VP of Finance

OpenArt AI; San Carlos (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Job summary

OpenArt is seeking a strategic VP of Finance in San Carlos, CA to lead our finance organization through a rapid growth phase. You will own financial strategy, FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury, and board reporting, partnering with the CEO and leadership team.

You’ll build scalable finance systems, sharpen unit economics, and steer capital allocation and future financing. This hands-on role blends strategic insight with practical execution in a fast-moving, AI-native company.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, FP&A, or finance leadership.
• Hands-on operator in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Operating-finance leadership at a high-growth tech company, ideally Series B through IPO.
• Experience supporting late-stage equity or debt financing and investor diligence.
• Strong accounting, reporting, tax, controls, and financial operations knowledge.
• Deep budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Own Financial Strategy: translate company strategy into financial plans and capitalallocation decisions.
• Lead FP&A: budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning.
• Lead Accounting and Financial Operations: ensure close, controls, audit readiness, tax compliance.
• Support Future Financing: modeling, diligence, investor materials, and financing execution.
• Drive Business Performance: partner with Product/Growth/Engineering to improve pricing and unit economics.
• Own Board and Investor Reporting: deliver clear, decision-oriented reporting.
• Build Scalable Systems: implement data, controls, and automation for growth.
• Evaluate Strategic Opportunities: assess partnerships, investments, or acquisitions.
• Lead the Finance Team: develop a high-performing FP&A, accounting, and tax function.
• Shape Company Strategy: advise CEO and leadership on major company decisions.

Skills

Investment Banking

Strategic Finance

FP&A Leadership

Budgeting & Forecasting

Capital Allocation

Board & Investor Reporting

People Leadership

Job description

VP of Finance

About OpenArt

OpenArt is an AI Storytelling and Visual Creation Platform used by millions worldwide. We’re building the next generation of creative tools powered by cutting-edge AI, enabling anyone to create videos, images, visuals, characters, and stories with unprecedented speed and imagination.

We believe the future of creativity is AI-native, and we’re shaping that future.

Why Join OpenArt

• Lead finance at a critical inflection point. You will help shape how OpenArt scales, invests, and finances its next stage of growth.

• Build the financial foundation for a category-defining company. You will develop the systems, discipline, and insights required to support rapid channel and global expansion.

• Work on high-impact strategic decisions. You will partner directly with the CEO, leadership team, board, and investors on company strategy, capital allocation, future financing, and strategic opportunities.

• High ownership, real impact. You will lead the finance function and play a central role in OpenArt’s most important decisions.

About the Role

The VP of Finance will lead OpenArt’s finance organization through our next stage of growth. Reporting to the CEO and serving as a member of the leadership team, you will own financial strategy, FP&A, accounting, tax, treasury, financial operations, and board and investor reporting.

You will build a scalable finance function, give the company clear visibility into its performance and unit economics, and prepare OpenArt for future financing and potential strategic opportunities. You will be both a strategic partner and a hands-on operator - equally comfortable advising the CEO, reviewing an operating model, leading a financing process, and ensuring the accuracy of the company’s financial reporting.

The ideal candidate combines investment banking experience in TMT/SaaS with meaningful operating-finance leadership at a high-growth technology company. You are financially and technically sharp, deeply understand the business behind the numbers, and communicate complex financial issues with clarity and good judgment.

What We’re Looking For

Core Requirements

• 10+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, strategic finance, FP&A, accounting, or finance leadership

• Investment banking experience at a leading bulge-bracket institution, focused on TMT with meaningful consumer platform or SaaS transaction exposure

• Highly hands-on and able to operate effectively in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

• Operating-finance leadership experience at a high-growth, venture-backed technology company, ideally during the Series B through IPO stages

• Experience supporting or leading late-stage equity financing, debt financing, investor diligence, or other capital-raising processes

• Strong command of accounting, financial reporting, audit requirements, tax, controls, and financial operations

• Deep experience with budgeting, forecasting, operating models, scenario analysis, and long-range planning

• Strong understanding of consumer subscription metrics, unit economics, cash management, and capital allocation

• Ability to understand the business deeply and translate product, growth, pricing, and cost dynamics into financial strategy

• Experience communicating with boards, investors, auditors, bankers, and executive teams

• Strong leadership, executive presence, and interpersonal skills

• AI-native in how you approach analysis, automation, reporting, and team productivity

Nice to Have

• Experience executing an IPO or M&A

• Buy-side experience in private equity, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development, combined with a sell-side banking foundation

• Experience with consumer subscription, product-led growth, international, or AI-native businesses

What You’ll Do

• Own Financial Strategy: Translate OpenArt’s company strategy into financial plans, operating priorities, and capital-allocation decisions.

• Lead FP&A: Own budgeting, forecasting, scenario analysis, headcount planning, performance reporting, and long-range planning.

• Lead Accounting and Financial Operations: Ensure accurate financial reporting, a dependable close, strong controls, audit readiness, tax compliance, and scalable financial processes.

• Support Future Financing: Lead financial preparation, modeling, diligence, investor materials, and execution for future equity or debt financings.

• Drive Business Performance: Partner with Product, Growth, Engineering, and Operations to improve pricing, unit economics, gross margin, and resource allocation.

• Own Board and Investor Reporting: Deliver clear, decision-oriented reporting and communicate OpenArt’s performance and financial strategy effectively.

• Build Scalable Systems: Implement the systems, data, controls, and automation required to support rapid growth and future strategic optionality.

• Evaluate Strategic Opportunities: Support the financial evaluation and execution of potential partnerships, investments, acquisitions, or other strategic transactions.

• Lead the Finance Team: Build and develop a high-performing organization across FP&A, accounting, tax, and related finance functions.

• Shape Company Strategy: Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team on OpenArt’s most important decisions.

Work Setup

• Based in San Carlos, CA. This role is required to be local to our San Carlos office.

• Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote