[Remote] Head of Finance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. vCluster Labs is a venture-backed tech startup pioneering Kubernetes virtualization for the AI era. As Head of Finance, you will own the financial infrastructure for the company, leading finance and accounting functions through growth phases while ensuring fiscal health and guiding fundraising efforts.ResponsibilitiesBuild, lead, and scale a high-performing finance and accounting function responsible for driving capital efficiency and long-term financial healthOversee and optimize the financial planning process, ensuring clear success criteria and well-defined forecastsOwn the post-transaction financial reality, guiding the company through audits, tax compliance, and month-end closesServe as a key partner to the CEO during fundraising activitiesAct as the financial voice of the business, providing critical feedback to Product and Sales teamsWrite your own SQL queries against the data warehouse to pull the data you need for reporting and modelingServe as the primary financial escalation point and engage directly with the Board of Directors and executive leadershipSkillsDeep Financial Expertise: You possess strong technical depth in corporate finance, accounting (GAAP), and SaaS metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC), with the ability to understand and discuss complex financial scenariosFundraising Experience: Proven experience going through fundraising rounds, specifically early stages, with a track record of successful diligence management and investor relationship buildingLeadership Experience: You have led finance teams in a high-growth startup or SaaS environment, fostering a culture of transparency and fiscal responsibilityStrategic & Tactical Ability: You are capable of defining high-level financial strategy for the company while remaining hands-on enough to dive into complex spreadsheets, financial models, and billing configurations when neededCommunication Skills: You can effectively articulate complex financial concepts to a variety of audiences, from engineers to VCs and C-level executivesFinancial Strategy & Leadership: Build, lead, and scale a high-performing finance and accounting function responsible for driving capital efficiency and long-term financial health. You will own the company's financial operating systemFP&A and Modeling: Oversee and optimize the financial planning process, ensuring clear success criteria and well-defined forecasts. You will be an expert in planning, reporting, and modeling financials to support strategic decision-makingAccounting & Compliance: Own the post-transaction financial reality, guiding the company through audits, tax compliance, and month-end closes. You will ensure accuracy in financial reporting while identifying opportunities for efficiency within the P&LFundraising & Investor Relations: Serve as a key partner to the CEO during fundraising activities. You will lead the preparation of diligence materials and financial narratives required to successfully navigate early funding roundsCross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the financial voice of the business, providing critical feedback to Product and Sales teams to influence the roadmap based on unit economics and efficiency metrics that have a clear impact on new business and retentionSQL & Data Fluency: You can write your own SQL queries against the data warehouse to pull the data you need for reporting and modeling, without waiting on an analystExecutive Partnership: Serve as the primary financial escalation point and engage directly with the Board of Directors and executive leadership to align financial constraints with ambitious growth goalsCPA or CFA designationExperience at a company with an international subsidiaryExperience implementing and managing Financial systemsPrevious experience working with widespread distributed teams in a remote-first environmentBenefitsOffers EquityOffers BonusPlatinum-Level Insurance: Health, dental, vision, and life Insurance, including plans for you and eligible dependents (benefits vary depending on country).Flexible Working Schedule: You have a doctor’s appointment or need to head to the supermarket to get groceries at 2pm? We won’t have an issue with that. To us, results matter more than clocking in and out at the same time every day.Workplace Flexibility: We’re very flexible about where you work. We know things can change in life and we’re happy to adjust the work environment for you along the way.Company OverviewvCluster helps companies build flexible infrastructure tenancy for GPU and AI infra as well as for K8s in private, public and hybrid clouds. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://vcluster.com/.