Head of Finance

Join Flagright as the Head of Finance, where you will take ownership of our global financial operations across the US, UK, India, and Singapore. This hands-on role requires strong finance expertise and a passion for high-growth environments. You will be responsible for financial planning and analysis, managing investor updates, overseeing accounts payable and receivable, collaborating with external accountants and tax experts, and contributing to pricing and deal desk operations. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in finance, preferably in a SaaS start-up environment, and a proven track record of people management.

• Prendre en charge les opérations financières de Flagright à l'échelle mondiale, y compris la préparation et la gestion des mises à jour pour les investisseurs et les réunions du conseil d'administration.
• Diriger la planification financière et l'analyse (FP&A), y compris la budgétisation, les prévisions et l'analyse des écarts.
• Collaborer avec des comptables externes et des experts fiscaux pour optimiser les stratégies comptables et fiscales, en veillant à la conformité et à l'efficacité.
• 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
• 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)
• 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
• Hands-on experience with fundraising and/or acquisition processes required
• 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
• Are hungry to learn & contribute
• People who struggle here:
• Have been knocked down before and gotten back up
• Need extensive hand-holding
• People who thrive at Flagright:
• Want to work with no-BS people
• Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities
• Expect strict 9 to 6 boundaries
• Are resourceful—they figure things out with whatever tools are available
• Have strong opinions and can defend them
• Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection
• View high expectations as “unreasonable”