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Finance Controller

AI Acquisition
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remote senior full-time

First indexed 12 Aug 2026

Description

We are seeking a Finance Controller to oversee and improve our financial operations. As a hands-on leadership role, you will report directly to our Director of Finance and support them in strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the daily cash cycle across all entities
  • Oversee and manage high-volume USD revenue flows
  • Ensure seamless daily funding of corporate cards for Meta ad spend
  • Build a live cash visibility system
  • Lead the transition of payment infrastructure
  • Evaluate and implement virtual card platforms
  • Automate and systematize financial processes
  • Develop and implement SOPs across cash management, reporting, payments, refunds, and reconciliation
  • Work with external bookkeeping partners to ensure accurate and current financial data
  • Convert chaotic financial data into clean, trackable dashboards

Requirements:

  • 5+ years in a finance operations, treasury, or senior finance execution role
  • Direct experience operating in a high-volume, high-transaction-count environment
  • Demonstrated systems-first approach to problem-solving
  • Experience leading or overseeing finance operations teams, external partners, or cross-functional processes
  • Direct hands-on experience managing high-volume, multi-currency cash flows
  • Proven track record building and implementing SOPs in finance operations
  • Experience managing external bookkeeping or accounting firms and holding them to a standard
  • Strong working knowledge of Xero, Wise, Whop, and corporate card platforms

Benefits:

  • Operate at the front line of AI-powered business building
  • Work directly with ambitious founders globally
  • Apply real-world experience, not theory or scripts
  • Fully remote, senior-level role with autonomy and ownership
  • Founder-led environment that values judgment over bureaucracy
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