Strategic Finance Operations Leader

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.

Qualifications

• High Agency & Low Ego: You are a "fixer." You are equally comfortable presenting a 3-year strategic financial model to Tier-1 VC partners as you are rolling up your sleeves to reconcile monthly accounts or run payroll.
• 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: You are a master of financial modeling and SaaS metrics, but you also understand the business you are modeling. You should be comfortable discussing compute costs, LLM token economics, and AI pricing structures.
• CPA, CFA, or deep accounting knowledge is highly preferred.

Benefits

• This is the ultimate "finishing school" for a future CFO or financially-minded Founder.
• You will be learning directly from serial entrepreneurs who built Gmail and Chrome Security, working with partners at Accel and Foundation Capital, and building the financial engine that powers the "immune system" for the modern enterprise.