Finance & Operations Lead

Open Function

Finance & Operations Lead managing financial operations and planning for OpenFn. Ensuring smooth core processes and reliable financial reporting in a remote environment.

Posted 5/4/2026contractRemote • 🇷🇼 RwandaSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will work closely with leadership, internal teams, and external partners (for Accounting & Tax) to manage financial operations and planning, improve internal processes, and support the day-to-day running of the organization.
Leveraging your expertise in finance and operations, you will help ensure that core processes run smoothly, information flows reliably, and the business has a clear and consistent view of its performance.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning processes by developing and maintaining OpenFn’s financial models
Review monthly financial statements, reconciliations, and KPI reporting for accuracy and completeness
Own preparation of financial performance reporting, including leadership readouts (e.g., QBRs) and board/investor materials, as required
Build and maintain financial reports / dashboards (e.g., within QBO/CRM) to provide clear visibility into business performance and translate data into actionable insights
Oversee OpenFn’s financial and operational systems (QuickBooks, Salesforce/Odoo/CRM), supporting tool enhancements and owning the development of reporting and dashboards (in partnership with other internal teams, e.g. sales/services)
Centrally manage user access, licenses, and renewals for all organizational software tools (SaaS).
Identify meaningful friction points in internal processes (onboarding, T&E, billing, etc), and design, implement, and own process improvements
Develop and manage a repository of internal systems and processes (CRM, T&E, etc) to support internal training and onboarding
Serve as the primary internal point of contact for OpenFn’s accounting, tax, and legal vendors
Provide input and partnership on key accounting workflows to ensure that the accounting vendor executes on its day-to-day responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner (AP/AR, month-end close, payroll, financial statements, etc).
Coordinate with accounting, tax, and legal vendors to manage compliance workflows across jurisdictions, including entity setups, tax filings/compliance, registrations, and other regulatory and reporting obligations
Support audit and reporting processes as needed
Support re-design and execution of company compensation strategy and compensation escalation process
Support key elements of new hire onboarding: systems access, employee record creation (Gusto), process onboarding (T&E guidance, etc), logistics, and compensation
Plan and organize company-wide events and offsites, managing related budgets, travel, and logistics

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–10+ years of experience in finance, operations, or finance/operations roles in a startup or scaling organization
Strong financial fluency, combined with (at minimum) a basic understanding of core accounting concepts and workflows
Proven track record of owning and driving transformative improvements to operational processes and/or systems
Hands-on experience with key financial and operational systems (e.g., CRMs, ERPs, Quickbooks)
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to build and maintain financial models, forecasts, and reporting frameworks
Eagerness to take proactive ownership of a variety of internal processes and workflows
Strong attention to detail and a high standard for accuracy and reliability
Excellent written and verbal English communication, to support internal collaboration and engagement with external vendors
Ability to work from home or a shared office space with fast, stable internet, preferably in a country that is located in Africa/Europe time zones

Benefits

Comp & perks

Financial compensation is commensurate with experience. (N.B.: Selling to NGO and government customers, we don’t offer Silicon Valley pay scales, but high quality of life and fair, transparent, and competitive compensation is important to us.)
Flexible working schedule.
We’re fully remote, with team meetups across Europe and Africa (our last three were in Kigali, Cape Town, and Dakar).
Exposure to hottest industry and technology trends and leading govtech, health and humanitarian interventions in the sector.
Opportunity for leadership and advancement. You will be a key contributor to our company’s strategy and direction.
The opportunity to shape our strategy and impact millions of lives through our open source software in a small, mission-driven organization.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingbudgetingforecastingKPI reportingfinancial performance reportingprocess improvementsaccounting workflowsaudit processescompensation strategyanalytical skills

Soft Skills

attention to detailownershipcommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsproactive problem-solvingadaptabilitytime managementleadershipevent planning