Head of Finance

Pittsburgh, PA / Remote - United States

About Us

Gather AI is a supply chain robotics company founded by the PhDs from Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute who created the world’s first provably-safe autonomous helicopter.  We have developed an Inventory-as-a -Service platform where fully autonomous drones collect warehouse inventory data at a press of a button.
 
This is an essential problem to solve as the warehouses we serve have typically misplaced over 10% of their inventory worth $10+ million dollars (seriously!). Their current manual techniques for taking inventory are falling down due the e-commerce boom brought on by COVID, and made worse due to the labor shortage and 70% annual staff turnover. Our drones take inventory 15x faster than humans with over 95% accuracy. We deliver this data through our web dashboard, which acts as a DVR for their warehouse where they run their inventory operation.  We are the leader in this new market with proven technology. Our drones are live in a dozen warehouses and have scanned over 150k pallet locations.
 
We are a pure-software robotics company and our key innovation is the world’s only autonomy and machine learning engine that can solve this problem with commodity hardware in GPS-denied environments. That means we avoid all of the hardware development pitfalls of traditional robotics companies and we can scale 10x faster. The robotics industry is starting to enter its “Google era,” and we are leading the charge.
 

About You

You are an ambitious finance director who is passionate about the ability of technology to change the world and you want to work with the leaders in AI and robotics to build the future.  You have seen how SaaS can transform industries, accelerate the adoption of technology, and growth of companies.  You understand how financial analysis is a strategic tool to guide where we invest and optimize our operations.  You are looking to grow your leadership skills in a fast-paced environment with promotion potential and are a curious person who is constantly wanting to learn new skills on the side.

What You'll Do 

Reporting to the COO as the Head of Finance, you will:

  • Define Gather’s strategy through financial analysis and optimal capital allocation of our resources
  • Upgrade Gather’s financial framework and infrastructure, including, budgeting, chart of accounts,, financial modeling, forecasting, and reporting
  • Democratize access to our financial data - build a platform to switch from a report-centric model to a system able to answer real-time questions about our finances and strategic options
  • Partner with team leaders on headcount planning, and team expense budgets to support strategic decision making
  • Transition the outsourced accounting function to in-house and create processes that will lead to a 3 day close
  • Interface with investors and financial partnerships to manage compliance reporting
  • Monitor cash flow and manage banking relationships

What You'll Need

  • Experience leading the finance and accounting functions at a venture-backed Series A company growing to $25m in ARR
  • Proven experience - 10+ years in finance and 3+ years of leadership, preferably within startup environments or high-growth organizations
  • Experience in the SaaS industry
  • Strong understanding and knowledge of GAAP accounting principles, corporate financial management principles, financial modeling, tax regulation and budgeting processes.
  • Proven experience building a finance/accounting department
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic financial plans that drive business growth and profitability
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and evolving startup environment
  • Experience managing equity
  • CPA or MBA
  • Experience working with outsourced accountant

Bonus points for...

  • Experience in robotics industry 
  • Experience with QBO, Bill.com, Hubspot, Carta 
  • Experience in fundraising, investor relations, and managing financial partnerships
  • Experience managing international subsidiary
  • Experience in managing insurance vendor relations
  • CPA and MBA

Compensation and Benefits

  • Compensation package will include equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Very flexible schedule
  • Unlimited PTO and flexible scheduling

If this sounds like a good fit we’d love to meet you. Robotics is the future and we’re leading the charge with our software-only business model. Come help us change the world!

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