Head of Finance

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 .

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

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