Director of Finance

Motion Recruitment; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule in MA

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Director of Finance in the Woburn, MA area for a venture-backed robotics and manufacturing technology startup. This senior, hands-on role reports to the COO/CFO and requires a CPA with startup and hardware experience. The position is hybrid, with 3–4 days onsite weekly.

You will own financial operations, build scalable systems, and partner with executives to drive growth while ensuring controls, reporting, and investor communication.

Qualifications

• Active CPA license required.
• Startup experience is essential.
• Background in robotics/manufacturing or hardware environments.
• Progressive finance experience, ideally venture-backed or PE-backed.
• Strong U.S. GAAP, accounting and internal controls knowledge.
• Experience owning monthly close and management reporting.
• Ability to design and implement finance systems from scratch.
• Budgeting, cash forecasting, and financial planning experience.
• Cash management and working capital discipline.
• Ability to communicate with senior leadership and investors.
• Comfort with a hands-on leadership style in a growth stage company.
• Woburn, MA onsite 3–4 days per week

Responsibilities

• Lead finance and accounting functions to support growth.
• Define systems, tools, and workflows the organization should implement.
• Build and document policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Own monthly close, reconciliations, financial statements and reporting.
• Develop annual budgets, operating plans, and rolling cash forecasts.
• Provide leadership with cash runway visibility and variances.
• Partner with COO, CFO, engineering and operations on costs and trade-offs.
• Establish scalable treasury and cash management practices.
• Oversee external accounting relationships, audits, and tax compliance.
• Support equity administration and 409A valuations.
• Prepare financial reporting packages for leadership, Board, investors.
• Support fundraising with models and diligence materials.
• Evaluate and build the finance team for future growth.
• Prepare for increased complexity and strategic expansion

Skills

CPA license

Startup experience

Robotics/manufacturing domain

U.S. GAAP / financial reporting

Monthly close ownership

Finance systems implementation

Budgets & cash forecasts

Cash management & working capital

Executive communication

Hands-on leadership

Onsite in MA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

We are seeking a Director of Finance for an innovative, venture-backed robotics and manufacturing technology startup located in Woburn, MA. This is a senior-level, hands-on finance leadership role reporting to the COO and CFO. The position follows a hybrid schedule, with 3–4 days per week onsite. The ideal candidate will be a CPA with experience working at a startup and a background in robotics, manufacturing, hardware, or another physical-product environment.

This is an opportunity for a finance leader who wants to build and shape a finance function during a critical stage of company growth. You will take ownership of financial operations while defining and implementing the systems, processes, reporting structures, and controls needed to support commercialization and future expansion. The company needs someone who can move between strategic planning and hands-on execution, establish scalable financial infrastructure from the ground up, and work closely with executive leadership and investors. Startup experience, an active CPA, and the ability to independently determine which finance systems and processes the business needs are essential for success.

Required Skills & Experience

• Active CPA license is required.
• Previous experience working at a startup is absolutely required.
• Experience in robotics, manufacturing, hardware, automotive technology, or another physical-product business.
• Progressive finance and accounting experience, ideally in a venture-backed or private-equity-backed organization.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience owning monthly financial close, account reconciliations, and management reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement finance systems, processes, and controls from the ground up.
• Experience developing budgets, financial models, cash forecasts, and financial plans.
• Strong understanding of cash management, working capital, and expense controls.
• Ability to work directly with executive leadership and communicate financial information to senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment where strategic leadership and day-to-day execution are both required.
• Ability to work onsite in Woburn, MA, 3–4 days per week.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience as a Controller, Director of Finance, VP of Finance, or similar senior finance leader at a startup.
• Experience supporting a company through a major funding round, commercialization, or rapid growth.
• Background in robotics, industrial technology, automotive technology, hardware, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience preparing for external audits and managing relationships with outside accounting firms.
• Familiarity with equity administration, cap table management, 409A valuations, and investor reporting.
• Experience implementing or improving ERP, accounting, billing, expense management, and financial planning systems.
• Experience with sales tax, revenue recognition, R&D tax credits, and other areas relevant to a growing technology business.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, or restructuring a finance or accounting team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the company's finance and accounting functions, establishing the processes and infrastructure needed to support continued growth.
• Assess existing financial systems and independently define the systems, tools, and workflows the organization should implement.
• Build and document financial policies, accounting procedures, internal controls, and approval processes.
• Own the monthly financial close, balance sheet reconciliations, financial statements, and management reporting.
• Develop and maintain annual budgets, operating plans, financial models, and rolling cash forecasts.
• Provide leadership with visibility into cash runway, spending, budget variances, working capital, and business performance.
• Partner with the COO, CFO, engineering, operations, and commercial teams to understand costs, evaluate financial trade-offs, and improve accountability.
• Establish scalable treasury and cash management practices.
• Oversee external accounting relationships, audit preparation, tax compliance, and financial reporting requirements.
• Support equity administration, cap table accuracy, 409A valuations, and corporate governance activities.
• Develop financial reporting packages for executive leadership, the Board, investors, and lenders.
• Support future fundraising efforts by preparing financial models, diligence materials, and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate the current finance team structure, strengthen capabilities, and establish the right organizational model for future growth.
• Prepare the finance function for increased operational complexity, commercial expansion, and future executive leadership needs.

Tech Breakdown

• 25% – Financial systems, accounting infrastructure, and internal controls
• 25% – Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
• 20% – Monthly close, GAAP accounting, and financial reporting
• 15% – Audit, tax, compliance, and equity administration
• 15% – Executive partnership, investor reporting, and strategic planning

Daily Responsibilities

• 30% – Managing financial operations, accounting processes, and monthly close activities
• 25% – Building financial models, budgets, cash forecasts, and management reporting
• 20% – Defining and implementing finance systems, processes, and internal controls
• 15% – Partnering with executive leadership and operational teams on financial decisions
• 10% – Coordinating audit, tax, compliance, and investor-related requirements

The Offer

• Senior finance leadership opportunity with a growing, venture-backed technology startup.
• Direct partnership with the COO and CFO.
• Opportunity to build and define the company's finance systems and infrastructure.
• Significant influence over financial strategy, reporting, and operational decision-making.
• Hybrid schedule with 3–4 days onsite per week in Woburn, MA.
• Competitive compensation package, potentially including base salary, performance bonus, and equity, depending on the final offer.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.