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 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