Job Description

We are now looking for a Senior Finance Director to join our Finance team whose key role is to shape the Finance landscape of Starship, including building and leading a best-in-class Finance team. Reporting directly to the CFO and working closely with the management team you shall become the guardian of the company's cash management from day 1.
Your responsibilities:

• Providing sound financial support and insights to enable the ELT to make critical business decisions
• Play a key role in the formulation of the business's strategy
• Work head to head with the company’s CFO in any applicable topic
• Managing relationships with Investors (where applicable)
• Investment appraisal and analysis
• Recruitment, training, mentoring and development of staff
• Overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting functions
• Managing the External Auditor relationship and ensuring the organization is compliant with accounting standards
• Advising and implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs
• Proactively look for opportunities and projects to improve financial performance and deliver high results in an autonomous way
• Participate in presentations to relevant stakeholders about the performance of the company & business units

Benefits:

• Play a part in Starship’s success story, revolutionizing the delivery industry.
• As our internal Finance team was set up relatively recently, you’ll face exciting possibilities to create, build and implement your ideas from scratch.
• Continuously learn and level up your skills, surrounded by highly talented and fun colleagues from across the globe who love to collaborate.
• Enjoy flexible working time, company events, snacks and drinks at the office, and a competitive salary, including an employee stock option plan.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 8+ years' experience in a senior financial managerial position with a proven record of success
• Sound decision making skills based on accurate and timely analyses
• Results oriented and metrics driven
• Exceptional time management and able to solve problems
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and leadership skills, with the ability to communicate and manage staff at all levels
• Ability to lead by example and demonstrate a strong sense of integrity, ethics and dependability
• Professional written and oral communication skills
• Confident to present results to an audience
• Strategic thinking, planning and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate with upper management to organize, plan and achieve company financial goals
• Advanced computer software skills, including Excel and financial reporting software
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred)
• G Suite expert (Sheets, Presentations), Office Suite expert (Excel), Good understanding of SQL
• Advanced command of English language