Job Description

Head of Finance (REMOTE)

Upbound is redefining how modern infrastructure is built. As the creators of Crossplane and pioneers of the Intelligent Control Plane, we lead the shift toward agentic infrastructure: platforms that reason, adapt, and operate alongside AInative systems.

What Youll Do

• Partner with the CEO and Board to provide datadriven insights into performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead financial planning and reporting for board meetings, fundraising, and investor updates.
• Build and scale FP&A to deliver robust forecasts, budgets, and scenario modeling.
• Design financial models that support consumptionbased and hybrid pricing structures.
• Develop automated dashboards and BI systems to connect operational metrics to financial outcomes.
• Partner with Product and GTM leadership to model usage, margins, and unit economics in real time.
• Implement modern FP&A and finance systems (e.g., Mosaic, HiBob, Cube, Pigment, Anaplan) to improve accuracy and speed of reporting.
• Oversee global accounting operations, including ledgers, AR/AP, payroll, and cash management.
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and international accounting standards.
• Lead external audits, tax preparation, and regulatory filings across multiple jurisdictions.
• Design and implement scalable processes, systems, and controls across finance and operations.
• Partner with Sales, People, and other teams to operationalize revenue recognition (ASC606), commissions, and compensation programs.
• Drive crossfunctional initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and decisionmaking.
• Build a unified data layer and reporting infrastructure to enable faster, better decisionmaking across teams.
• Own companywide OKR cadence, resource planning, and annual operating plan execution.

What Youll Bring

• 8+ years of progressive finance and operations experience, with 3+ years in senior leadership roles.
• 4 years of experience in enterprise software, cloud, or infrastructure companies.
• Proven track record scaling finance, accounting, and business operations functions through SeriesC or later in venturebacked startups.
• Experience building financial models and systems for usageor consumptionbased SaaS businesses.
• Strong understanding of applying AI in finance and operations, including tools for forecasting, automation, analysis, and decision support.
• Strong foundation in US GAAP and compliance; Big4 public accounting background highly valued.
• Demonstrated success leading board and investor communications.
• Advanced technical and analytical skills (Excel, BI tools, SaaS financial systems).
• Experience implementing or optimizing modern FP&A systems (Anaplan, Pigment, Mosaic, Cube).
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred.

A Plus If You

• Experience in remote or distributedfirst organizations.
• Familiarity with open source, developer tooling, or cloudnative ecosystems.

Why Upbound

At Upbound, youll help shape the systems and strategies that drive predictable, scalable growth in a productled company embracing usagebased models. If youre excited to build from the ground up, work with cuttingedge cloud technologies, and directly impact how revenue is generated and scaledthis is your seat at the table.

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