Finance Lead

White Circle

$125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience in finance and accounting with a strong focus on US GAAP.
  • Strong accounting fundamentals and knowledge of financial close processes.
  • Ability to work independently without a large team.
  • Experience in a multi-entity or group company setup. Preferred CPA qualification and international accounting experience.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily finance and accounting operations for US entity with US GAAP focus.
  • Ensure accurate monthly financial close and reporting.
  • Collaborate with external accountants, tax advisors, and auditors as necessary.
  • Create financial reports detailing revenue, expenses, cash flow, and overall financial health.
  • Manage budgeting and forecasting processes, including revenue estimating and cash needs.
  • Develop financial models to guide strategic decisions related to hiring, spending, and fundraising.
  • Automate finance workflows for improved quality and efficiency in reporting.

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity package in the company.
  • Paid time off that adheres to local regulations, irrespective of work location.
  • Provision of necessary hardware, tools, and services for your role.
  • Free subscriptions for AI agents and IDEs to enhance productivity.
  • Biannual team off-sites in exciting locations.
Full Job Description
TLDR: We're looking for a hands-on Finance Lead to own day-to-day accounting and finance operations: from reviewing expenses, invoices, and receipts to financial reporting, forecasting, and cash & burn tracking.

You will:
  • Own day-to-day finance and accounting operations across different entities, with a focus on the US entity and US GAAP accounting
  • Own the monthly financial close and ensure our reporting and financial data are accurate and up to date
  • Work with external accountants, tax advisors, auditors, and other finance providers where needed
  • Build and maintain financial reporting that gives a clear view of revenue, expenses, cash, burn, runway, and overall financial health
  • Own budgeting and forecasting processes, including estimating revenue, expenses, headcount, cash needs, and runway
  • Build and maintain financial models to support hiring, spending, pricing, fundraising, and other strategic decisions
  • Help design and improve accounting and finance processes as we scale
  • Prepare financial information and analyses for investors, fundraising processes, board materials, and due diligence
  • Identify opportunities to automate repetitive finance workflows and improve the quality and speed of financial reporting


You'll fit right in if you:
  • You have hands-on experience with US GAAP accounting (must-have)
  • You have strong accounting fundamentals and are comfortable owning the financial close and financial reporting process
  • You can work independently and take ownership of the finance function without needing a large team around you
  • You have experience with accounting or finance in a multi-entity or group company setup

A big plus:
  • CPA qualification
  • Experience with international accounting
  • Experience with financial forecasting, budgeting, cash flow planning, and burn/runway tracking
  • Build lightweight dashboards and internal tools when needed to make financial analysis more accessible
  • Comfortable building financial models from scratch and using them to answer real business questions
  • Experience setting up finance and accounting processes from scratch


Why White Circle
  • Meaningful equity package
  • Paid time off in line with your local regulations, no matter where you work from
  • All the hardware, tools, and services you need
  • Covered subscriptions for AI agents and IDEs
  • Team off-sites twice a year: we've recently been to the Alps and to Saint-Tropez


How we hire
  1. Intro call (25 min)
  2. Take-home test task
  3. Final call with CEO (45 min)

Please submit your application in English

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