Strategic Finance Leader — AI-Driven, Growth & Profitability (Remote)

We are a dynamic startup disrupting the logistics and e-commerce fulfillment space. We are looking for a Head of Finance who is ready to jump into the chaos, build a world-class financial infrastructure, and be a key strategic partner to the CEO/Founder and Board and a critical member of the Senior Leadership Team. You will sit at the centre of every important decision in the business — from pricing and partnerships to fundraising and scale. This is not a role for maintaining the status quo; it is for an operator who wants to define and drive our path to a profitable scale.

The Mission: What You Will Achieve

You will be the engine of our financial health and growth. Your 12-month mission is to transform our finance function from an operational necessity into a strategic advantage, ensuring we hit profitability while building automation that frees us to focus on growth. You will build a finance function that operates in real-time, where data, reporting, and decision-making are automated and continuously updated. This role combines hands-on financial operations with strategic leadership.

Core Pillars of Success:

• Drive Profitability: Ruthlessly manage our P&L. You will drive a clear path to profitability by improving unit economics, tightening cost control, and increasing pricing discipline across clients, warehouses, and carriers.
• Financial Control & Liquidity: Own all cash flow management and financial forecasting. You will ensure invoices are sent promptly and bad debt is minimised, while managing all payment cycles for partners and employees.
• Build, Automate & Augment: You will design and implement AI-driven finance workflows (AR, AP, reconciliation, reporting), to reduce manual work, improve accuracy, and enable real-time decision-making across the business.
• Compliance & Governance: Oversee all external relations, including liaising with accountants, managing Companies House filings, tax compliance, and preparing Board materials.
• Strategic Partnering: Own the financial side of commercial strategy, including pricing, rate cards, and negotiation of payment terms with clients, warehouses, and carriers.

In your first 90 Days, you will:

• Build a clean, reliable P&L with clear contribution margins.
• Stabilise cash flow forecasting and payment cycles.
• Identify top 3 levers to improve profitability.
• Implement initial automation in receivables/payables.

Who You Are: Skills & Experience

You are a self-starting, detail-oriented financial professional with a high-growth mindset.

Non-Negotiables:

• AI-native builder: proven ability to use AI tools (e.g. Claude) to design and deploy AI-driven finance systems and workflows (AR, AP, reconciliation, reporting), reducing manual work and enabling real-time, data-driven decision-making.
• Strong financial foundation e.g., Big 4, top-tier accounting, or equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to thrive in a startup environment, comfortable with ambiguity and the pace of rapid change.
• Expert-level attention to detail and ability to manage complex pricing models.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting software e.g. Xero.

Bonus Points (Nice to Have):

• A science or engineering related degree.
• Prior experience in the logistics or e-commerce sector.
• Experience in Investment Banking/M&A.
• The ability to shape your role in a fast-growing, exciting, and evolving company at the forefront of the future of e-commerce.
• Experience a workplace that is entrepreneurial, fast-paced, outcome-focused, disciplined, but also highly collaborative, team-oriented, and fun.
• Significant opportunity for growth and personal development, and the chance to have a real impact.
• Flexible working to support families and varying needs. The team is fully remote but meets in person up to once a week when helpful.

We offer 25 holidays plus public holidays, plus your birthday, plus we take a company-wide holiday over Christmas. Mental health support through Spill counselling and free Headspace subscription.