Finance and Operations Lead (Consumer AI & Subscription Tech)

Position Title: Financial Operations & FP&A Lead

Department: Finance & Operations

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer & Executive Leadership

Employment Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor

Location: Remote (Open to top-tier talent in Latin America or South Africa)

Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours Overlap Required

• Latin America (LATAM): $2500 $3500 USD / month ($30000 $42000 USD / year)
• South Africa (SA): $2200 $3000 USD / month ($26400 $36000 USD / year)
• Compensation Note: Budget is flexible for the right fit. We are seeking top-of-market talent who can take complete ownership of our financial infrastructure and operate autonomously within a fast-moving high-growth environment.

We are a high-growth consumer AI companyranking among the top consumer AI entertainment platforms globallybuilding the future of interactive storytelling and digital experiences.

As our user base subscription revenue and operational infrastructure scale rapidly we are seeking a versatile high-agency Finance and Operations Lead to build and own our internal financial infrastructure.

This is a high-leverage jack-of-all-trades role for a sharp financial operator who thrives in fluid fast-moving tech environments. You will work directly with our COO and executive team taking ownership across financial modeling subscription analysis month-end closes AP/AR management investor reporting packages and ad-hoc operational analytics (e.g. cloud compute spend GPU supplier pricing and unit economics).

If you are a resourceful numbers-driven problem solver who wants to build financial architecture at the frontier of consumer AI this role offers exceptional scope impact and growth.

• Accounting & Close Operations: Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping transaction categorization and month-end close workflows to ensure clean accurate financial statements.
• AP/AR Management: Manage Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivabletracking incoming vendor invoices scheduling payments monitoring contract liabilities and enforcing payment schedules.
• Contract & Liability Management: Audit vendor contracts track upcoming commitment schedules and maintain clear visibility into recurring operational liabilities.

• Financial Model Ownership: Maintain update and refine our core internal three-statement financial model and rolling budget forecasts.
• Subscription Economics: Analyze subscription dynamicsmodeling churn lifetime value (LTV) customer acquisition cost (CAC) retention cohorts and monthly recurring revenue (MRR) expansion.
• Investor Reporting Packages: Architect and produce monthly and quarterly investor reporting packages delivering clear visual dashboards and executive summaries for leadership and board members.

• Cloud & Compute Infrastructure Analysis: Run deep-dive spend reports on cloud infrastructure and AI compute consumption helping leadership monitor unit economics and cost optimization.
• Marketing & Margin Analysis: Evaluate performance marketing spend payback periods and margin contributions across product verticals.
• Vendor & GPU Supplier Tracking: Assist leadership with ad-hoc operational researchmonitoring GPU market pricing comparing supplier quotes and keeping pulse on hardware market dynamics.
• Custom Reporting & Dashboarding: Build automated reporting frameworks and dashboards to give leadership real-time visibility into key financial and operational metrics.

• Educational Background: Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business or a quantitative field.
• Professional Experience: 36 years of combined experience in FP&A financial operations corporate accounting or business analysis within a growth-stage tech company SaaS startup or high-volume digital business.
• Financial Modeling Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Excelbuilding multi-scenario financial models cohort analyses and dynamic forecasting dashboards from scratch.
• Generalist Builder Mindset: Thrives in less-defined fast-paced environments. You dont wait for a perfectly rigid process; you identify gaps ask great questions build the system and drive it to completion.
• Technical & Analytics Comfort: Highly tech-savvy with the ability to navigate cloud spend data database exports software subscriptions and financial automation tools quickly.
• English Fluency: C1/C2 near-native written and spoken English with the poise and clarity needed to present complex financial insights directly to executive leadership.

• Prior experience with subscription/SaaS metrics or consumer digital platforms.
• Exposure to cloud computing unit economics (AWS GCP specialized GPU providers).
• Flexibility to lean deeper into either strategic FP&A/analytics or core accounting/financial management based on personal strengths and company evolution.
• Experience working with ClickHouse or another analytical data warehouse including using SQL to query large datasets; candidates with strong analytical aptitude and a willingness to learn ClickHouse quickly are also encouraged to apply.

• Frontier Industry: Work at the forefront of consumer AI and interactive entertainment.
• Direct Executive Visibility: Work directly alongside our COO and executive team shaping strategic decisions through data.
• High Autonomy: Ownership over our financial architecture with room to grow into a senior leadership trajectory as the platform scales.

Required Experience:

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