Finance Generalist

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$90K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of finance experience in a high-growth tech company, particularly in hardware and R&D sectors
  • Strong accounting skills for book closing and audit processes
  • Proficient in financial modeling and planning
  • Experience in investment banking or strategic finance is beneficial if combined with practical accounting knowledge
  • Familiarity with compute-heavy businesses or ability to learn AI infrastructure economics
  • Ability to operate at all levels from detailed accounting tasks to high-level financial strategy
  • Proactive approach with a strong ownership mentality.

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete monthly and quarterly accounting close process, including all necessary journal entries and reconciliations
  • Ensure audit-readiness and uphold rigorous financial standards
  • Manage both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
  • Oversee cash management and treasury operations, including effective cash positioning and forecasting
  • Develop scalable accounting systems and processes as the company expands
  • Construct and maintain financial models for planning and budgeting purposes
  • Lead the annual planning process and manage rolling forecasts across the organization.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape financial operations in a high-growth AI environment
  • Work in a multifaceted role that combines diverse finance functions
  • Gain experience with cutting-edge AI technologies and infrastructure
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and top executives
  • Contribute to strategic decision-making through detailed financial analyses.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a finance generalist who can be the financial backbone of a high-growth AI company. You will own both the accounting close process and FP&A work, operating across functions that larger organizations typically staff separately.

What You'll Do

Accounting & Financial Operations
  • Own the full monthly and quarterly close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements
  • Ensure audit-readiness and maintain good financial hygiene
  • Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Oversee cash and treasury operations, including cash positioning and forecasting
  • Build and maintain scalable accounting systems and processes as the company grows
  • Familiarity with AI tools, research-heavy industries, and AI hardware accounting is a plus

FP&A & Strategic Finance
  • Build and maintain financial models (including long-term model) to support planning, budgeting, and decision-making
  • Own the annual plan and rolling forecasts across the business
  • Model compute and GPU economics - understanding the unit economics of AI infrastructure is core to this role
  • Prepare financial analyses and board/investor materials

What We're Looking For
  • 3-5 years of finance experience at a high-growth technology company with significant hardware and R&D costs, ideally in a role that spans both accounting and FP&A
  • Strong accounting foundation. You can close the books, pass an audit, and explain a balance sheet without a cheat sheet
  • Fluency in financial modeling and planning
  • Background in investment banking or strategic finance is a plus, but only if paired with hands-on accounting experience
  • Experience working with compute-heavy or GPU-intensive businesses, or a demonstrated ability to quickly get up to speed on the economics of AI infrastructure
  • Comfort operating in both the weeds (month-end close) and at altitude (board-level financial narratives)
  • High ownership mentality - this is a role for someone who moves without being asked and flags issues before they become problems

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