Head of Finance
Job description
About the role
This role directs financial operations, forecasts, and reporting for a high-growth technology team. It establishes and scales accounting, compliance, and planning foundations under strict deadlines. The position owns the end-to-end financial lifecycle, ensuring that data integrity supports confident decision-making. You will drive the development of processes that translate complex activity into clear business insights. The role requires balancing strategic oversight with hands-on execution to maintain financial control. You will act as a key partner to the business, aligning resources with the most promising opportunities. Success is measured by accurate, timely, and actionable financial leadership.
Key facts
What you'll do
Financial results are communicated clearly through accurate, transparent, and efficient reporting. Strategic choices and resource alignment with the most promising opportunities are guided by planning coordination, runway oversight, and capital allocation. Operational foundations become resilient as the team builds, refines, and scales systems and controls to meet evolving business demands. Books closing and cycle work are handled through hands-on practice across accounting, FP&A, and operational finance. High-level oversight balances detailed execution when strategic planning transitions to commitment follow-through. You will own the development and maintenance of financial models that support scenario planning and business case validation. The role establishes and enforces policies that ensure compliance, audit readiness, and robust internal controls. You will lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure that financial plans are integrated with operational and product milestones. Forecasting and variance analysis are driven by a deep dive into revenue, cost, and cash flow dynamics. You will partner with leadership to translate business strategy into actionable financial plans and performance metrics.
Requirements
The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. Candidates must bring at least 5 years of industry experience in a comparable role to meet the baseline expectation. Leading finance within an early-stage or high-growth tech or R&D company is mandatory for this position. The development of financial systems and processes from the ground up is owned by this role to establish a resilient foundation. Integrity and professional judgment in financial matters are strictly required to ensure decisions support trustworthy outcomes. Analytical, organizational, and communication abilities are essential for success across diverse responsibilities. Comfort with switching between strategic planning and hands-on execution is required to balance high-level oversight with detailed follow-through. A demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment is necessary to maintain accuracy under pressure. Adherence to deadlines and regulatory standards is non-negotiable for this role.
Practical notes
Typical interview steps
Finance interviews usually include technical questions on accounting or modeling, a case study, and behavioral rounds. Candidates may be asked to build a forecast or explain a variance. Spreadsheet skills are tested in most loops. Accuracy and clear explanations matter. Interviewers may give a real dataset and ask for a quick analysis. Showing your work and explaining assumptions matters as much as the final number.
Good to know
Questions to ask
Worth asking in any interview: how the team measures success, who the role works with daily, what the onboarding looks like, and what the company is trying to achieve this year. Asking what past hires did well is a strong final question. Keep the list short and pick the questions that matter most to you.
Career growth
Finance careers move from analyst to senior analyst, manager, and controller or FP&A director levels. Some people earn certifications such as CPA or CFA. Cross-functional work with operations and leadership grows with seniority. Finance careers reward precision early and business partnership later. Learning the operations of the company beyond the numbers accelerates growth.
About the company
At Nudge, our mission is to develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people's lives. We're starting with an approach that we believe can help the most people the fastest, and also allow us to learn as much about the brain as possible: developing a non-invasive, ultrasound-based device that can stimulate and image the brain at high resolution and depth.