# Head of Finance at Highnote

- Company: Highnote
- What the company does: Backed by Costanoa Ventures.
- Company website: https://highnoteplatform.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $275K to $315K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/highnote/jobs/7989004003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/highnote-head-of-finance/

## About the role

This is a leadership role for a finance leader who wants to shape the direction of a high-growth payments company. Reporting to the COO and partnering closely with the CEO and the rest of the leadership team, you will be the person who looks ahead, reads what the numbers are telling us, and proactively lays out the financial moves the company should make. You will not wait to be asked for analysis. You will bring it, defend it, and help us act on it.

## What they're looking for

- Proactively analyze the business, spot where we are heading financially, and recommend the steps we should be taking, ahead of being asked
- Own the strategic financial narrative: what is driving performance, what it means for the plan, and where the risks and opportunities are
- Run scenario and sensitivity work so leadership can see the financial impact of major decisions, new products, and customer changes before they are made
- Be a genuine partner to the CEO and COO, translating financial reality into clear, defensible guidance that shapes company decisions
- Guide the annual operating plan and regular forecasting, working with the team that runs the day-to-day modeling, and hold the overall view of revenue, gross profit, operating expense, and burn
- Deliver a clean, insightful reporting package to the leadership team and the board that explains what happened, why, and what we should do about it

Tags: Finance