Head of Finance & Growth Strategy

Ava Cyber; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ava Cyber in Gothenburg seeks a hands-on Head of Finance to build the function from the ground up. You will own budgeting, forecasting, cash and working capital, and partner with the CEO and board on strategic decisions.

The role combines operating model design, commercial terms, and timely reporting while leveraging external accountants for compliance. You will shape the finance function end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Degree in finance, economics, business administration, engineering or similar.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience from management consulting, transaction services, a startup or scale-up, or another financial leadership role.
• Proven ability to build and own complex financial models, and to manage cash and working capital in a growth environment.
• Experience of board reporting and of working with investors and external partners.
• Understanding of Swedish accounting, tax and corporate law, and experience of working with external accounting partners and auditors.
• An AI-first mindset - you use modern tools to automate and sharpen the finance function rather than adding manual work.
• Very good Swedish and English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Own the budget process, rolling forecasts and the long-term financial plan.
• Build and maintain the financial model: revenue, headcount, hardware costs, unit economics and scenarios.
• Define the KPI framework and run the monthly business review.
• Own cash forecasting and runway management.
• Drive working capital: contract payment terms, invoicing discipline, supplier terms and inventory.
• Own banking relationships, currency exposure and treasury.
• Secure non-dilutive funding such as grants and public R&D programmes.
• Build the commercial models: pricing, licensing, cost-to-serve and margin structure.
• Develop business cases for new products, segments and markets.
• Support the CEO in strategic initiatives, negotiations and larger tenders.
• Produce board material and monthly and quarterly reporting, and present to the board.
• Drive financing rounds with the CEO: materials, model, data room and due diligence.
• Own investor reporting, the cap table and relationships with auditors and banks.
• Own the external accounting partner relationship and ensure timely closings and a smooth annual audit.
• Build scalable internal controls, processes and system support.
• With the CEO, own legal and compliance - policies & governance through external counsel.
• With the CEO, own HR administration: employment terms, payroll, benefits, warrant programme

Skills

Financial modeling

Board reporting

Cash flow management

Budgeting & forecasting

Strategic finance

Stakeholder management

Swedish accounting

English fluency

Education

Degree in finance or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Excel advanced

Financial planning tools

Job description

Ava Cyber in Gothenburg seeks a hands-on Head of Finance to build the function from the ground up. You will own budgeting, forecasting, cash and working capital, and partner with the CEO and board on strategic decisions.

The role combines operating model design, commercial terms, and timely reporting while leveraging external accountants for compliance. You will shape the finance function end-to-end.