Head of FP&A

present of AI; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 320.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Higgsfield is seeking a seasoned finance leader to establish the planning function from the ground up in a fast-growing AI environment in San Francisco. The role encompasses budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and communicating variances to executives.

A candidate with 15+ years of experience, proven FP&A leadership, and the ability to influence senior leaders will thrive. The successful candidate will build trust across Accounting and budget owners while shaping how usage, spend, and

Formación

• 15+ years of experience in finance leadership, with a track record building FP&A from scratch.
• Ability to work closely with Accounting and budget-owning leaders to align plans with execution.
• Strong modeling skills and the confidence to advise senior executives on financial implications.

Responsabilidades

• Set up and lead the planning function from scratch for a fast-growing AI company.
• Own the annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans.
• Explain variances to plan and provide actionable insights to executives.
• Partner with Accounting and business owners to align budgets and headcount with strategy.
• Present clear, executive-ready analyses and influence strategic decisions.

Conocimientos

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting

Educación

MBA or CPA preferred

Descripción del empleo

This role asks for a seasoned finance leader to set up the planning function from scratch at a company that is already very large and still growing fast. The work covers budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, and explaining why results differ from plan. A strong candidate has 15 or more years of experience, has built a planning team before, and can work closely with Accounting and with leaders who own budgets. Clear modeling and the confidence to advise senior executives matter as much as technical skill.

How it fits the AI era

AI tools can speed up the routine parts of finance, such as pulling data, drafting variance notes, and running scenarios. That frees time for judgment about where to invest and how fast to hire. For a company whose product runs on heavy computing, costs may move in less familiar ways, so the person must decide which assumptions to trust. Building trust with leaders and deciding what the numbers mean stay human.

How it builds AI experience

The role offers a close look at how a fast-growing AI video and image product is funded and measured, including how usage connects to spend. Someone could also gain experience bringing automation and better tooling into a finance team. To prepare, a candidate can practice modeling usage-based businesses and try AI assistants for reporting and forecasting tasks.

Worth showing

• Built FP&A function from scratch
• Forecasting at $1B+ scale
• Variance analysis with clear insights
• Headcount and workforce planning models
• Executive communication and influence

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About Higgsfield

Higgsfield is an AI-native creative suite that generates cinematic-quality video and images from text, image, or link inputs, per the company.