ROLE
We are seeking a Head of Strategic Finance to lead our Strategic Finance/FP&A function. The successful candidate will work closely with the co-founders to represent the company's vision and the numbers that underpin our business growth towards that vision. The role requires a candidate who has deep strategic insights, can generate reliable, predictable forecasts for the future that inspire management and investors to make the right decisions and actions, and implement those ideas accordingly across departments.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Uses numbers to guide and implement strategy and direction of the company
Single point of contact between the investor and the company
Ensuring that our fundraising rounds are well-planned, executed, and utilized
Point person for the FP&A, finance, control, and treasury functions of the business to generate reliable, predictable forecasts for the future
Can pitch the business to investors
Can extract and use data effectively to get repeatable inputs for forecasts
Control management accounts for Series A-type reporting (supported by 2 in-house accountants), with investor reporting, consistently shared
Create and manage P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cashflow statement, at least 12-24 months forward-looking
Create monthly management accounts, investor board packs, quarterly numbers newsletter and other financial reports of high quality

REQUIREMENTS
We are seeking someone who wants a new challenge and to work closely with the co-founders of a fast-growing fintech company. The ideal candidate should have real finance/strategy experience, not just as a consultant, and is able to take investors' calls and represent the company’s vision and numbers without co-founders present. Specifically, success factors are:

Understands startup and business strategy
Owned strategic finance and fundraising projects
Highly comfortable with numbers and Excel/Google Sheets
Understands financial statements and strong presenting skills on numbers and strategy
Hands-on PE/VC, investment banking or corporate finance experience is a pre
Comfortable with legal/fundraising terminology and contracts