Head of Finance (1st finance hire) – AI startup
Head of Finance (1st finance hire) – AI startup
Hybrid working – City (3 days) + WFH
£110k / £130k + share options
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!