Chief Financial Officer

The Neato Company • Paradise, NV

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Financial Officer at Neato is one of the most consequential seats on the executive team. You are Neato's first true head of finance, second-in-command behind the founders, and the operator who builds Neato into a financially disciplined, strategically optionable company — one that can pursue M&A, financing, or strategic transactions on its own terms when the moment is right.
You inherit a finance function that has run for six years on the two founders, a fractional controller, and a part-time bookkeeper. The books are detailed, granular, and audited annually by a major firm. They are in a solid place. But there is no finance function underneath them. No FP&A, no scenario planning, no formal budgeting. RAMP runs expenses and treasury but is underused. QuickBooks Online stays. Several core tools — the WMS/IMS, inventory forecasting, the brand-profitability model used in deal negotiations — are proprietary, and will need to be inherited, owned, and documented. There is no finance team to inherit. You build from scratch.
Neato's economics are working-capital intensive. We take inventory risk on every brand we sign, our cash sits tied up in Amazon settlement cycles, and our brand-profitability model is the engine that decides which deals get done. The CFO does not advise on these dynamics. The CFO owns them.
You report directly to the founders and serve as second-in-command across the executive team alongside the CTO, CCO, COO, and CBO.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive financial leadership, including at least one senior leadership role (CFO, VP Finance, Head of Finance, or equivalent) at a venture-backed, PE-backed, or growth-stage company.
• Demonstrated track record of leading M&A, recapitalization, financing, or material strategic transactions on the company side.
• Demonstrated track record of building or rebuilding a finance function — FP&A, accounting, treasury, and IR — from a low starting point.
• Demonstrated track record of owning a company-level financial plan with real accountability.
• Demonstrated track record of managing audit, tax, and external financial partners at the senior level.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at the executive level, including direct engagement with founders, boards, and institutional investors.
• AI-native finance leadership experience — agent-based close, automated reporting, AI-assisted FP&A — is a must.

Nice To Haves

• Prior tenure as CFO, VP Finance, or Head of Finance at a company in the consumer brand, eCommerce services, CPG, or marketplace ecosystem.
• Brand-side or operator-side experience at an inventory-intensive, working-capital-heavy business — Amazon 1P or 3P, mid-market CPG in the $50M–$500M range, 3PL, or comparable.
• Direct experience preparing a company for strategic alternatives, including QofE, adjusted EBITDA defense, normalized working capital, and buy-side diligence.
• Experience inside the QuickBooks Online, Ramp, and Google Sheets stack, with a clear opinion on what to keep and what to replace.
• Founder-operator background — built and sold a company or services business — is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A, financing, and strategic transaction activity for the company, including diligence preparation, banker management, valuation work, and deal execution.
• Build the Finance function from the ground up, including FP&A, accounting, treasury, AP/AR, payroll, procurement, tax, and equity administration using AI agents + select people.
• Hire and lead the finance team, beginning with a senior accountant inside the first 90 days, followed by a finance associate.
• Own the company-level financial plan — budget, forecast, scenario planning, and the model that drives operating decisions.
• Own treasury, cash management, and working capital strategy, with a particular focus on inventory underwriting and Amazon settlement cycles.
• Partner with the COO on inventory underwriting and brand-level working capital exposure.
• Partner with the CCO on pricing, packaging, brand profitability modeling, and commercial deal economics.
• Own audit, tax, and external partner management, including the relationship with the company's current audit firm.
• Own investor relations and board reporting, including board materials, investor updates, and existing institutional relationships.
• Operate as second in command across the executive team, partnering with the CTO, CCO, COO, and CBO on cross-functional decisions.
• Bring AI and agent-based workflows into the finance function as a force multiplier on the team you build.

Benefits

• Competitive executive base salary.
• Meaningful equity participation through Neato's Key Employee Unit Awards Plan.
• Performance-based bonus structure tied to company and individual objectives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Direct partnership with the CEO and President and a high-impact seat on the executive team as second in command.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed