At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance operations and manage the quote-to-cash cycle in a fast-paced startup.
- Company: Join a profitable, innovative company powering billions in investment research.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity, private health insurance, and exciting offsite trips.
- Other info: Work with cutting-edge AI tools and enjoy daily team lunches at HQ.
- Why this job: Be part of a top 1% growth company with a flat structure and impactful role.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in finance, with leadership experience in high-growth SaaS startups.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
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.
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 ongoing 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 from 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 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 including 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 including:
- Team lunch provided every day 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.
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