Head of Finance

Flagright; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Flagright is seeking a Head of Finance & Operations to own finance, HR, and legal operations globally across the US, UK, India, and Singapore. This hands-on generalist role combines strategic leadership with meticulous process optimization to support rapid scaling.

You will lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and investor reporting, manage multi-entity compliance, payroll, and external partnerships, and build scalable people and governance processes across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Proven people-management experience with distributed or offshore teams.
• SaaS start-up experience (Series A–C) required.
• Strategic and hands-on finance, contracts, payroll, and vendor workflows.
• Strong SaaS metrics knowledge: ARR, CAC/payback, burn, runway.
• Hands-on FP&A: budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-time zone operations.

Responsibilities

• Own global finance, HR, and legal ops across multiple offices.
• Lead FP&A including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Prepare investor updates, Board meetings, and management accounts for 4 entities.
• Oversee AP/AR and cash flows; coordinate with external accountants/tax.
• Partner with leadership on performance management and org design.
• Manage internal legal team and cross-border compliance.
• Build scalable people processes across jurisdictions.

Skills

People management

SaaS finance

FP&A

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-border finance

Contract & compliance awareness

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Head of Finance & Operations will take ownership of Flagright’s financial, HR, and legal operations globally, spanning our offices in the US, UK, India, and Singapore
• This is a hands‑on, operational role for a generalist with strong finance & legal expertise who thrives in high‑growth environments and is excited to take on significant responsibilities while building and optimizing processes to support rapid scaling
• Take ownership and operate with urgency
• Are resourceful and solution‑oriented
• Learn quickly and adapt to changing priorities
• Have strong opinions and can defend them
• Want to work with no‑BS people building something important
• Prepare and manage investor updates, Board meetings, and monthly consolidated management accounts spanning 4 entities across US / UK / India / Singapore
• Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decision‑making and operational planning
• Oversee accounts payable and enforce accounts receivable processes to maintain smooth cash flow operations
• Collaborate with external accountants and tax experts to optimize accounting and tax strategies, ensuring compliance and efficiency
• Implement inter‑company pricing measures, including managing transfer pricing documentation and compliance
• Oversee external auditors for a yearly audit across 4 global entities
• Contribute to pricing and deal desk operations
• Lead the HR function, setting clear standards for policies, execution, compliance, employee experience, and operational discipline
• Manage and mentor the HR team, ensuring strong ownership across onboarding, offboarding, employee documentation, payroll coordination, benefits, and HR systems
• Build scalable people processes across multiple jurisdictions, partnering with external counsel and advisors where needed
• Partner with leadership on performance management, compensation reviews, promotions, role changes, workforce planning, and organizational design
• Establish people dashboards, reporting cadences, and operating rhythms to give leadership visibility into headcount, hiring, retention, performance, and people risks
• Partner with leadership and sales on commercial negotiations and MSAs, balancing speed, risk management, and business priorities
• Liaise with external lawyers to manage contracts, mitigate risks, and ensure global compliance
• Manage an internal legal team working across employment, commercial, corporate, insurance, regulatory, and cross‑border matters

Qualifications

Proven people‑management experience, ideally managing distributed or offshore teams, with high standards for ownership, responsiveness, and execution – the team reporting to this role is based in the Philippines.

Must have prior experience in a SaaS start‑up environment (Series A‑C).

Comfortable being both strategic and hands‑on: able to advise leadership while also diving into models, contracts, payroll issues, vendor workflows, and operational details when needed.

Strong working knowledge of SaaS business models, including ARR, retention, gross margin, CAC/payback, burn, runway, cash forecasting, and investor‑facing operating metrics.

5 + years of professional experience, with a solid background in Finance (must have) and HR and Legal operations (preferred) in a high‑growth environment.

Must have hands‑on FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and leadership reporting, gained in roles such as FP&A Analyst, FP&A Manager, Head of FP&A, or Strategic Finance Lead.

Experience operating across multiple entities, jurisdictions, currencies, and time zones, with an understanding of cross‑border finance and multi‑entity accounting, as well as HR, legal, tax, and compliance considerations.