[Remote] Director of Finance
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VictoriaMetrics is a fast-growing scaleup behind popular open-source observability solutions. They are seeking a Director of Finance to oversee accounting, financial planning, and cash management while providing strategic insights to support the company's growth.
Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle accounting in close collaboration with the Europe-based Accounting Manager
- Ensure all financial reporting aligns with US GAAP standards
- Own the preparation and successful execution of the company’s first external financial audit
- Build and improve financial controls, processes, and documentation to support a scalable and audit-ready finance function
- Build and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual financial models, forecasts, and budgets
- Define and track key SaaS metrics (KPIs), translating complex data into actionable recommendations for the leadership team
- Provide strategic insights to support product growth and regional expansion
- Monitor and manage working capital and global cash flow
- Partner with external CPA firms to manage all filings and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Collaborate with the President on international tax matters and optimization
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to evaluate the financial logic, efficiency, and expected returns of commercial initiatives, budgets, and spending decisions
Skills
- 7+ years in finance leadership, ideally within B2B SaaS, open-source, or high-growth tech environments
- Deep knowledge of US GAAP and experience building financial reporting systems from the ground up
- Proven track record in FP&A, cash forecasting, and using data to improve financial performance
- Thrive in remote-first, globally distributed environments and are happy to adopt new ways of working
- Experience with software like QuickBooks, Carta, HubSpot, and other financial, tax, and sales/marketing tools
- Clear communication in decision-making and reporting
- A bias toward action and the ability to balance long-term strategy with 'hands-on' tactical execution
- Ability to act as a bridge between finance, engineering, and sales teams
- Lead full-cycle accounting in close collaboration with the Europe-based Accounting Manager
- Ensure all financial reporting aligns with US GAAP standards
- Own the preparation and successful execution of the company's first external financial audit
- Build and improve financial controls, processes, and documentation to support a scalable and audit-ready finance function
- Build and maintain monthly, quarterly, and annual financial models, forecasts, and budgets
- Define and track key SaaS metrics (KPIs), translating complex data into actionable recommendations for the leadership team
- Provide strategic insights to support product growth and regional expansion
- Monitor and manage working capital and global cash flow
- Partner with external CPA firms to manage all filings and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Collaborate with the President on international tax matters and optimization
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to evaluate the financial logic, efficiency, and expected returns of commercial initiatives, budgets, and spending decisions
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