Chief Financial Officer

Summary

Join interface.ai, a leading AI provider for banks and credit unions, as their new CFO. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead all financial operations, including FP&A, accounting, business operations, tax, treasury, legal, and investor relations. This role requires developing and improving financial systems and processes to drive operational excellence and support revenue growth. You will collaborate cross-functionally, providing financial insights and partnering with the leadership team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a CFO or VP of Finance in a SaaS company, scaling venture capital-backed, high-growth businesses. You will be a strong leader, motivating your team and contributing to a positive culture. This is a remote-first position, with a preference for candidates in the Pacific Time Zone.

Requirements

• Thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven culture and have experience establishing systems and processes in a technology company
• Be a strong operator/leader - ability to transform finance team/processes/systems, implement and track KPIs, optimize forecasting
• Demonstrate success as a CFO or VP of Finance at an enterprise SaaS/software company with experience scaling venture capital-backed, high-growth SaaS companies
• Have 12+ years of increasing financial leadership responsibility with deep experience in operational finance and FP&A
• Have the ability to drive value and growth levers at the corporate level
• Have experience implementing modern finance tools that help scale and influence a company’s digital transformation
• Be a data-driven leader with a deep appreciation for data
• Have strong analytical skills and ability to improve ROI
• Be adept at quickly interpreting relevant data to drive business decisions
• Have demonstrated the ability to fit into a collaborative, transparent, roll-up-your-sleeves culture where people are team-oriented, and performance driven

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve systems and processes to drive operational excellence and support revenue growth
• Drive the long-term financial strategy aligned with business growth and scalability
• Instill a culture of performance management and improve accountability to achieve operational excellence
• Implement operating cost discipline to drive improved margins
• Leverage software to improve automation and support scaling of the business
• Have a love of data analysis, a passion for utilizing data to drive business decisions and a keen understanding of how to impact business drivers
• Shape the company’s financial narrative, communicating with the board/investors and guiding fundraising efforts
• Provide cross-functional collaboration and function as an operationally oriented business partner to the leadership team
• Function as a business partner to the CEO and across the leadership team (including the Go-To-Market/customer success and product teams)
• Support the company’s growth by providing financial and business insights in areas such as strategic planning, cash flow management, financing, headcount planning, strategic partnerships, sales channel expansion and geographic expansion
• Be proactive and thoughtful about the long-term vision and breadth of opportunities available for the company while balancing the need for financial discipline and focus
• Understand business risks and develop a strong understanding of interface.ai’s market position and competitive strategy
• ���Own” the financial model, improve the planning process, and use financial analysis of key SaaS metrics/KPIs to influence key business decisions
• Analyze financial and other implications of various business scenarios, analyze the ROI on corporate investments and product offerings, and influence and support business decisions to prioritize the utilization of corporate resources
• Lead the planning process and drive accountability across the company for the financial plan
• Ensure that the company has predictability and visibility of financial results
• Be skilled in analyzing SaaS-specific metrics (such as CLV, CAC, and ARR) and using these metrics to guide strategic decisions
• Be a strong leader who will motivate their team while contributing to a positive culture
• Have an international team and will need to influence the company’s global financial strategy including international finance, compliance, and tax strategies across different jurisdictions
• Be a strong mentor to their team and be a leader of a strong corporate culture
• Be a team builder who also scales processes and systems to support continued growth
• Be looking for ways to use automation and software tools to improve overall team efficiency
• Support recruiting and team development plans company wide
• Approach team building in a systematic way, informed by data and measurement, but without losing focus on maintaining interface.ai’s positive corporate culture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with a founder/CEO
• Have a strong voice to drive efficiency and accountability
• Have strong cross-functional collaboration with a focus on the GTM, product and customer success teams
• Have investor relations and financing experience (including debt and equity financing) along with treasury experience
• Have exceptional presentation and communication skills with experience presenting to board members, investors, and venture capitalists along with members of the leadership team and the broader company
• Have global financial management experience with international finance, compliance, and tax strategies across different jurisdictions
• Be a strategic thinker who can develop a passion for interface.ai, its mission, and its people

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• PTO & Holidays
• Life Insurance