Director of Finance

Director Of FinanceFLORA is building the world's most powerful creative tools: a creative workspace with purpose-built AI tools for every step of the creative process. Our mission is to make creatives more powerful. Teams at Pentagram, Nike, Prada, and Lionsgate use FLORA to move from first concept to finished, on-brand work at scale.We're hiring our first Director of Finance to lead FLORA's finance function. Your mandate is to turn our numbers into decisions and actions that improve our finances. How we price, where we spend, and how we manage finances are core to how we build the company, not a back-office exercise.This is a hands-on director role. You'll own the function end to end, build the model yourself, and also make sure the right invoice gets approved and the right customer pays on time. You'll work closely with our leads for Data, Operations, Product, Marketing, and Sales, and with our founder and CEO.Strategic FinanceLead pricing and packaging analysis for self-serve and enterprise, including plan and usage pricing, plan tiers, and discounting guidelinesEnsure all our costs are accounted for and warranted, from inference and infrastructure spend to vendor contracts, software, and promotional creditsOwn gross margin as a company metric. Partner with our Head of Data to define and oversee margins by plan and model.Work with functional leads to turn recommendations into owned initiatives with clear targets, then track them through to resultsPlanning And Forecasting (FP&A)Build and own FLORA's operating model: revenue targets and the operating drivers behind them, headcount, burn, and runwayLead the annual budget and quarterly forecasts with the CEO and functional leadsOwn headcount planning with the CEO: build the hiring plan, model fully loaded cost per role, and tie every hire to the budget and financialsBuild sales capacity models with our VP of Sales and Head of Data that translate revenue goals into team size and targets, accounting for both enterprise and product-led growthPartner with our Director of Revenue Operations and Strategy to own the sales compensation framework, including commission plan design, quota setting, plan compliance, and forecasting commission expense.Run scenario analysis on hiring, spend, and fundraising timing so leadership can make trade-offs with clear numbersAccounting, Reporting, And ControlsRun the monthly close with our external accountants. Review the books, identify key trends and anomalies, and deliver a monthly financial package to the executive team with recommendationsEstablish financial controls that fit our size: spend policies, approval workflows, and vendor managementOversee accounts payable, including bill approvals, vendor payments, and employee reimbursementsOversee accounts receivable and collections for enterprise customers: invoicing, payment terms, and follow-up on overdue balancesInvestors, Compliance, And Fundraising ReadinessOwn financial reporting to investors and the board, including monthly investor updates and board meeting materialsSupport fundraising, including preparing a clean data room, consistent metrics definitions, and financials that hold up to diligenceManage the equity pool and cap table: oversee and implement any employee equity actions (e.g. new equity grants, exercise requests), track pool usage against the hiring plan, model grant sizes and refresh needs, and coordinate 409A valuationsWork with outside advisors on tax filings, sales tax and VAT exposure across our global customer base, R&D tax credits, and audit readinessChoose and improve our finance systems and processes as we scaleWhat You'll Bring8+ years in finance, and ideally 3+ years at a venture-backed startup in SaaS, usage-based, or AI businessesExperience as the senior finance person, owning a broad finance scope at a growing companyStrong command of SaaS and usage-based financial metricsSolid grounding in GAAP accrual accounting, including revenue recognition, deferred revenue, and COGS classificationExperience building operating models, budgets, and headcount plans from scratch, and keeping them current as the business changesExperience with sales capacity planning and commission plan designA builder's bias: you're as comfortable chasing an overdue invoice as presenting to the boardClear, direct communication. You can turn a set of financials into decisions the executive team should make this monthThe judgment to put controls in place without slowing the team downCuriosity about creative industries and the tools creatives useExceptionally Strong Candidates Might Also HaveExperience at an AI company managing inference or third-party model costsHands-on experience designing pricing for usage or credit-based productsLed or supported fundraising at a venture-backed company, including diligenceWorking At FLORALocation: This is a full-time, in-person role in New York City. We work together from our office in the Domino Refinery building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.Compensation: Base salary range: $185K to $225K plus equity.Benefits: Health, dental, and vision coverage and a free Equinox membership in our office building.