Strategic Finance Lead

Heron Data; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Data is seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to own the operational finance work that keeps the company running—accounts receivable, billing, burn reconciliation, and revenue reconciliation. This role sits at the center of growth, ensuring processes run reliably and independently while informing investor-ready reporting.

You will partner across teams on planning, budgeting, and model validation, owning day-to-day finance operations and becoming the go-to person for the financial story as Heron

Qualifications

• Owns accounts receivable end-to-end with billing accuracy.
• Manages burn and revenue reconciliation to ensure reliable numbers.
• Owns core operational finance workflows and processes.
• Partners cross-functionally to improve financial operations.

Responsibilities

• Own accounts receivable end-to-end, including billing and month-end close.
• Own the AR function as it scales and ensure accurate billing.
• Reconcile burn and revenue and provide reliable financial data for reviews.
• Partner with teams on planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

Skills

Accounts receivable

Job description

Mission of the role

We're hiring a Strategic Finance Lead to own the operational, in-the-weeds finance work that keeps Heron running - accounts receivable and billing (one of our most important and trust-critical customer touchpoints), burn reconciliation, revenue reconciliation, and the numbers that feed our investor reporting and business reviews. As we scale, we want someone who can take full ownership of these workflows and run them reliably and independently - becoming the person who owns how operational finance actually runs day to day.

The opportunity

Finance and BizOps are a central enabler at Heron. The function isn't a back office - it sits at the intersection of every team, and deep financial knowledge of the business is what lets us connect dots that aren't obvious from any single seat.

You'll be hands-on and exacting from day one: owning accounts receivable, getting billing right, reconciling burn and revenue. This is a finance-heavy, operational role - the work is in the details, and owning it well is the job. Over time, there's real room to grow: more scope as the company scales, ownership of how the whole operational finance function runs, and a front-row seat to the financial story we tell investors as we raise. You'll be in the finance mix of a fast-growing startup, with the chance to build something you own.

This is a role for someone who genuinely enjoys getting the details right and wants to own operational finance at a scaling startup - running finance operations exceptionally well, while also being a key partner on the forward-looking side (planning, budgeting, and pressure-testing the model).

What you'll do

• Own accounts receivable end-to-end: billing is one of our most important and direct customer touchpoints, and getting it right protects both revenue and customer trust. You'll work cross-functionally to make sure every customer is billed correctly, run the month-end billing process, and own the AR function as it scales

• Run