Head of Finance

Finch • New York, NY

8d

About The Position

Finch is post-Series A, and the finance decisions in front of us are no longer things a blend of people can handle on the side. You'll be the first functional Finance leader at the company, working directly with our founders to build the financial infrastructure a company at this stage actually needs. The people relying on your work are our founders, the board, and every team whose plans depend on knowing how to reasonably invest in our growth.

At Finch Legal, we believe in practicing what we advocate. As a company dedicated to upholding justice and protecting people in the workplace, we are equally committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment within our own walls. We welcome and support individuals from all backgrounds and lived experiences — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or veteran status. We recognize that diversity strengthens our team, enriches our perspectives, and empowers us to better serve our clients and communities. At Finch Legal, inclusion isn’t just a value — it’s a practice.

Requirements

• You're a strategic finance operator, not a controller – you shape decisions in the room, not just report on them after.
• You have debt and credit fluency, or the demonstrated speed to build it fast – this isn't optional through our next phase of growth.
• You've directly owned invoicing, banking, and cash/investment optimization at a prior company, with the maturity to run it independently.
• You have a track record of stepping up – senior manager/director-level FP&A or controllership at scale, now ready to own a function solo (or, earlier in your career, 2–3 years as an M&A banker with a track record of early promotion).
• You have a growth mindset, not a guardrails mindset – you build systems that let a company move fast, and your default isn't "no".
• You do your best work when the finance function is already built and your job is to maintain it.
• Your instinct is to build process for control rather than for speed – we need someone whose default is "how do we make this faster," not "no".
• You want a full finance team around you from day one – for a while, it's just you.

Nice To Haves

• Prior finance leadership experience inside a post-Series B or similarly-staged startup.
• Direct experience partnering with a hands-on CEO or board on forecasting.
• Legal tech, B2B SaaS, or vertical software finance background.
• Comfort being evaluated in real time – this process includes a live case component, and people who enjoy that tend to enjoy this job.

Responsibilities

• Own invoicing, banking, and cash/investment optimization end-to-end – no more founder sign-off on routine finance ops.
• Build and own our debt and credit strategy, including evaluating financing structures as we scale to and through our next phase of growth.
• Partner with our CEO and exec team on company-wide forecasting – a shared exercise, not a solo handoff.
• Sit in strategic and spend conversations across the company, and push back on decisions that don't hold up.
• Set up the regulatory guardrails and financial controls Finch needs at this stage, without slowing the business down.
• Build the systems and reporting infrastructure that let a fast-moving startup make confident financial decisions.
• Help define what the finance function looks like as we scale past this hire – this role will evolve as the company does.

What This Job Offers

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