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Guidewheel · 1 month ago

Head of Finance

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $220K/yr

Guidewheel is on a mission to empower the world’s factories with its AI-powered FactoryOps platform. As the Head of Finance, you will architect a world-class finance organization to drive strategic capital allocation, optimize financial processes, and enhance investor relations, ultimately supporting the company's growth and sustainability goals.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business Information SystemsCloud Data ServicesMachine LearningSaaSSoftware

Responsibilities

Build a world-class foundation for financial visibility and control

Design and implement scalable reporting systems, leveraging the best available technology and smart applications of AI

Build reliable, automated forecasting and consolidation workflows

Deliver dashboards for budget owners that deliver clarity and accountability, and equip them from true ownership of their performance

Establish GAAP-compliant financial statements and lead audits as necessary

Drive strategic capital allocation and cash management to fuel growth

Develop scenario-planning models that link strategy, growth targets, and capital needs

Help manage burn rate and runway with precision, aligning spending to value creation milestones

Optimize working capital (e.g., for hardware) and capital allocation (e.g., product features, lead generation) to maximize ROI

Instill world-class cash discipline: rigorous invoicing, AR collection, and write-off practices that sustain predictable, high-quality revenue and liquidity

Make Finance a force multiplier: operational excellence and margin expansion

Embed financial acumen across the organization and create a shared understanding of how every decision drives value

Partner with department heads to align budgets to measurable outcomes and margin improvement

Institutionalize performance metrics that sharpen accountability — unit economics by cohort, CAC payback, gross margin, profitability by account

Collaborate with Product Marketing to continually evolve pricing strategy for both competitiveness and profitability

Lead investor relations and fundraising strategy

Maintain transparent, data-driven communication with the Board and investors

Craft the financial story and KPIs for the Series C round, positioning Guidewheel as a world-class operator with a differentiated growth engine

Qualification

GAAP complianceFinancial modelingCash managementInvestor relationsCPACFA certificationFinancial reporting systemsCommunicationAdaptabilityTeam collaboration