Head of Finance (1st finance hire) – AI startup

Head of Finance (1st finance hire) – AI startup

Hybrid working – City (3 days) + WFH

Talentedge are delighted to have been retained by a hyper-growth AI native SaaS scaleup on their #1 in finance opportunity.

It’s fair to say that we know the CEO well, having worked with them many times over the years – Always with great success.

You’ll be amazing for this role if you have a high passion for AI, love startups and want a broad finance role covering commercial finance, accounting and expansion. Key responsibilities to include:

• Take ownership for the finance infrastructure, ensuring all processes and controls are scalable and automated
• Prepare consolidated monthly management accounts with analysis and commentaries, ensuring an efficient month end close process
• Lead the annual audit
• Own the budgeting, forecasting and company-wide planning processes
• Partner CEO & COO on commercial initiatives including future fundraising, new product launches and potential M&A opportunities
• Lead on investor relations
• Analyse and report on key SaaS metrics such as LTV/CAC, ARR / MRR / CHURN / Payback Period / Retention Cohorts
• Business partner cross-functionally

Profile:

• Qualified accountant with a strong academic background
• High growth, VC backed SaaS scaleup experience
• Any US exposure is advantageous however non-essential
• Incredibly AI focussed, with experience of building and owning a lean finance function
• Effective communicator, comfortable working with teams across the business in London & New York
• Ambitious, driven and detail oriented. Someone who can be trusted to deliver.

Opportunities like this do not come around every day, so please get in touch ASAP!

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