Head of Finance AI Transformation
Required skills
Strong technical fluency - comfortable working directly with engineering and data teams, Hands-on deployment of AI or automation in real finance workflows, Proven experience owning finance programs and delivering systems implementations end-to-end, Experience in hypergrowth startups or scale-ups, Structured, clear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
Preferred skills
Fluent in the TA and Ops/data hybrid: FP&A, R2R, funnel diagnostics, and partnering with RevOps/FP&A to forecast and drive decisions
Technologies
ERP vs lightweight tooling, build vs buy, data design, AI workflows, API-friendly, AI-ready architecture
Responsibilities
Design the finance function from first principles, Rebuild core processes (R2R, P2P, O2C, FP&A) to eliminate manual work before it takes root, Deploy AI across every high-leverage workflow, Identify and ship use cases in weeks, not quarters - AI-driven forecasting and scenario modelling, automated reporting and commentary, close and reconciliation workflows, and collections, risk, and anomaly detection, Build and own the technical stack, Select the minimum viable, maximum scalable architecture, Ensure everything is modular, API-friendly, and AI-ready from day one, Work directly with engineering and data teams, Translate financial logic into production systems, Redesign the operating model around augmentation, Define how humans and AI work together - including which roles don't need to exist, Build a function where one great operator and AI outperforms five traditional hires, Deliver the outcomes leadership needs - Reduce time to close, time to forecast, and time to decision, Give leadership real-time, high-quality financial insight, and build systems that scale from current revenue to £100M+ without breaking
Seniority
Head of Finance AI Transformation
Domain
Finance, AI, Automation, Logistics