Founding Finance & Accounting Lead
HybridSan Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close while ensuring timely, accurate, GAAP-compliant financial reporting for a company scaling from 50 to hundreds of employees. Oversee day-to-day accounting operations including AP, AR, billing, collections, cash management, and vendor payments. Design scalable accounting policies, internal controls, and finance processes that grow alongside the business. Build budgets, forecasts, long-range financial models, and scenario analyses to support strategic planning and improve visibility into company performance. Partner with external accounting firms on tax, audit, and technical accounting matters. Manage banking relationships, working capital, and company spend while continuously improving finance systems through automation and thoughtful process design. Support board reporting, fundraising, and investor diligence as the company grows. Work closely with Sales leadership on bookings, ARR, revenue forecasting, and unit economics to inform strategic decisions.
Required Qualifications
- approximately 6–10 years of progressive experience across accounting, finance, FP&A, or strategic finance
- ideally within venture-backed technology companies
- a strong foundation in accounting and financial operations
- experience owning or materially contributing to the monthly close
- built budgets, forecasts, and financial models that inform business decisions
- understands AI business models, recurring revenue, and growth-stage company metrics
- equally comfortable diving into operational details and partnering with executives on strategic planning
- enjoys building processes from scratch rather than inheriting mature infrastructure
- communicates clearly, thinks analytically, and builds strong cross-functional relationships
- has a bias toward ownership, continuous improvement, and finding better ways to work
Desired Qualifications
- CPA and/or foundation in public accounting
- experience as an early finance hire at a high-growth startup
- experience supporting fundraising, board reporting, or investor diligence
- familiarity with modern & trusted finance systems such as NetSuite, QuickBooks, Campfire, Rillet, Ramp, Stripe, Carta, or similar platforms
- experience leveraging automation and AI to improve finance operations
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