Head of Finance

What you'll do

• Proactively analyze business data to identify financial trends and provide strategic recommendations to the leadership team.
• Manage the annual operating plan, regular forecasting, and reporting on revenue, gross profit, and burn.
• Oversee cash flow, treasury operations, banking relationships, and debt facility compliance.
• Support equity and debt fundraising by preparing models, diligence materials, and investor analysis.
• Ensure all financial reporting is GAAP compliant and audit-ready while defending company positions to external auditors.
• Lead the financial workstreams for strategic initiatives, including new product launches and regulatory requirements.
• Modernize financial operations by implementing automation and AI tools across forecasting, reporting, and reconciliation.
• Lead, coach, and scale the internal finance team to meet the needs of a high-growth organization.

What we're looking for

• Twelve or more years of experience in finance as a strategic leader at a high-growth payments or fintech company.
• Deep knowledge of payments economics, including card issuing and acquiring, interchange, network costs, and profit drivers.
• Proven track record of using automation and AI to transform financial operations while maintaining auditability.
• Experience scaling a finance function through rapid revenue growth into new business lines like credit or acquiring.
• Experience managing burn and runway, as well as supporting debt and equity fundraising.
• Experience working with external auditors and defending financial reporting and judgments under review.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and raise the standards of a high-performing finance team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and directly while maintaining composure in a fast-moving environment.