Head of Finance at Flagright (San Francisco, CA)Head of Finance

About Flagright: Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime. We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership. Role overview: The Head of Finance will take ownership for Flagright's financial operations globally, spanning our offices in the US, UK, India, and Singapore. This is a hands-on, operational role for an individual with strong finance expertise who thrives in high-growth environments and is excited to take on significant responsibilities while building and optimizing processes to support rapid scaling. People who thrive at Flagright:

• Have been knocked down before and gotten back up
• Are resourceful — figure it out with whatever tools exist
• Have strong opinions, defend them, and drop them when proven wrong
• Would rather own targets than a task list
• Run toward ambiguity, not away from it
• Want to work with no-BS people

People who struggle here:

• Confuse ambitious goals with unreasonable ones
• Want 9-to-6 and a predictable week
• Need priorities to hold still for a quarter
• Take blunt feedback or lost deals personally
• Say — or think — “that’s not my job”

Key responsibilities:

• 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

Who we are looking for:

• Based in the Bay Area with the right to work in the USA (no visa sponsorship available), this is a fully in-person role at our Santa Clara office
• 5+ years of professional experience, with a solid background in Finance 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
• Must have prior experience in a SaaS start-up environment (Series A to C)
• Hands-on experience with fundraising and/or acquisition processes required
• 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
• Strong working knowledge of SaaS business models, including ARR, retention, gross margin, CAC/payback, burn, runway, cash forecasting, and investor-facing operating metrics
• 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
• Proven people-management experience, ideally managing distributed or offshore teams, with high standards for ownership, responsiveness, and execution - note that the team reporting to this role is based in the Philippines

What we offer:

• Housing subsidy for those living within 1 mile of the office
• Leadership position with direct impact on how Flagright runs and grows globally
• High-bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement
• Equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup
• Work alongside a highly competent, top-tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir
• Enjoy a low-bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture