# Finance Director at Salience Labs

- Company: Salience Labs
- What the company does: Salience Labs provides photonic switch technology and optical networking solutions tailored for AI infrastructure. Backed by Oxford Science Enterprises.
- Company website: https://saliencelabs.ai
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Bay Area, San Fransisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-07
- Apply by: 2026-10-22
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/salience-labs/c096e162-0b31-4f15-815b-ae40efc0b8ca
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/salience-labs-finance-director/

## About the role

As Finance Director at Salience Labs, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth financial operations, compliance, and insightful reporting to support our business strategy. Working closely with the CFO and cross-functional teams, you will lead financial processes and provide actionable insights in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. Overseeing bookkeeping, ledger accounting, and financial control

## What they're looking for

- Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience, including 5+ years in start-up or fast-growth environments
- Proven expertise in financial controllership, IFRS and/or GAAP knowledge, and UK tax/payroll compliance
- Strong proficiency in accounting software, Excel, and financial reporting tools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teams
- A detail-oriented problem-solver who can manage change and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced setting like a start-up

Tags: Business Operations