Vice President of Financial Operations

About the Role

The Vice President of Financial Operations is a critical executive leadership role responsible for overseeing and evolving the company’s global financial operating engine. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance, ensuring financial rigor while enabling rapid scale in a highly regulated, technology-driven environment.

You will lead complex financial operations across multi-entity structures, international markets, and high-transaction volumes, while partnering closely with the CFO, executive leadership, product, risk, and compliance teams. This position is designed for a finance leader who thrives in high-growth environments and can balance operational excellence with forward-looking strategic insight.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and lead end-to-end financial operations, including accounting, controllership, revenue operations, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, and economic systems.

• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting across global entities.

• Oversee scalable financial processes supporting high transaction volumes and complex revenue models.

• Lead automation, systems modernization, and AI-driven financial process improvements.

• Drive operational discipline across budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.

• Establish and enforce internal controls aligned with regulatory, audit, and compliance standards.

• Partner with business leaders to translate operational performance into actionable financial insights.

• Manage external relationships, including auditors, banking partners, and regulatory stakeholders.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.

• 12+ years of progressive financial leadership experience, including senior-level responsibility for financial operations.

• Prior experience in FinTech, digital payments, SaaS, or regulated financial services environments.

• Proven success leading global, multi-entity financial operations at scale.

• Deep understanding of GAAP, internal controls, audit readiness, and financial compliance.

• Experience implementing or optimizing ERP, financial systems, and data platforms.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

• Executive presence with the ability to influence at the board and C-suite levels.

• Highly analytical thinker with strong business judgment and attention to detail.

• Decisive leader comfortable navigating ambiguity and rapid growth.

• Strong people leader with a track record of building high-performing finance teams.

• Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex financial data into clear narratives.

• Integrity-driven, accountable, and resilient under pressure.

Strategic Support

• Serve as a key strategic partner to the CFO on enterprise financial strategy and long-term planning.

• Provide operational insight to support M&A integration, market expansion, and product innovation.

• Enable data-driven decision-making by strengthening financial intelligence and reporting frameworks.

• Support investor readiness, due diligence, and board-level financial communications.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment with regular interaction across global time zones.

• Periodic domestic and international travel as required.

• Fast-paced, high-accountability executive environment with peak-cycle demands during closes and audits.

Job Function

• Function: Finance & Financial Operations

• Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

• Direct Reports: Directors and Senior Managers across Accounting, Financial Operations, and Systems

• Scope: Global, multi-entity, multi-currency operations

Compensation & Benefits

• Total compensation range: $344,000 – $388,000

• Competitive base salary with performance-based annual incentive

• Long-term incentive programs (equity or value-based awards)

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Executive retirement and wealth-building programs

• Generous paid time off and executive wellness benefits

• Ongoing leadership development and executive coaching

Why Join Us

• Join a category-defining financial technology company shaping the future of global commerce.

• Operate at enterprise scale while driving innovation in how financial operations are built and managed.

• Collaborate with world-class leaders in technology, finance, and risk management.

• Influence decisions that directly impact growth, profitability, and long-term enterprise value.

• Be rewarded with a compensation structure aligned to leadership impact and performance.