Strategic Finance & Operations Leader for High-Growth AI

Cerebras; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis AI seeks a Strategic Finance Operations leader to build the financial engine of a high-growth AI startup. You will own budgeting, forecasting, and capital allocation, partnering with our CEO and founding team.

This role covers accounting infrastructure, ERP implementation, fundraising modeling, and cloud pricing; you will translate complex numbers into clear narratives for investors and executives.

Qualifications

• 4-7+ years in finance roles at high-growth startups.
• Strong financial modeling and SaaS metrics expertise.
• Experience with fundraising and investor relations.
• CPA or CFA preferred.
• Ability to communicate financial data to engineers and investors.

Responsibilities

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation processes.
• Lead finance operations, ERP/billing setup, and GAAP compliance.
• Manage fundraising diligence data room and investor relations.
• Model pricing and optimize cloud/AI compute costs.
• Prepare board decks and investor updates.

Skills

Financial modeling

SaaS metrics

Executive communication

GAAP compliance

Fundraising modeling

Education

CPA

CFA

Tools

ERP systems

Billing systems

Job description

Aegis AI seeks a Strategic Finance Operations leader to build the financial engine of a high-growth AI startup. You will own budgeting, forecasting, and capital allocation, partnering with our CEO and founding team.

This role covers accounting infrastructure, ERP implementation, fundraising modeling, and cloud pricing; you will translate complex numbers into clear narratives for investors and executives.