Finance Lead
Skills
About the Role
Own the day-to-day finance function as a hands-on FP&A and strategic finance operator in a lean, startup-oriented environment. Report to the Chief of Staff, manage one direct report, partner with leadership, and maintain financial discipline while preserving operational flexibility.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant finance experience
- Strong FP&A and financial modeling background
- Experience operating in startups, growth-stage companies, or venture-backed environments
- Comfortable managing external accounting and tax providers
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
- Able to operate independently with limited structure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High ownership mentality and bias toward action
Responsibilities
- Own the annual budgeting process
- Maintain operating forecasts and runway models
- Support capital allocation decisions
- Develop business metrics and performance reporting
- Provide decision support to leadership
- Manage cash forecasting and liquidity planning
- Maintain banking relationships and operational controls
- Support treasury-related initiatives
- Monitor short and long-term capital requirements
- Coordinate monthly and annual financial reporting
- Prepare board, investor, and management reporting packages
- Complete periodic shareholder and investor audit confirmations
- Maintain financial models and planning assumptions
- Oversee accounting close processes through external providers
- Manage relationships with accounting, tax, and audit providers
- Coordinate external advisors and service providers
- Ensure timely completion of compliance obligations
- Oversee accounts payable and receivable processes
- Maintain finance policies and procedures
- Support internal controls appropriate for company size and stage
- Ensure continuity across recurring finance operations
- Assist leadership with special projects as required
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation package
- Flexible and remote work environment
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays annually
- Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology
