VP, Finance

We are a tight-knit yet globally distributed team of highly experienced engineers and business leaders, with hubs in New York, London, Singapore, and Cyprus. You’ll be part of a hybrid-friendly environment where your unique talents and insights will play a crucial role in building something extraordinary.

Vice President of Finance

We are seeking a Vice President of Finance to lead Talos’s global finance organization. This role is ideal for a proven VP or Head of Finance & Accounting who is ready to take the next step at an established, high-growth startup. Reporting to the COO, with a direct line into the CEO and Board, you will own the finance function outright as Talos scales into a mature, global enterprise.

This is a builder seat. Reporting, systems, controls, and operating cadence are yours to design. You’ll be a hands-on player-coach who sets strategy and still builds the model, writes the board pack, and fixes the process. You’ll thrive in a technical, founder-led environment where priorities move quickly and leaders build while executing.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO and COO to turn operational performance and market dynamics into a long-range financial plan

• Upgrade executive and Board reporting, giving clear visibility into weekly, monthly, and quarterly drivers

• Own FP&A, including forecasting, budgeting, unit economics, and scenario modeling across SaaS, data services, and trading volumes

• Communicate strategy and growth metrics clearly to leadership, the Board, investors, and auditors

• Assess and modernize finance systems and core workflows (AR, AP, billing, collections, cash management) using AI and automation

• Optimize working capital and revenue recognition across complex, multi-tiered enterprise contracts

• Oversee global accounting, tax, and statutory reporting under US GAAP and IFRS across US, UK, Europe, APAC, LatAm, and offshore entities

• Manage auditor, tax advisor, and regulator relationships, and build controls, transfer pricing, and governance that scale without slowing the business

• Support capital allocation, fundraising, and M&A

• Lead and grow a finance team of six plus outsourced partners, fostering a meritocratic, low-ego, results-driven culture

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance, including 3+ years leading a global finance and accounting function as VP, Head of Finance, or CFO

• Experience in high-growth, founder-led technology companies

• Strong enterprise SaaS fluency (ARR, NDR, cohort retention, pricing) and capital markets or trading technology knowledge

• Superior FP&A and modeling skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business guidance

• Solid technical accounting grounding, including revenue recognition, multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation, and Big 4 audit management

• International experience across the US and Europe, ideally APAC, including cross-border tax and treasury

• Track record modernizing finance operations through systems, automation, or AI

• Hands-on, comfortable with ambiguity, and credible with founders, investors, and technical leaders

• Digital asset experience is a plus, not a requirement

• Based in, or willing to relocate to, New York City

• Spotlight Article: Talos Snapshot by DRW

• Culture: Award-winning, Forbes-listed, low-attrition team

Benefits

• Retirement plan contributions

• Yearly discretionary cash bonus

• Employee stock options plan

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Global offsites and team outings

• Donation matching up to $100 USD annually

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