Strategic Finance Lead for AI‑Scale Startup

Lorikeet; Sydney; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hawaii team trips

Flexible hours

Job summary

Lorikeet is a Sydney-based AI-native startup building scalable financial systems to support high-volume, multi-channel support services. We seek a Strategic Finance professional to own models, forecasts, and insights that guide the business.

You’ll partner closely with founders, operations, and GTM teams to drive headcount planning, budgeting, and performance tracking as we scale. This is a hands-on role with broad impact and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in strategic finance, PE, investment banking, or early-stage operating roles.
• Experience building and maintaining operating models for real-world planning, ideally SaaS or B2B startup.
• Experience owning board reporting, headcount planning, or annual planning cycles.
• Experience modeling ARR, CAC, burn ratios, and other SaaS metrics.
• Experience designing internal reporting, dashboards, or planning rituals.
• Experience cross-functionally testing investments and scenario analyses.

Responsibilities

• Own financial models, operating plans, and scenario planning for the business
• Partner with teams on headcount planning, budgeting, and investment tradeoffs
• Track revenue, costs, and margin drivers—and highlight what's changing
• Build and maintain internal dashboards and reporting systems
• Support pricing, forecasting, and board/investor communications
• Work cross-functionally to bring financial rigor to product, GTM, and operational decisions
• Lead strategic initiatives and special projects—from marketing ROI analysis to vendor negotiations and other high-impact business decisions
• Spot areas where we’re flying blind and bring structure to them

Skills

Strategic finance

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

SaaS metrics

Education

CFA designation

Tools

Operating models

Job description

Lorikeet is a Sydney-based AI-native startup building scalable financial systems to support high-volume, multi-channel support services. We seek a Strategic Finance professional to own models, forecasts, and insights that guide the business.

You’ll partner closely with founders, operations, and GTM teams to drive headcount planning, budgeting, and performance tracking as we scale. This is a hands-on role with broad impact and growth opportunities.