Head of Finance (CFO Track)

• We are looking for a Head of Finance who is ready to jump into the chaos, build a world-class financial infrastructure, and be a key strategic partner to the CEO/Founder and Board and a critical member of the Senior Leadership Team
• You will sit at the centre of every important decision in the business — from pricing and partnerships to fundraising and scale
• This is not a role for maintaining the status quo, it is for an operator who wants to define and drive our path to a profitable scale
• You will be the engine of our financial health and growth. Your 12-month mission is to transform our finance function from an operational necessity into a strategic advantage, ensuring we hit profitability while building automation that frees us to focus on growth. You will build a finance function that operates in real-time, where data, reporting, and decision‑making are automated and continuously updated. This role combines hands‑on financial operations with strategic leadership
• Core Pillars of Success:
• Drive Profitability: Ruthlessly manage our P&L. You will drive a clear path to profitability by improving unit economics, tightening cost control, and increasing pricing discipline across clients, warehouses, and carriers
• Financial Control & Liquidity: Own all cash flow management and financial forecasting. You will ensure invoices are sent promptly and bad debt is minimized, while managing all payment cycles for partners and employees
• Build, Automate & Augment: You will design and implement AI‑driven finance workflows (AR, AP, reconciliation, reporting), to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and enable real‑time decision‑making across the business
• Compliance & Governance: Oversee all external relations, including liaising with accountants, managing Companies House filings, tax compliance, and preparing Board materials
• Strategic Partnering: Own the financial side of commercial strategy, including pricing, rate cards, and negotiation of payment terms with clients, warehouses, and carriers
• In your first 90 Days, you will:
• Build a clean, reliable P&L with clear contribution margins
• Stabilise cash flow forecasting and payment cycles
• Identify top 3 levers to improve profitability
• Implement initial automation in receivables/payables

Benefits

• Holidays: We offer 25 holidays plus public holidays, plus your birthday plus we take a company-wide holiday over Christmas
• Flexible working: We recognise that people have a life outside work and offer flexible working, great for those with families
• Equity: All full‑time people are owners and receive equity
• Remote first: We are a remote‑first company, you can be based anywhere in the world. We meet at least once a month in person
• Mental health: Mental health support through Spill counselling and free Headspace subscription

You are a self‑starting, detail-oriented financial professional with a high-growth mindsetStrong working knowledge of accounting software e.g. XeroProven ability to thrive in a startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity and the pace of rapid changeStrong financial foundation e.g., Big 4, top‑tier accounting, or equivalent experienceAI‑native builder: proven ability to use AI tools (e.g. Claude) to design and deploy AI‑driven finance systems and workflows (AR, AP, reconciliation, reporting), reducing manual work and enabling real‑time, data‑driven decision‑makingExpert-level attention to detail and ability to manage complex pricing modelsExperience in Investment Banking/M&AA science or engineering related degreePrior experience in the logistics or e-commerce sector

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