Finance & Operations Lead Job at Inworld AI (Mountain View)

Job Responsibility

Strategic Finance: Own the financial model, annual planning and budgeting, and capital strategy of the company. Build the forecasts, scenarios, and unit economics that shape how we invest and where we grow
Financial Operations: Work closely with our external accounting firm on monthly close, audit, tax, and internal reporting, ensuring numbers are accurate and timely
Capital & Investors: Partner with leadership on fundraising workstreams and board and investor communications, including board materials, investor updates, and the financial narrative around the business
Corporate Development: Drive M&A, investment opportunities, strategic partnerships, and broader inorganic growth initiatives
Commercial & Customer Operations: Partner with GTM and customer-facing teams on pricing, deal structuring, billing, revenue operations, and the systems that make the commercial engine run cleanly
Business Analytics: Build the analytical foundation and frameworks used to run the business
Special Projects: Take on the highest-leverage problems the company faces, from new market entry to building out new functions
AI-Native Execution: Use AI across every workflow, from modeling, analysis, diligence and reporting to operations

5+ years of experience across some combination of investment banking, private equity, venture capital, corporate development, hedge fund, or top-tier management consulting, ideally with operating experience inside a high-growth company
Strong accounting and controllership foundation. Comfortable being the internal owner of close, reporting, audit, and tax in partnership with an external accounting firm
Demonstrated excellence in transactional work, such as M&A, fundraising, or principal investing, including modeling, diligence, valuation, and deal execution
Sharp commercial instincts and the judgment to know what moves the business, not just what's interesting
Deep fluency with AI tools and a strong point of view on how to apply them across finance and operations
Comfort operating with significant autonomy and ambiguity, and the maturity to engage credibly with founders, executives, investors, and board members
Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
Fluency in Excel/Sheets and PowerPoint/Slides at a level where modeling and slidebuilding are second nature