Strategic Finance Operations Leader
Aegis AI Security · New York, NY · 2 mo ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own the financial operating rhythm of the company.
- Drive the budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation processes.
- Prepare financial packages for executive meetings, offsites, and board meetings to ensure data-driven decision-making.
- Take ownership of our early-stage financial plumbing.
- Implement our first scalable ERP/billing systems and ensure GAAP compliance.
- Manage vendor negotiations and payroll.
- Partner directly with the CEO on future fundraising rounds.
- Own the financial model, manage the diligence data room, track critical SaaS/AI metrics (burn rate, CAC, gross margins, NRR).
- Craft the financial narrative that secures our next stage of growth.
- Ensure financial alignment across Product, Engineering, and GTM.
- Track and optimize AI compute/cloud costs.
- Model pricing for new AI features.
- Collaborate with Sales on compensation plans and revenue recognition.
- Draft board decks, investor updates, and company-wide performance memos.
- 4-7+ Years of Experience: Likely from Investment Banking, Private Equity, Big 4 Accounting (with startup experience), or a Strategic Finance / FP&A role at a high-growth startup.
- Experience in "founder-led" environments is a huge plus.
- Financially & Technically Fluent: Master of financial modeling and SaaS metrics, comfortable discussing compute costs, LLM token economics, and AI pricing structures.
- CPA, CFA, or deep accounting knowledge is highly preferred.
- This is the ultimate "finishing school" for a future CFO or financially-minded Founder.
- Learn directly from serial entrepreneurs who built Gmail and Chrome Security.
- Work with partners at Accel and Foundation Capital.
- Build the financial engine that powers the "immune system" for the modern enterprise.