VP of Finance
Compa· Finance & Accounting
Hybrid (Denver)$200k - $250kFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Strategic, hands-on VP of Finance to join the leadership team of a venture-backed AI startup scaling rapidly. Build and lead a scalable finance organization, manage financial planning, capital strategy, systems, and governance, with potential path to CFO as the business grows.
Responsibilities
- Shape company strategy through a financial lens alongside the CEO and executive team
- Drive data-informed decision-making across Product, Engineering, GTM, People, and Operations teams
- Translate complex financial data into clear insights guiding investment, headcount, pricing, and resource allocation
- Own financial readouts to board and investors
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Develop financial models supporting growth initiatives, M&A evaluation, and capital allocation
- Partner with CEO on fundraising strategy and investor diligence
- Monitor key financial metrics (ARR, CAC, LTV, burn, Magic Number, Credit Burndown) for sustainable scaling
- Manage treasury function, banking relationships, and working capital optimization
- Recruit and develop a top-tier finance and accounting team
- Design organizational structure that scales with company growth and complexity
- Develop future finance leaders and foster culture of continuous learning
- Design and implement scalable financial systems, reporting tools, and processes for Series B+ environments
- Drive automation and operational efficiencies across billing, revenue recognition, reporting, and planning
- Build data governance and integrate finance systems with company-wide infrastructure
- Establish internal controls and compliance frameworks for Series C, international expansion, and IPO readiness
- Oversee all accounting operations: general ledger, revenue recognition, AP/AR, payroll, and close processes
- Ensure accurate, timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
- Develop enterprise risk management framework and governance structures
- Manage audit processes and external accounting relationships
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, with significant time in venture-backed, high-growth startups (Series A–C preferred)
- Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing finance and accounting teams with career development pathways
- Deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and growth modeling in scaling companies
- Strong understanding of AI credits-based and recurring revenue business models and unit economics
- Experience partnering with executive teams, presenting to boards and investors
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable financial systems, processes, and infrastructure
- Strong accounting foundation with expertise in revenue recognition, internal controls, and financial operations
- Highly analytical with ability to simplify complexity, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate to non-financial audiences
- Hands-on, low-ego leader comfortable operating strategically and tactically with genuine interest in developing others
Skills
Required:Strategic financial leadershipFinancial planning & forecastingFundraising & investor relations
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision
- PTO and parental leave
- equity
- company offsites
- continuous education
- commuter benefits
- flexible work environment
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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