Head of Finance - Planning and Analysis

Director of Finance & Strategic Planning
Hybrid-Remote (California) | Full-Time

Most finance jobs ask you to explain yesterday. This one asks you to help design tomorrow. At Kaylus, finance isn't a department tucked away at the end of the hallway. Every enterprise partnership.
Every product investment.
Every one of them begins with a thoughtful financial strategy. If your idea of finance is simply closing the books, this is not your role. Kaylus is building a next-generation fintech platform designed to help households become healthier, wealthier, and more resilient. Our platform combines AI-powered receipt intelligence, retailer and consumer packaged goods (CPG) partnerships, personalized rewards, loyalty, and a long-term vision for consumer financial empowerment.

We're not looking for someone to inherit a mature finance organization. We're looking for someone to help build one. You'll have a voice in product strategy, commercial strategy, financial strategy, long-term company strategy.
Some weeks you'll build a financial model. You will help determine how our loyalty platform should be funded, develop pricing for enterprise CPG partnerships, sit alongside engineering designing financial ledgers capable of supporting millions of future transactions.

Finance at Kaylus isn't a support role. Instead finance helps to shape the product.

Strategic Financial Planning:
Build the company's long-term financial model.
Lead budgeting, forecasting, and operating planning.
Analyze unit economics and contribution margins.
Help leadership make better decisions through rigorous financial analysis.

Product & Platform Economics:
Partner with engineering and product leadership to help design the economic foundation supporting:

Digital wallets
Financial ledgers
Future consumer financial products

Help ensure every feature is financially sustainable before it's technically scalable.
Commercial Strategy:
Develop pricing frameworks, profitability models, and decision tools that support enterprise partnerships and long-term business growth.

Identify risks others don't see.
Help transform ambitious ideas into durable businesses.
Forge executive partnerships
You don't see finance as accounting. You see finance as a strategic advantage. You enjoy building things that have never existed before. Most importantly, you are excited by the idea of helping build a company rather than simply managing one.

7–12 years of progressive finance experience

• Outstanding financial modeling and analytical skills
• Experience with forecasting, planning, and business modeling
• Strong strategic thinking and business judgment
• Ability to collaborate across technical and commercial teams

Experience in fintech, financial services, SaaS, payments, loyalty, marketplaces, or consumer technology
Experience designing pricing models, incentive programs, or platform economics
MBA, CFA, or similar advanced credentials are welcomed

As Kaylus expands its consumer financial capabilities through strategic partnerships, experience within regulated financial services is highly valued. Candidates should be willing to pursue applicable FINRA registrations or other regulatory qualifications as the company's consumer financial capabilities continue to evolve.

Within your first year you'll help Kaylus:

Build a finance organization from the ground up.
Create the financial framework supporting our loyalty platform.
Help leadership invest capital wisely.
As Kaylus grows, we expect this position to expand into broader executive finance leadership. We're hiring someone who wants to grow into tomorrow's finance leader.

We believe the people who help build long-term value should have the opportunity to share in creating it. While our executive equity program is still being finalized, our intention is to align long-term leadership with long-term ownership. We want leaders who are excited to build an enduring company and, as that framework develops, participate in the value they help create.

Hybrid remote within California

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Direct partnership with the CEO and executive leadership team
• Opportunity to influence the strategy, not just the finances, of a growing fintech company