Head of Finance and Company Operations
Unleash live
LEADERSHIP
Contribute actively to all discussions and decisions at the senior leadership level of Unleash live;
Provide sound financial insights to senior leadership, CEO and the Board to aid critical decisions across the business, drive revenue and customer acquisition/retention and optimize pricing strategy;
Hunt and advocate for company growth opportunities, whilst intelligently deploying finite Company resources;
Manage multiple stakeholder groups and be the external-facing Company representative for the finance function;
Play a key role in securing equity funds and communicating with investors
FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & TAX
Report directly to the board on accounting, finance, tax and operational matters;
Develop and oversee the financial planning and reporting for the organization;
Directing budgeting and cash flow modeling;
Develop global income / sales tax and transfer pricing strategy;
Establish the financial and governance systems that will underpin rapid customer and team expansion in the US;
Partner with the Sales function to ensure the business has the appropriate eCommerce capability to drive sales, user growth and customer engagement;
Oversee any financial analysis required by other departments;
Maintain awareness of internal and external financial and economic trends, changes in financial management practices and standards within the ICT sector;
Ensure the finance team implements the appropriate tools to effectively scale the finance function as the Company grows including automating where possible;
Identifying need for and overseeing implementation of new accounting policies in line with GAAP;
Overseeing customer procurement in partnership with the Head of Sales Ops.
COMPANY OPERATIONS
Overseeing the internal Operations function at the company in the short-term absence of a dedicated Operations leadership function, including premises relationships and processes, planning for potential premises change and set up, IT oversight, internal process & communication optimisation;
Overseeing the People function at the company in the short-term absence of a dedicated People leadership position, including recruitment, offers, JDs, onboarding, offboarding, performance review and management, people-related ISO requirements, culture and social initiatives;
Managing relationship with company legal representation in partnership with the CEO;
Working with external legal counsel when setting up new overseas entities;
Working with external legal counsel to oversee the maintenance and management of the cap table, data room and contracts/NDAs;
Working with external legal counsel to oversee the custody and protection of company IP;
Overseeing the planning of company business insurance requirements;
Involvement in company-wide compensation and incentive planning to ensure Company goal alignment;
Lead and grow a high-performing finance, people and operations team. Currently one direct report;
Coach and mentor direct reports to support their professional success and development goals.