Head of Finance & Fundraising

TL;DR

The bad

• We hire deliberately and hold a high bar
• No perks theatre — no merch, no retreats
• Demanding workload
• English or Spanish required
• We treat you like an adult, not a child

The good

• Finance | fundraising | grants | reporting | capital strategy
• Fully remote
• Above-market compensation
• Role can scale to CFO
• Significant performance-based cash bonuses
• Rolling interviews

Who we are

Rkive is an AI lab focused on multimodal reasoning across time and complexity.
We develop novel architectures and products. We aim to create intelligent environments that work alongside you — proactively, reliably, and responsive to intent.

• Meaningful work: What we are building is genuinely unprecedented. The problems are hard and the opportunity is enormous.
• Autonomy: Fully remote. Manage your own time. Take time off when you need it.
• Zero politics: No bureaucracy, no posturing, no performative culture. Just the work.
• Mutual respect: We back our people, but we expect the same in return.
• Honest environment: Not a family, not a pressure cooker. A high-trust, high-performance team.

The role

You will own the financial operations and fundraising execution that keep Rkive running and capitalised.
The CEO handles the high-leverage activities: investor meetings, term negotiations, partnership discussions, and public representation. What he cannot do — and what you will own — is the operational layer underneath: keeping the books accurate, preparing materials, tracking metrics, applying for programmes and grants, managing reporting cycles, and ensuring that when the CEO walks into a room, everything behind him is prepared and on time.

This is not a strategic advisory role where you produce recommendations. This is an execution role where you run the financial machinery of the company.

• Financial operations: Bookkeeping, cash flow management, invoicing, payroll coordination, tax compliance, and financial reporting. The trains leave on time.
• Fundraising execution: Prepare investor decks, data rooms, financial models, and reporting materials. The CEO closes — you prepare everything he needs to close.
• Grants and programmes: Identify, apply for, and manage public grants, subsidies, tax credits, and accelerator programmes across jurisdictions.
• Metrics and dashboards: Build and maintain live tracking of CAC, LTV, MRR, runway, burn rate, and conversion funnels — connected to real data sources (Stripe, ad platforms, product analytics).
• Investor relations: Maintain investor CRM, send updates, handle routine communications, and keep the relationship infrastructure running between the CEO's direct touchpoints.

What you will do

Make sure the money is tracked, the reports are ready, and the opportunities are captured.
You are the operational backbone of the company's financial function.

• Monthly and quarterly reporting: Produce accurate financial statements, investor updates, and internal dashboards on schedule.
• Fundraising preparation: Build and maintain pitch decks, financial models, scenario analyses, and data rooms — always current, always pitch-ready.
• Grant and programme applications: Research and apply for relevant public funding, AI-specific programmes, R&D tax credits, and startup grants. Track deadlines, manage submissions, handle follow-ups.
• Cash flow and runway: Monitor and forecast cash position. Flag risks early. Manage payment cycles and vendor relationships.
• Cap table and corporate structure: Maintain cap table accuracy, coordinate with legal counsel, and manage corporate documentation across jurisdictions.
• Metrics infrastructure: Connect financial data to product and marketing metrics to produce a real-time view of unit economics — not vanity dashboards, real numbers.

How you will do it

Systematise, automate, and execute with precision.
Build lean financial systems that produce accurate outputs without manual overhead.

• Automation first: Automate reporting, metric tracking, and routine financial workflows. Do not do manually what can be scripted or connected.
• Tools: Stripe, Xero or similar accounting software, Google Sheets/Excel (for modelling), Notion, Airtable, Docsend, Carta or Pulley (cap table), Agicap or similar (cash flow).
• Direct collaboration: You work directly with the CEO. He sets priorities, provides strategic direction, and handles external-facing activities. You execute the financial operations underneath.
• Global awareness: The company operates across jurisdictions. You need to understand (or learn quickly) how grants, taxes, and corporate structures work in relevant markets.

Who you are

We need an operator who runs the machine — not a consultant who advises on it.
You are hands-on, precise, and fast.

• Operator: You do the work. You do not produce slide decks recommending that someone else do the work.
• Financially literate: You understand financial statements, cap tables, unit economics, and fundraising mechanics. You do not need these explained.
• Detail-oriented: The numbers are right. The reports are on time. The applications are submitted before the deadline.
• Resourceful: You find the grants, identify the programmes, and figure out the tax structure. You do not wait to be told where to look.
• Systematic: You build processes that work without you watching them — automated dashboards, recurring reports, structured CRM workflows.
• Global perspective: Experience or comfort with multi-jurisdiction finance — EU, US, UK, or similar — is a strong advantage.
• Autonomous: The CEO gives you direction and priorities. You run the function from there.

When

Join within the next 90 days. Stay for the long term.
We are building for years, not quarters.

• Rolling interviews: We interview and hire as applications arrive. First come, first served.
• Start date: Between April 1st and June 30th, 2026.
• Bonus: Performance-based cash bonuses.

What to send

Show us that you can run this function, not just talk about it.
A strong CV gets you a look. Evidence of operational execution gets you an interview.

• CV: Readable, focused on what you have actually managed — not what you have advised on.
• Portfolio: Financial models, dashboards, investor decks, grant applications, or reporting systems you have built.
• Recommendations: From founders, CFOs, or investors who have seen your operational work.
• Cover letter: Tell us how you would structure the first 90 days of financial operations at Rkive.

Apply

If this is the kind of operational challenge you want to own, we want to hear from you.
Send your resume to careers@rkiveai.com