Head of Finance, Flagright
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office
AI operating system for financial crime compliance
Posted today
AI operating system for financial crime compliance
21-100 employees
Posted today
+ Equity
3+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To re-invent financial crime compliance inside out.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience, with a solid background in Finance in a high-growth environment
- Must have hands-on FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and leadership reporting, gained in roles such as FP&A Analyst, FP&A Manager, Head of FP&A, or Strategic Finance Lead
- Must have prior experience in a SaaS start-up environment (Series A to C)
- Hands-on experience with fundraising and/or acquisition processes required
- Experience operating across multiple entities, jurisdictions, currencies, and time zones, with an understanding of cross-border finance and multi-entity accounting, as well as HR, legal, tax, and compliance considerations
- Strong working knowledge of SaaS business models, including ARR, retention, gross margin, CAC/payback, burn, runway, cash forecasting, and investor-facing operating metrics
- Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on: able to advise leadership while also diving into models, contracts, payroll issues, vendor workflows, and operational details when needed
- Proven people-management experience, ideally managing distributed or offshore teams, with high standards for ownership, responsiveness, and execution - note that the team reporting to this role is based in the Philippines
- People who thrive at Flagright:
- Have been knocked down before and gotten back up
- Are resourceful—they figure things out with whatever tools are available
- Have strong opinions and can defend them
- Are hungry to learn & contribute
- Want to work with no-BS people
- People who struggle here:
- Need extensive hand-holding
- View high expectations as “unreasonable”
- Expect strict 9 to 6 boundaries
- Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection
- Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities
What the job involves
- The Head of Finance will take ownership for Flagright's financial operations globally, spanning our offices in the US, UK, India, and Singapore
- This is a hands-on, operational role for an individual with strong finance 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, Board meetings, and monthly consolidated management accounts spanning 4 entities across US / UK / India / Singapore
- 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
- 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
- Oversee external auditors for a yearly audit across 4 global entities
- Contribute to pricing and deal desk operations
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Startups and FinTechs face major challenges in financial compliance, especially as transactions scale globally and regulatory requirements grow more complex. Monitoring activity, screening against watchlists, and investigating suspicious behavior can be resource-intensive, and failing to do so accurately can put companies at risk. Flagright helps businesses navigate these challenges with an AI-powered, no-code platform built for speed and flexibility.
Flagright's platform centralizes transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, dynamic risk scoring, and end-to-end case management. Customers can configure risk rules without writing code, monitor activity in real time, and investigate alerts with structured audit-ready workflows. The solution is designed to support growing teams with granular roles, maker-checker controls, and adaptive risk models that respond to evolving threats, so FinTechs and payment providers can stay compliant while maintaining fast, frictionless customer experiences.
Since launching in 2021, the company has expanded rapidly, onboarding clients like SME Bank, Moneypool, and Dollarize. These partnerships show Flagright's ability to scale with high-growth businesses. With its AI-native, API-first approach and no-code flexibility, Flagright is on track to remain a leading compliance and fraud prevention platform for startups and FinTechs across the world.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2026
$12.5m
SERIES A
Mar 2025
$4.3m
SEED
Total funding: $20.2m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Baran Özkan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Baran is an experienced Product Manager having previously worked at Florida Blue, Zalando, Forto, and TransferGo.
Madhu G Nadig
(Co-Founder & CTO)Madhu is an 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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