Financial Operations Lead
Core
Build the finance function from scratch for a high-growth AI startup, handling end-to-end operations from payments and billing to financial modeling and international tax.
Role type
First Finance Operations Lead (Generalist)
Builds
Finance processes, tooling, and budgets for a scaling AI platform
Domain
AI / Intellectual Property / High-growth Tech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Accounting fundamentals, financial modeling, process implementation, automation, stakeholder management, international finance, cash management
Preferred skills
Early finance hire experience, procurement negotiation, treasury management, multi-entity consolidation, accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), STEM background, AI tooling mastery
Technologies
ERP/accounting systems, spend management tools, billing & AR systems, AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini)
Responsibilities
Own supplier payments and vendor negotiations; manage customer invoicing and collections; run monthly close and financial reporting; design and implement finance stack; build budgets and financial culture; create financial models for major decisions; manage international finance and tax; steward cash and treasury.
Seniority
Early-stage, hands-on IC