Own day-to-day finance operations end-to-end and monthly accounting close, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and reliability, and predictable internal and external financial reporting., Manage AR, collections, and dunning to maintain a healthy cash position., Oversee AP, payment runs, and prepare accurate payroll inputs., Track budget vs. plan, explain variances clearly, and derive actionable insights., Run the FP&A cadence, translating financial strategy into operational execution., Prepare financial updates, forecasts, and scenario analyses for the CFO, leadership team, investors, auditors, and other external stakeholders., Proactively flag risks and issues early (e.g. cash runway, burn rate, execution slippage)., Own the year-end close and annual financial statements, including coordination and execution of the external audit., Manage and coordinate external partners such as accountants, tax advisors, and auditors., Work closely together with two team members, providing professional guidance and quality oversight (formal people management remains with the CFO)., Continuously drive efficiency improvements, optimize finance processes, and evolve tools, systems, and automation as the company scales.