Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime.
We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership.
Role overview:
The Head of Finance will take ownership for Flagright’s financial operations globally, spanning our offices in the US, UK, India, and Singapore. This is a hands-on, operational role for an individual with strong finance expertise who thrives in high-growth environments and is excited to take on significant responsibilities while building and optimizing processes to support rapid scaling.
People who thrive at Flagright:
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Have been knocked down before and gotten back up
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Are resourceful — figure it out with whatever tools exist
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Have strong opinions, defend them, and drop them when proven wrong
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Would rather own targets than a task list
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Run toward ambiguity, not away from it
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Want to work with no-BS people
People who struggle here:
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Confuse ambitious goals with unreasonable ones
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Want 9-to-6 and a predictable week
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Need priorities to hold still for a quarter
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Take blunt feedback or lost deals personally
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Say — or think — “that’s not my job”
Key responsibilities:
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Prepare and manage investor updates, Board meetings, and monthly consolidated management accounts spanning 4 entities across US / UK / India / Singapore
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Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
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Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decision-making and operational planning
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Oversee accounts payable and enforce accounts receivable processes to maintain smooth cash flow operations
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Collaborate with external accountants and tax experts to optimize accounting and tax strategies, ensuring compliance and efficiency
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Implement inter-company pricing measures, including managing transfer pricing documentation and compliance
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Oversee external auditors for a yearly audit across 4 global entities
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Contribute to pricing and deal desk operations
Who we are looking for:
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Based in the Bay Area with the right to work in the USA (no visa sponsorship available), this is a fully in-person role at our Santa Clara office
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5+ years of professional experience, with a solid background in Finance in a high-growth environment
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Must have hands-on FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and leadership reporting, gained in roles such as FP&A Analyst, FP&A Manager, Head of FP&A, or Strategic Finance Lead
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Must have prior experience in a SaaS start-up environment (Series A to C)
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Hands-on experience with fundraising and/or acquisition processes required
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Experience operating across multiple entities, jurisdictions, currencies, and time zones, with an understanding of cross-border finance and multi-entity accounting, as well as HR, legal, tax, and compliance considerations
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Strong working knowledge of SaaS business models, including ARR, retention, gross margin, CAC/payback, burn, runway, cash forecasting, and investor-facing operating metrics
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Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on: able to advise leadership while also diving into models, contracts, payroll issues, vendor workflows, and operational details when needed
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Proven people-management experience, ideally managing distributed or offshore teams, with high standards for ownership, responsiveness, and execution - note that the team reporting to this role is based in the Philippines
What we offer:
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Housing subsidy for those living within 1 mile of the office
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Leadership position with direct impact on how Flagright runs and grows globally
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High-bar environment focused on execution, learning, and continuous improvement
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Equity from day 1 at a Y Combinator startup
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Work alongside a highly competent, top-tier team, including professionals from Y Combinator, ex AWS, and Palantir
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Enjoy a low-bureaucracy environment, minimal meetings, and an asynchronous communications culture