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Head of Finance
highnote · San Francisco, CA · Posted 58 days ago
This is a leadership role for a finance leader who wants to shape the direction of a high-growth payments company. Reporting to the COO and partnering closely with the CEO and the rest of the leadership team, you will be the person who looks ahead, reads what the numbers are telling us, and proactively lays out the financial moves the company should make. You will not wait to be asked for analysis. You will bring it, defend it, and help us act on it.
Payments is a business of fine margins and constant tradeoffs, where economics, mix, and cost all move together. We are looking for a leader who understands those dynamics, sees around corners, forms a clear point of view, and turns it into recommendations the leadership team can act on with confidence. You will also stand behind those numbers when it counts, including with our auditors, where your judgment and the integrity of our reporting matter.
We want someone who is genuinely forward-leaning on technology and AI, and who will use it to transform how our financial operations run. The goal is to take our analysis to the next level, using automation and AI to produce sharper, faster, and deeper insight and to give the team more room for the thinking that moves the business, all while preserving the auditability and control our reporting depends on.
Financial and analytical leadership.
- Proactively analyze the business, spot where we are heading financially, and recommend the steps we should be taking, ahead of being asked.
- Own the strategic financial narrative: what is driving performance, what it means for the plan, and where the risks and opportunities are.
- Run scenario and sensitivity work so leadership can see the financial impact of major decisions, new products, and customer changes before they are made.
- Be a genuine partner to the CEO and COO, translating financial reality into clear, defensible guidance that shapes company decisions.
Planning and reporting.
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