Head of Finance & Operations

Avante•Seattle, WA

1d•$200,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Avante is seeking its first in-house Head of Finance & Operations, a senior-most finance role reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a key member of the leadership team. This individual will act as a business leader first, with a focus on building, creating, and solving problems. The role involves partnering with and challenging the executive team, driving cross-functional initiatives, and owning the company's financial strategy and operational backbone. Key areas of responsibility include financial planning and analysis, capital strategy, board support, people operations, legal and contracts, and business operations. While operational rigor is expected, the differentiator for this role is the ability to shape strategic initiatives and build new functions.

Requirements

Direct experience taking a company through Series Seed into growth rounds and deploying meaningful capital.
8+ years of operating experience across functions such as FP&A, FinOps, revenue or business operations, investing, diligence, or operating roles in high-growth B2B software.
Proven track record of influencing decisions beyond finance, acting as a business partner.
A bias to build, create, and solve problems.
Experience with fundraising and investor/board relations.
High ownership, bias toward action, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Based in or willing to relocate to New York or Seattle.
Ability to work on-site four days a week.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing finance-adjacent functions like people operations, business operations, and legal.
Experience transitioning a finance or operations function from fractional/outsourced to fully in-house.
Experience guiding a company from Series A into its growth stage.
Familiarity with HR, benefits, healthcare, or HR-technology buyers and markets.
MBA or CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the financial model, forecasting, planning, FP&A, accounting, and financial systems.
Define, track, and communicate key business metrics such as ARR, NRR, churn, gross margin, cash flow, and LTV/CAC.
Act as a steward of capital, manage investor relations, and represent finance at board meetings.
Implement appropriate systems, oversight, and controls to support company growth.
Partner with the CEO and CoS on operational rigor, capital deployment, resourcing, product pricing, and team structure.
Translate strategic priorities into financial and operating plans, budgets, and targets.
Oversee people operations and HR, legal and contracts, administration, and business operations.
Utilize AI to enhance modeling, analysis, drafting, and workflow development.
Build and lead the finance and operations team, determining in-house versus external resource needs.