Business Operations Manager

QuestDB•Town of Verona, NY

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

QuestDB is seeking a Business Operations Manager to oversee the financial, commercial, legal, and people operations of the company. This is a hands-on, generalist role responsible for coordinating external accountants, tax advisors, and legal counsel, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial and contractual matters. The role involves owning numbers, contracts, and processes across UK and US entities, reporting to the CEO, and working cross-functionally with high autonomy.

Requirements

4+ years in a business operations, finance operations, or similar generalist role.
Ability to manage finance, commercial, legal, and people workstreams concurrently, meet deadlines, and drive external advisors.
Working knowledge of finance and contracts, including cashflow modeling, financial statement review, and contract review.
Working fluency with AI tools for complex material review, process automation, and accuracy improvement.
Ability to learn new topics quickly and take ownership of outcomes.
Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.

Nice To Haves

Prior startup experience, ideally at an early-stage venture-backed company.
Background in finance, accounting, or law.
Experience operating across UK and US entities, including tax, payroll, or intercompany matters.
Experience negotiating with legal and procurement teams at large enterprises.

Responsibilities

Manage finance and treasury functions, including financial modeling, cashflow forecasting, runway analysis, ARR tracking, billing, payments, treasury operations, and global payroll oversight.
Ensure group-wide tax compliance (UK, EU VAT, US federal and state returns) and manage intercompany, transfer pricing, and R&D tax credit work with external providers.
Oversee external bookkeepers and tax advisors, providing necessary information, ensuring deadlines are met, and reviewing their outputs.
Support the CEO with financial and legal preparations for financing processes.
Manage commercial operations, including reviewing and approving Order Forms, setting up new customers, and overseeing the contract renewal cycle.
Handle legal and contract matters, including customer agreement negotiation and redlining, vendor and internal agreements, contract lifecycle management, and trademark matters.
Oversee people, equity, and governance functions, including the equity lifecycle, statutory filings, corporate records, and onboarding/offboarding processes.
Manage hiring operations from job posting to offer.