Finance Operations Manager, SINAI
$100-120k
Integrated ESG and decarbonization platform
Open for applications
Integrated ESG and decarbonization platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$100-120k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide organizations the technology necessary to build deep decarbonization strategies.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and is excited to build structure around complex, global operations
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business (CPA or equivalent a plus)
- 5–8 years of experience in finance and operations, preferably within a SaaS or high-growth startup
- Strong understanding of U.S. payroll, compliance, and tax requirements
- Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and executive reporting
- Proven success managing software tools, vendors, and process automation
- Strong analytical and negotiation skills
- Comfortable working independently and across time zones in a global team
What the job involves
- We are looking for a hands-on Finance & Operations Manager to oversee the financial and operational infrastructure that supports our growth. This role spans controllership, financial modeling, billing, payroll, board reporting, vendor management, and sales operations alignment
- You will partner directly with the CEO and cross-functional leaders to ensure financial accuracy, operational efficiency, and scalability
- Oversee billing, payroll, and month-end close for U.S. operations, coordinating with external accounting firms and auditors
- Manage financial reporting, budgets, and forecasts that support leadership visibility and decision-making
- Develop and maintain board materials, cash flow projections, and scenario models
- Support pricing strategy, margin analysis, and cost management across teams
- Own and optimize financial and operational tools (accounting, payroll, billing, and expense management systems)
- Manage vendor and customer negotiations, contracts, and payments
- Oversee implementation and maintenance of internal controls and process automation
- Collaborate with Sales and Customer Success to manage revenue recognition, commission plans, and billing accuracy
- Partner with leadership to operationalize business priorities and align Finance and Ops with company strategy
- Maintain internal compliance frameworks across entities and ensure adherence to local and international standards
- Contribute to building a lean, scalable operational structure that supports future growth
Our take
More and more organizations are working to decarbonize their operations, but without the right technology, decarbonization strategies can be difficult to implement. SINAI Technologies aims to solve this problem by helping organizations automate carbon analysis and reporting.
SINAI's platform leverages environmental and financial data to allow companies to analyze, forecast, and model decarbonization opportunities. It also simplifies messy emissions data, facilitating more effective collaboration within organizations. What's more, the startup works closely with its customers to create tailor-made, technology-led decarbonization roadmaps. This innovative Decarbonization-as-a-Service approach has set it apart in the increasingly competitive sustainability market.
Decarbonization is rapidly becoming a priority for many companies and organizations, with countries such as the US implementing stricter regulations for carbon reporting. SINAI has responded to this trend with impressive speed, partnering with the Carbon Future Group in order to expand its services in Brazil. Similar partnerships in other territories could well be on the horizon, and would allow the startup to further consolidate its market share.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2022
$22m
SERIES A
Aug 2021
$10m
SEED
Total funding: $36m
Company benefits
- Health, Dental and Vision care
- Parental leave
- Flexible PTO
- Wellness Benefits
- 401k
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Maria Fujihara
(Founder & President)Previously worked as a Technical Coordinator at Green Building Council Brasil, and was a Coalition Advisor at Project Drawdown.
Alain Rodriguez
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at companies such as Agrosica.com and Uber.
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