Financial Operations Lead

London. Posted 4 months ago

The role

You will own the finance function end-to-end, building processes, tooling, and budgets to scale the company. You will manage payments, billing, collections, monthly close, and financial modeling.

What you will do

Own supplier payments end-to-end including approval workflows and vendor negotiations
Manage customer invoicing and partner with RevOps to collect overdue invoices
Run external accountants to an accurate, on-time monthly close
Own financial metrics, reporting, and communication with the board and investors
Design and implement the finance stack including approvals, procurement, and spend management
Build budgeting and approval processes with the founders
Build financial models for office leases, hiring plans, and marketing budgets
Support special projects like M&A
Manage international finance including budgets for new offices, transfer pricing, and international tax
Steward cash and treasury including payroll and vendor payments

Required qualifications

5+ years in finance or finance-heavy operations at high-growth tech companies
Deep fluency in accounting
Track record of implementing finance processes, tooling, and automation that scale
Strong modelling skills across budgets, forecasts, P&L, and cash
Exceptionally clear written and verbal communication

Nice to have

First/early finance hire experience
Procurement & negotiation experience
Treasury experience
Multi-entity experience
Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), or fundamentals from banking, consulting, or VC
STEM background (maths, CS, physics, engineering, etc.)
Ability to write code
Experience with modern finance stacks
Experience leveraging AI

Benefits

Competitive base
Significant equity
Full visa sponsorship
Private medical insurance
Free meals

About the company

Solve Intelligence is a fast-growing startup transforming Intellectual Property with an AI platform. They have raised approximately $60M USD and are expanding across London, New York, and Munich.