Finance Manager

Role

Title:

Finance Manager

Location: Remote, East Coast hours
- Travel required

Travel: Monthly 4-day in-person meetups in London or Paris, plus 2 annual multi-day summits

Salary
: $150,000 base plus equity

Our client is a mission-driven, frontier-AI research and development organization applying foundational AI models to advance biological understanding and accelerate scientific breakthroughs. Backed by substantial long-term capital and led by world-class AI model builders, the company operates with a fast, high-throughput feedback loop between cutting‑edge computational models and physical experiments.

The company is building a lean, high-ownership team where early hires help define organizational strategy, operational playbooks, and long-term trajectory.

The client views Finance, People, and Operations not as traditional overhead, but as commercially oriented product teams where the company is the customer and employees are the internal users.

• Front End: The team prioritizes intuitive user experience (UX/UI), selecting tools and building processes that maximize productivity and seamless collaboration.
• Back End: The team leverages deep domain expertise, prioritizing AI enablement, automation, and scalable systems built on data and internal feedback.

The client is seeking a Finance Manager who combines rigorous US GAAP technical expertise with a modern, AI-first builder mindset.

This role offers extraordinary operational exposure and rapid career growth. The incoming leader will own the financial integrity of an international multi-entity group while using AI agents and modern tooling to automate daily workflows. As performance and precision are demonstrated, this role will progressively take on strategic corporate initiatives, including equity management, corporate structure, and international governance.

• Maintain absolute accuracy of financial data across international multi-entity structures, managing complex transactions, intercompany accounting, and consolidations.
• Own a swift, rigorous monthly close process, alongside internal management reporting and external investor reporting.
• Lead all technical US GAAP accounting matters, statutory compliance, and clean, efficient external audit engagements across all legal entities.

• Manage day‑to‑day financial operations, including AP/AR, payroll execution, treasury, and global cash management.
• Manage relationships with external audit firms, legal counsel, tax advisors, and accounting partners.
• Administer and scale the company's tech stack (Net Suite, Ramp, Gusto, Payfit, Remote, Perk, etc.).
• Proactively redesign and upgrade financial workflows using AI tools, agents, and automation protocols to maximize accuracy and operational speed.

• Support US and international tax optimization strategies, assessing the tax implications of key corporate decisions.
• Prepare comprehensive investor updates and financial communications alongside executive leadership.

• Credentials & Accounting Mastery: Active CPA with a strong public accounting/audit background, deep fluency in US GAAP, and direct experience preparing audited financial statements.
• Systems Proficiency: Hands‑on experience administering and building workflows within Net Suite
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• AI & Automation Mindset: Proven track record of building financial automations and leveraging AI tools to increase workflow accuracy and speed.
• International & Entity
  
  Experience:
  
  Familiarity with multi‑entity, international accounting and managing external vendor/advisory relationships.
• Problem‑Solving &…