Founding Finance Manager

- Objective evidence of exceptional ability. Latin honors, class rank, CPA board rating of 88+ or a topnotcher placement, national competition results, or equivalent - tell us specifically in your application.

- 1-4 years of experience, ideally Big 4 audit, US-focused accounting, or similarly rigorous finance work. Exceptional fresh graduates will be considered.

- US GAAP exposure or experience serving US clients is a plus, not a requirement.

- Strong accounting mechanics: reconciliations, reporting, books cleanup, close discipline, and comfort learning new systems quickly.

- Professional skepticism: you notice what doesn't add up, and you are comfortable asking direct questions of people who would rather not answer them.

- Determined - the person who refuses to give up on a hard problem long after most people would have stopped.

- Highly proactive: you have a track record of doing important things nobody asked you to do.

- Very smart and quick to learn; able to figure things out independently in areas you've never touched before.

- Excellent written English - you can explain a complex finance issue in plain words to a non-finance founder.

- High integrity - non-negotiable. You will handle confidential information and sometimes deliver unwelcome findings, and you must stand behind them.

- Comfortable with software and AI tools, or highly motivated to become excellent at using them.

Our hiring process is designed to understand how you think, communicate, and work through complex finance problems. It may include written questions, interviews, practical exercises, and reference or credential checks, but we will share the details with candidates as they move through the process.

We aim to move from application to offer in under three weeks. Because this is a high-trust finance role, we verify credentials - licenses, transcripts, and references. Any embellishment discovered at any stage of the process is disqualifying.

Given the nature of this role, we think you'd expect nothing less.

- No limits based on age, degree, or traditional experience. We care about your contribution.

- Work directly with a successful, entrepreneurial founder and learn how companies are bought, structured, fixed, and grown.

- Make your own decisions and build the finance function the way it should be built.

- Flexible location, and significant flexibility in hours - though some overlap with US working hours is needed for the investigative and advisory parts of the role.

- A role that grows with the portfolio: toward finance leadership across multiple companies over time.

- The first 90 days will be demanding. You will need to learn fast, ask good questions, and get on top of several companies' books and finance questions at once.

- There are no perfect established processes here. You will be building structures, not just following them. If you need a lot of structure, hand-holding, or slow-moving processes, this will be a bad fit.

- You will sometimes have to deliver unwelcome findings - to a seller, a team member, an advisor, or the founder - and stand behind them under pushback.

- The selection process is hard on purpose. If that puts you off, this role isn't for you.

- There is still plenty of detailed accounting work - close, reconciliations, documentation. If you think that work is beneath you, you will not enjoy this role.

Excited to work with you and build this into a historic company!