Finance Director

About the role

We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Director of Finance to own and revamp the financial infrastructure for our growing multi-entity organization. You are our ideal candidate if you have participated in building or rebuilding finance functions from the ground up, are hands-on with modern accounting tools and consolidation workflows, and bring a strong working knowledge of and appetite to continue learning how AI can accelerate financial operations.

Reporting directly to the COO, you will lead consolidated reporting, FP&A, and accounting operations while managing a small team and partnering with external service providers. This is a high-trust, high-ownership role for a finance leader who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and is deeply excited about building financial systems that scale. This role is 5 days/week in our Mountain View office.

Responsibilities

• Own consolidated financial reporting - lead reporting across several domestic and offshore entities and intercompany relationships. Deliver executive-ready financials to the COO and CEO within the 30-day close target.
• Design and implement financial infrastructure - work with the COO to select and migrate platforms, redesign processes, and build the systems needed to support a growing multi-entity operation. You will build, not just operate.
• Build and maintain the FP&A function - own budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, and dashboards. Translate financial data into clear insights that drive resource allocation and strategic decisions.
• Lead the monthly and quarterly close process - manage the end-to-end close, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Supervise the accounting team on day-to-day operations and serve as the point of escalation.
• Advise the COO and CEO on financial strategy - be a trusted thought partner on resource allocation, investment decisions, and financial planning.
• Leverage AI to accelerate financial operations - build and maintain financial automations using Google AppsScript, AI tools, and API integrations to reduce manual work while maintaining accuracy, consistent with DeepLearning.AI’s AI-first operating philosophy.

Skills

• Write code (with AI help is ok), work with Google AppsScript and financial tools APIs, and leverage AI tools to automate financial processes and reduce manual work.
• Communicate clearly and translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-finance executives.
• Manage external relationships with tax advisors, auditors, insurance providers, and outsourced bookkeepers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in finance, with at least 2 to 3 in a multi-entity environment (VC-backed or founder-led tech preferred).
• Has built or rebuilt financial infrastructure, not just operated within one - including platform selection, process redesign, and consolidation workflows.
• Hands-on experience with QBO/Intuit ecosystem, modern FP&A tools, and multi-entity consolidation.

Nice to have

• Experience with transfer pricing, international tax (e.g., Taiwan subsidiary), and revenue recognition under ASC 606.
• Startup or founder-led company experience, with comfort operating in a lean, frugal, fast-moving environment.
• Experience managing or partnering with Big Four advisory firms.

Benefits

• Join a world-class team of experts across marketing, operations, product, and more - working to change the world.
• Collaborate globally with colleagues across cultures and geographies.
• Bring high-impact ideas to life with the freedom to be exceptionally creative.
• Work directly with AI visionary Andrew Ng and help shape the future of AI education at scale.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, a monthly education stipend, flexible PTO, and much more.

Our Defining Values

• We care deeply about our learners: We let our learner's needs guide our actions and decisions and put our mission ahead of ourselves.
• We are great at what we do: We strive for excellence in all dimensions, especially in the quality of the content we create and the people we hire.
• We default to action: We are comfortable acting with limited information and taking ownership of our decisions.
• We ask why: We ask the hard questions and are open to being in the wrong. We advocate for the best ideas, not our ideas.
• We are honest and authentic: We are transparent as an organization, over-communicate to build trust, and share our failures just as we do our successes.
• We do this together: We help each other grow and succeed and have fun at work, even in a remote environment.