Braintrust
Head of Finance
San Francisco. Posted 5 months ago
The role
The Head of Finance will build and lead the finance function from the ground up. You will manage planning, forecasting, and capital allocation while partnering with leadership to scale the company.
What you will do
- Manage forecasting, financial planning, and capital allocation.
- Own the quarterly and annual planning cycle end-to-end.
- Ensure financial discipline and set budgets across the organization.
- Monitor KPIs and performance across teams and the company.
- Build dashboards and identify levers to accelerate growth and efficiency.
- Collaborate on headcount planning, hiring prioritization, and organizational scaling.
- Manage treasury strategy, monitor cash flow, and optimize capital structure.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering for data-driven decision-making.
- Create materials for Board meetings.
- Serve as a partner on future fundraising processes.
Required qualifications
- 8-12+ years of progressive finance experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking.
- Proven track record of building or leading a finance function.
- Deep expertise in financial modeling, long-range planning, and capital allocation.
- Familiarity with ARR-based business metrics and subscription economics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience within a high-growth B2B SaaS or AI technology company.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages
- Flexible time off
- Competitive salary and equity
- Wifi & cellphone stipend
About the company
Braintrust is the agent observability platform. It gives teams visibility to understand how agents behave in production and the tools to improve them.