Head of Finance / CFO
Core
Finance leader responsible for running the money side of an anime AI and video game company, managing books, controls, compliance, and strategic M&A across US and Japan.
Role type
Head of Finance / CFO
Builds
Anime video games and diffusion models
Domain
AI/ML (anime diffusion) + Video Games
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Financial statement preparation, spend management, US and Japan tax compliance, transfer pricing, M&A diligence, cloud/GPU economics modeling
Preferred skills
Passion for anime and video games, experience leading finance at a startup, comfort with flat organizational structures
Technologies
Ramp, US federal/state tax systems, Japanese tax filing systems, cloud/GPU infrastructure
Responsibilities
Close and reconcile financial statements across US parent and Japanese subsidiary; manage expense policy, bill pay, and approvals; handle US federal/state taxes, Japanese filings, tax treaties, R&D credits, and audits; manage app store payouts, global sales tax/VAT/JCT, and live-ops monetization reporting; negotiate vendor contracts and model multi-year compute economics; lead strategic M&A due diligence and closing
