CFO/VP of Finance

Modern Treasury is a payment operations platform that provides a unified API for businesses to move money via ACH, wire, RTP, FedNow, and stablecoins with built-in compliance and ledgering.

315 Montgomery St., 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States
About Modern Treasury

Modern Treasury provides infrastructure for companies building payment products, offering a unified API across ACH, wire, RTP, FedNow, and stablecoin rails. Users can initiate and track payments, maintain accurate balances through a real-time double-entry ledger, and automate reconciliation. The platform supports both an integrated PSP model for rapid onboarding and direct bank partnerships as companies grow to larger transaction volumes.

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About the Role

You will partner with the CEO and management team on company strategy, organizational design, and resource allocation. You will guide product economics, pricing, and partner negotiations; lead capital markets and strategic transactions; communicate with the Board and investors; scale the finance function; and develop an AI strategy for finance.

Requirements

  • Experience navigating primary capital raises, debt financings, or M&A
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills for boards, investors, and external stakeholders
  • Experience operating in a high-growth startup
  • Fintech infrastructure or application-layer experience
  • Authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Shape the company and operating model with the CEO and management team
  • Drive resource allocation and long-term value creation
  • Guide product strategy, pricing, packaging, and payments economics
  • Negotiate with financial partners and banks
  • Lead capital markets, capital raises, debt facilities, M&A, and strategic transactions
  • Communicate financial performance, outlook, and strategy to the Board and investors
  • Build, manage, and scale the finance function
  • Develop and implement an AI strategy for finance

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Generous benefits