Head of Finance

Description

About the role

Rylo is hiring a Head of Finance to own the financial foundation that helps the company make sharper decisions, operate with discipline, and scale with confidence.

This role is for a finance leader who wants real ownership. You'll build the systems, rhythms, models, and controls that connect company strategy to day-to-day execution. You'll work closely with leadership to turn financial insight into better planning, clearer tradeoffs, and stronger operating decisions.

The difference you will make

• Create financial clarity. You'll give the company a clear, trusted view of performance, runway, spend, forecasts, and the financial implications of key decisions.
• Build the finance operating system. You'll establish the planning, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting cadence that helps Rylo scale with discipline.
• Partner with leaders across the business. You'll help teams understand their numbers, make better resource allocation decisions, and connect their plans to company goals.
• Turn strategy into numbers. You'll translate business priorities into financial models, scenarios, and operating plans that leadership can use to make confident decisions.
• Raise the bar for financial rigor. You'll strengthen the processes, controls, and analysis that make finance a trusted partner to the business.

What you will do

• Own financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across the company.
• Build and maintain financial models that support operating decisions, scenario planning, and long-term planning.
• Partner with leadership on company performance, resource allocation, hiring plans, spend and vendor management, and strategic tradeoffs.
• Create clear reporting that helps the team understand revenue, costs, runway, margins, and business performance.
• Own cash flow, treasury, and financial risk - optimizing cash, investments, and returns.
• Establish the finance cadence for monthly close, variance analysis, forecast updates, and leadership reporting.
• Improve financial systems, processes, controls, and compliance so the company can operate with accuracy and speed.
• Own the audit and tax process end-to-end - internal reviews, external auditors, and accurate, on-time filings - alongside accounting, tax, and legal partners.
• Support investor and leadership materials with clear financial analysis and crisp storytelling.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and trends in the business, then turn them into practical recommendations.
• Partner with accounting, tax, legal, and other external partners as needed to ensure the finance function runs reliably.
• Build scalable finance processes that reduce manual work, improve data quality, and create better visibility for the company.
• Help leaders understand the financial impact of their decisions without slowing down execution.

Requirements

• 5+ years of meaningful experience leading finance, strategic finance, FP&A, or finance operations in a high-growth company.
• Strong financial modeling skills and the ability to turn complex business questions into clear analysis.
• Experience owning budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and company-level planning processes.
• Solid grounding in accounting and controls - U.S. GAAP, audit, and cash/treasury management, with hands-on experience
• High judgment and strong business intuition. You know when to go deep, when to simplify, and when a decision needs more rigor.
• Clear communication skills, especially with executives, founders, and cross-functional leaders.
• Strong operating discipline. You're detail-oriented, reliable, and comfortable building repeatable processes from ambiguity.
• A business partner mindset. You don't just report the numbers, you help teams understand what they mean and what to do next.
• Comfort working in a startup environment where priorities can change and the right answer often requires judgment.
• Strong ownership. You see gaps, create structure, and follow through without waiting for perfect instructions.
• Integrity, discretion, and sound judgment when working with sensitive company information.
• This is a hybrid role based in New York City.
• Compensation: $160,000-$200,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Why this role matters

Finance at Rylo won't be a back-office function. It'll be one of the systems that helps the company make better decisions, move with discipline, and scale thoughtfully. If you're excited to own the financial engine behind a growing company and build the function with care, clarity, and ambition, this is a role where your work will matter every week.

Benefits:

Work on a fulfilling, life-changing product (literally)

Join as a key player at an early stage and receive generous options

Unlimited time off and sick days

Annual company get-together

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with FSA, HSA, and Telehealth benefits

401(k) plan with company match

About us:

Rylo is the communication engine for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Communication belongs to everyone, and we strongly believe that no moment should go missing.

We work alongside the community. We know the barriers, and we're here to tear them down. Our tools are built for individuals and the businesses that serve them.

Rylo is backed by investors who believe in the work we do: General Catalyst, Canaan, Comcast, Vertex, Precursor, Contour, Cardumen, Techstars, and more.