VP of Finance

Moon

$230K — $290K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in finance with senior roles at VC-backed technology startups; has been through raises firsthand.
  • Experience designing equity compensation plans and engaging directly with investors and boards.
  • Proven track record building or leading an FP&A function with strong modeling and analysis skills.
  • Expertise in modern finance and operations tools, including familiarity with AI agents in workflows.
  • Working knowledge of both QuickBooks and NetSuite; capable of running one and migrating to the other.
  • Experience negotiating with banks, payment processors, or financing partners is advantageous.
  • Background in financial economics regarding R&D-heavy or project-based workforces.
  • Familiarity with SOC 2 / ISO 27001 standards is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Own financial operations across two companies including close, budgets, cash flow, intercompany billing, and board presentations.
  • Build and manage the FP&A function involving forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and operating metrics.
  • Produce monthly financial reports for evaluation and strategic decision-making.
  • Deliver vital reports and materials for the President/CEO and create investor presentations.
  • Support software modules commercially by coordinating with financial institutions for payment programs.
  • Develop financial unit economics for a project-driven workforce, focusing on R&D costs and pricing.
  • Design incentive structures in collaboration with the People team, including bonus and equity plans.
  • Establish and maintain a documented SOP Run Book for streamlined finance operations.
  • Serve as the lead on legal agreements and compliance coordination with external counsel.
  • Facilitate audits of company financials with external auditors and prepare for institutional scrutiny.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with a focus on innovation.
  • Opportunities for career advancement in a fast-growing company.
  • Collaborative culture with access to leading industry tools and technologies.
  • Support for professional development, including ongoing training and education programs.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

As VP of Finance you will lead finance for Moon and also oversee finance for a sister operating company with 80+ employees - bringing startup and VC discipline to a business scaling toward a major platform launch. You have come up through high-growth technology companies, raised money from VCs, designed equity compensation plans, and worked directly with investors. We expect AI and agents to do the repetitive work of this function: you will build finance that way from the start.

About the role
• You will join reporting to the CEO with a Controller reporting to you, owning everything from monthly close discipline and FP&A to the financial model, investor materials, and the reporting the President/CEO runs the companies on.

What you'll do
• Own financial operations across both companies: close, budgets, cash, intercompany and platform billing, and the board pack.
• Build and run the FP&A function: forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, scenario models, and the operating metrics behind headcount and investment decisions.
• Produce monthly financial reports by company, with evaluation and analysis - what the numbers say, why, and what we should do about it.
• Deliver the reports and visibility the President/CEO needs to run the companies, and build investor presentations and decks.
• Support the software modules commercially: work with banks, payment processors, and financing companies to structure and operate the payments and financing programs the platform offers.
• Build financial unit economics for a large R&D and project-based workforce: R&D cost treatment, per-module and per-user economics, pricing support.
• Design equity and incentive structures with the People team: bonus plan mechanics, equity or profits-interest programs, executive comp.
• Create and maintain a documented SOP Run Book of company finance operations - the function runs on written process, not memory.
• Serve as de facto lead on legal agreements and legal needs across the companies, coordinating outside counsel.
• Work with external auditors to complete audits of company financials.
• Prepare the company for institutional scrutiny: diligence readiness and audit-ready practices supporting SOC 2.
• Own the finance side of SOC 2 and ISO 27001: financial and access controls, vendor risk management, and audit evidence - partnering with IT and People to certify ahead of launch.
• Deploy AI agents and automation across the finance stack.

Qualifications
• 10+ years in finance with senior roles at VC-backed technology startups; has been through raises firsthand.
• Has designed equity compensation plans and worked directly with investors and boards.
• Has built or led an FP&A function; strong modeling and analysis craft.
• Expert in modern finance and ops tooling (e.g., Ramp, Rippling, Navan) and AI agents in real workflows.
• Working command of both QuickBooks and NetSuite - able to run one and lead a migration to the other.
• Experience negotiating with banks, payment processors, or financing partners a strong plus.
• Experience with R&D-heavy or project-based workforce economics.
• Has operated under or achieved SOC 2 / ISO 27001 a strong plus.

The pay range for this role is:

230,000 - 290,000 USD per year (Moon HQ)

Similar Jobs

More Finance & Insurance Jobs

Find similar VP of Finance jobs: