Head of Finance

Responsibilities

• Own all bookkeeping, payroll accounting, A/P, A/R, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Maintain clean balance sheets and P&Ls, reviewed monthly with the CEO.
• Forecast Ethyca’s long-term financial model, including ARR, CARR, cashflow, headcount, and expense projections.
• Build a rolling 12-month forecast and implement a disciplined FP&A cadence across the business.
• Conduct scenario planning to guide hiring, GTM strategy, pricing, and product investment decisions.
• Deliver quarterly investor updates, board reporting packages, and KPI dashboards without external support.
• Partner with the CEO on fundraising strategy, due diligence materials, and financial storytelling.
• Implement scalable financial systems across QuickBooks, Rippling, Ramp, and BILL.
• Establish internal controls, revenue and expense policies, and audit-ready documentation.
• Ensure GAAP-compliant accounting and high-trust governance across all financial practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Operations leaders to ensure financial alignment with company strategy.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance executives.
• Support company-wide planning related to hiring, cost structure, EU expansion, and AI-driven operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Significant experience owning finance end-to-end at an early-stage or growth-stage technology company.
• Independent leadership of accounting, forecasting, and financial strategy without external providers.
• Fluency in GAAP, accrual accounting, FP&A, monthly close cycles, and SaaS metrics.
• Built or significantly improved financial models used for board-level decisions.
• Exceptional attention to detail and treating financial accuracy as core infrastructure.
• Comfortable operating as a team of one initially and scaling systems before scaling headcount.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate financial insights clearly.
• Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and builds structure from zero.
• Demonstrates trust, integrity, optimism, and a commitment to excellence - core Ethyca values.