We're hiring a Finance Operations Lead for Pearl, which places top 1% talent from around the world into operational roles at startups. We've bootstrapped our company to a couple of million in revenue and are adding six to seven figures in net new annualized revenue each month. Our clients are fast-growing startups and phenomenal US-based businesses that have raised over $3B in funding from Sequoia, a16z, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and other top VC firms.
At Pearl, we know that although opportunities aren't created equal in the world, ambitious talent is. And it's our mission to give hires from around the world who are sharp and hungry the opportunity to earn far more than they would in their home countries while learning from the best founders.
This is a completely WFH opportunity. We'll need someone who can overlap with ET hours.
Role Overview
The Finance Operations Lead will own our day-to-day financial operations while driving improvements across our systems, processes, and financial reporting. You'll manage everything from contractor payroll to financial dashboards and play a key role in how we think about budgeting, spend, and investment across Pearl's divisions.
Key Responsibilities
Systems Optimization and Automation
- Audit our current finance workflows and identify manual processes that can be automated or streamlined.
- Lead the implementation of upgraded financial systems where current solutions are outdated or underperforming.
- Build repeatable, scalable processes that reduce operational overhead as Pearl grows.
- Identify and cut spending on SaaS tools that are underutilized or redundant across the company.
Contractor Management
- Own the end-to-end process of onboarding contractors into our payroll system, keeping records accurate and up to date.
- Maintain a clear, auditable log of contractor compensation including salaries, bonuses, and any adjustments.
- Coordinate with relevant team leads to make sure payment timing and accuracy are on track.
Invoicing and Accounts Receivable
- Coordinate with our external accounting firm to make sure client invoices go out accurately and on schedule.
- Track outstanding invoices and follow up proactively on overdue balances.
- Maintain clean accounts receivable records and flag aging issues to leadership before they become problems.
Financial Dashboarding and Strategy
- Own and maintain Pearl's financial dashboards so leadership always has an accurate view of company performance.
- Build financial models that help each of our divisions make smarter decisions, including unit economics like candidate acquisition cost, client acquisition cost, and revenue per placement.
- Partner directly with the founders on budgeting conversations: where to double down, where to cut, and how to allocate resources across teams as we scale.
- Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses to support strategic decisions as they come up.
What We're Looking For
- Experience working at a fast-paced startup where you've had to build processes from scratch.
- Strong financial modeling skills and a strategic mindset. You're comfortable going from spreadsheet to recommendation.
- High attention to detail with the ability to communicate the big picture to non-finance stakeholders.
- Proactive and autonomous. You find the problem before anyone asks.
- Prior experience in bookkeeping or accounting is a plus but not required. What matters more is your systems-thinking, your ownership mentality, and your ability to learn fast.
Benefits
- Fully WFH, forever
- Annual team retreat
- Unlimited PTO
- HMO
