Finance Lead
Edia
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Partner with the CFO and executive team on company strategy, capital allocation, and long-term financial planning.
- Own financial forecasting, scenario planning, and business modeling for all major initiatives.
- Deliver actionable insights to guide decisions around growth, product investment, hiring, and international expansion.
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including accounting, FP&A, budgeting, tax, and treasury.
- Develop scalable systems for financial reporting, compliance, and audit readiness.
- Ensure full transparency into financial performance, risks, and levers across the company.
- Collaborate with GTM teams to connect financial planning with topline growth and support product and operations with cost modeling and pricing frameworks.
- Work closely with HR and Operations to align financial strategy with headcount planning and team scalability.
- Lead financial due diligence and modeling for potential investors, board meetings, or M&A activity.
- Serve as the primary liaison for auditors, legal counsel, banking partners, and other external stakeholders.
- Maintain the company’s financial integrity while balancing innovation and responsible risk-taking.
Requirements
- 10+ years in finance leadership roles, with experience at high-growth SaaS, fintech, or B2B technology companies.
- Strong background in FP&A, strategic finance, accounting, and treasury.
- Proven track record in building financial infrastructure for a scaling company, preferably in global or multi-entity environments.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence at the board level while empowering execution on the ground.
- Analytical mindset with a clear understanding of how financial inputs affect business outcomes.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and scaling finance teams across regions or functions.
- Fluent in both English and Japanese; experience working in global organizations is a plus.
