Head of Finance

About this role

ABOUT JUNIOR

We’re building cutting-edge LLM-powered workflow tools to supercharge investment research for private market investors. Our clients include most of the global top 10 private equity and consulting firms - Junior already powers hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually. We’re a profitable, bootstrapped company with a growing team of 50+ based in London, NYC and Sydney. We 10x’d our revenue in 2025.

You can read more about the company mission & values here https://myjunior.notion.site/join-junior-2026?source=copy_link.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

You will own and manage our quote-to-cash cycle, finance operations, and accounting function with decision making authority on what should be in-housed, outsourced, and automated. Your responsibilities will include:

- Own and manage the full quote-to-cash cycle including

- Quote & contract structure

- Managing our invoicing system & generating invoices

- Collections & cash application

- Revenue recognition & the close

- Working with engineers / data scientists to implement new invoicing models for usage-based pricing agreements

- Drive automation of repetitive tasks

- Use AI finance solutions and leverage our technical staff to run a highly automated, lean finance function

- Support new system implementations and accounting tool integrations

- Manage finance operations, internal controls & compliance including

- Cash management across entities and currencies

- Intercompany management: recharges, balances, funding flows and transfer pricing documentation with our advisors

- Tax and statutory compliance

- Ensure compliance with GAAP / IFRS, company policies, and regulatory requirements

- Lead external audits and coordinate with auditors for timely completion

- Provide guidance on treatment for accounting issues

- Draft and maintain accounting policies and memos for key transactions

- Oversee our accounting and reporting (managing management account and / or external service providers):

- Financial statement preparation in accordance with US GAAP / IFRS (for UK entity)

- Month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes

- Managing on-going accounting activities including AP, AR, payroll accounting, and cash management

- Keep Junior financing-ready and support fundraising

- Opportunity to support in leading fundraising rounds

- Own customer-facing financial diligence

- Own banking and credit facility relationships

- FP&A and business operations

- Collaborate with FP&A, operations, and cross-functional leaders to provide analysis and insights

- Support budget vs. actual variance analysis

ABOUT YOU

8+ years of finance experience including high-growth SaaS startup; 2+ years of finance leadership experience:

- Holds accounting certification (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CIMA or CPA)

- 8+ years of combined experience including

- 5+ years of experience at high growth SaaS startup(s)

- 2+ years of experience managing complex quote-to-cash structures

- bonus points for

- 2+ years of experience as sole finance hire / head of finance

- career start at top public accounting firm

- Versed in complex quote-to-cash structures: Junior uses highly bespoke usage-based pricing models with significant variation across customers and product lines — you will need to be versed in handling complex usage based pricing / quote-to-cash structures

- An owner: able to design / implement accounting processes for the ground-up

- Proficient in US GAAP, familiarity with IFRS and/or UK GAAP

- Flexible in approach — willing / able to be flexible and build an accounting system that fits to our business

- AI-native: daily user of LLMs such as Claude and familiar with AI finance tools

WHY JUNIOR

- Top 1% traction: 0-25+ m rev in 3 years, fully bootstrapped / profitable, top-tier customers inc. some of MBB, Big 4, Top 5 PE mega-funds

- Flat org structure: lean startup environment with ≤1 manager between each role and the c-suite

- Competitive salary + equity and first-class benefits inc:

- Team lunch provided everyday at the London HQ!

- Third Space membership

- Private health insurance

- Multiple all-expense paid offsites per year (last 3 trips include Crete, Greece; Cancun, Mexico; Barcelona, Spain)

- Visa sponsorship available

ADDITIONAL INFO

- Current finance stack (experience with our current tools is not required)

- Payment processing / invoices: Stripe

- Automated billing: in-house system access via Retool

- Accounting: Xero (UK), Quickbooks (US)

- Reporting line: You will direct report to the COO & regularly communicate with the rest of the C-Suite