Head of Finance & Legal, Flagright
London
Compliance and fraud prevention
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Compliance and fraud prevention
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
1-20 employees
Company mission
To protect fintechs from financial crime with real-time and risk-based transaction monitoring, case management, sanctions screening and ID verification products.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in finance, legal, or operational roles, with significant exposure to FP&A (must have)
- Proven experience in an early-stage or fast-growth company (must have)
- Hands-on expertise in financial modeling, monthly reconciliation, and treasury operations
- Familiarity with transfer pricing and intercompany compliance (preferred)
- Experience in VC-backed environments (a plus)
- Experience in a multinational setup (a plus)
- Strong generalist skillset with the ability to manage diverse operational responsibilities
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and work across geographies and teams
What the job involves
- The Head of Finance & Legal will take ownership of Flagright’s financial and legal operations globally, spanning our offices in the US, UK, Germany, India, and Singapore.
- This is a hands-on, operational role for a generalist with strong FP&A expertise who thrives in high-growth environments and is excited to take on significant responsibilities while building and optimizing processes to support rapid scaling
- Prepare and manage investor updates, financial statements, and monthly reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decision-making and operational planning
- Optimize yield on main accounts and manage liquidity across jurisdictions to ensure efficient cash flow
- Oversee accounts payable and enforce accounts receivable processes to maintain smooth cash flow operations
- Collaborate with external accountants and tax experts to optimize accounting and tax strategies, ensuring compliance and efficiency
- Implement inter-company pricing measures, including managing transfer pricing documentation and compliance
- Liaise with external lawyers to manage contracts, mitigate risks, and ensure global regulatory compliance
- Act as the primary point of contact for external legal and financial service providers, ensuring alignment with operational objectives
- Build scalable systems for expense management, vendor payments, and reconciliation processes
- Work cross-functionally with teams in all regions to ensure operational goals align with overall company strategy
Our take
Startups encounter numerous hurdles, with financial compliance being a significant challenge. Addressing these difficulties and implementing solutions can often be quite daunting. Assisting startups in navigating these issues is FlagRight.
Its platform provides an all-in-one fraud and compliance prevention solutions allowing customers to monitor transactions through technology that supports risk-based thresholds and customer segmenting. Customers can customise the threshold and actions for different rules based on their specific needs and in turn, minimise the work required of security teams.
The German company has already begun expanding into the US despite having only launched in 2021. The company has also formed a recent partnership with OpenAI. With such significant growth in just a few years, FlagRight is in a good position to remain at the forefront of the financial industry for years to come.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2022
$3.2m
SEED
Total funding: $3.2m
Company benefits
- Great career development opportunities in a fast-growing early stage startup
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Leadership
Baran Özkan
(CEO)Experienced Product Manager having previously worked at Florida Blue, Zalando, Forto, and TransferGo.
Madhu G Nadig
(CTO)Experienced Software Engineer having worked at Walmart Labs, Amazon and at Affable and Forto as a Full Stack Engineer and at Palantir as a Frontend Engineer.
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