function, encompassing accounting and closing processes, forecasting, strategic planning, and board reporting.

• Report directly to the COO, delivering financial data and insights to guide significant decision-making.

• Equip department heads with transparency regarding budgets, modifications, and trade-offs.

• Detect financial risks and opportunities while proposing actions related to expenditure and cost management.

• Collaborate with RevOps on aspects like revenue, compensation strategies, unit economics, retention, and sales efficiency.

• Supervise commission and compensation schemes.

• Manage annual planning, quarterly reforecasts, operating models, cash forecasts, and scenario analyses for pricing, hiring, and growth.

• Oversee month-end and year-end closing, accounts receivable/payable processes, revenue recognition, and tax obligations.

• Lead the annual audit and ensure compliance with tax and regulatory requirements.

• Handle relationships with investors, lenders, banks, and other financial institutions.

• Own the reporting process for the board and investors.

• Spearhead fundraising initiatives from financial modeling to data room management.

• Expand and guide the finance team.

• Determine which functions should be kept in-house versus outsourced.

• Leverage AI and automation to enhance the efficiency of a streamlined finance team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in FP&A and managing the complete finance function, including accounting, within early-stage and rapidly growing SaaS companies.

• Demonstrated experience in building and leading a finance team.

• Hold accountability for the company’s financial health.

• Experience in conducting audits.

• Background in supporting fundraising efforts.

• Experience in presenting directly to a board of directors.

• Comfortable with account reconciliations and articulating growth strategies to the board.

• Strong financial acumen and the ability to underpin recommendations with thorough analysis.

• Capacity to communicate financial concepts clearly to a diverse audience, from novice managers to board members.

• Exhibit a highly autonomous work approach.

• Experience in hiring, mentoring, and elevating the standards of a finance team.

• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar platforms for automating tasks, constructing models, and extracting insights.

• Ability to excel in a fully distributed team environment and adapt quickly without compromising rigor.

• Must reside in the United States.

• Employer visa sponsorship is not currently available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Emphasis on remote-first and fully remote work arrangements.

• Flexibility in personal working hours based on your time zone.

• Inclusive team-wide meetings accommodating all North American time zones.