Acryl Data
Head of Finance
Job Description
DataHub, built by Acryl Data, is an AI & Data Context Platform adopted by over 3,000 enterprises, including Apple, CVS Health, Netflix, and Visa. Innovated jointly with a thriving open-source community of 13,000+ members, DataHub's metadata graph provides in-depth context of AI and data assets with best-in-class scalability and extensibility.
The company's enterprise SaaS offering, DataHub Cloud, delivers a fully managed solution with AI-powered discovery, observability, and governance capabilities. Organizations rely on DataHub solutions to accelerate time-to-value from their data investments, ensure AI system reliability, and implement unified governance, enabling AI & data to work together and bring order to data chaos.
Job location: San Francisco, USA / USA Remote
In this role, you will establish and lead all financial operations as the company's first finance hire. This role requires working closely with the executive team to develop financial strategies, manage investor relations, and build scalable financial processes to support our growth in the B2B data space. You will transition financial operations from our current outsourced accounting firm to an in-house function while maintaining strategic partnerships with external advisors.
Requirements:
- Minimum 7+ years of finance and accounting experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- Minimum of 3 years experience at B2B SaaS startups, ideally including Series A through C
- Experience managing financial operations in the enterprise software, data, or B2B SaaS sectors
- Experience as the first finance hire at an early stage startup
- Strong understanding of subscription-based revenue models and SaaS metrics (ARR, CAC, LTV, etc.)
- Expertise in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning
- Experience with fundraising processes and investor relations at the Series B stage
- Proficiency with setting up financial systems and tools (NetSuite, Bill.com, etc.)
- Experience transitioning from outsourced accounting to in-house financial operations
- Excellent communication skills to translate financial insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (99% coverage for employees, 65% coverage for dependents; USA-based employees)
- Carrot Fertility Program (USA-based employees)
- Remote friendly
- Work from home and monthly co-working space budget
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