We're quickly growing and super excited for you to join us!
About Topsort
At Topsort, we believe in the mission of democratizing the secret technologies of the walled gardens and creating a privacy-first cookie-free world of clean advertising with modern tech, friendly products, and AI. We believe in making advertising intuitive, intelligent, and genuinely cool, without any of the creepy ads or cookie-obsession (well, maybe just the chocolate ones). In a rapidly changing industry, we're on a mission to democratize monetization access for all and ensure that advertising doesn't leave any brand or seller feeling confused or overwhelmed.
Today, Topsort has 5 major hubs worldwide, and employees in 13+ countries, including Menlo Park, Boston, Santiago Chile, Sao Paulo Brazil, Barcelona Spain, and Sydney Australia. We are a truly global company that was born in the pandemic that's had rapid growth since out of a genius product, a customer-first mentality, and a hardworking team of talented individuals. Since our founding in 2021, we've gained customers in retail, marketplaces, and delivery apps in 40+ countries and quickly approaching the #1 position in the industry.
Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment? Do you like seeing your work create real-time impact, being part of a rocket ship from the very beginning? Let's do the unimaginable - let's make ads clean and cool again, with AI and modern technology.
What it's like to work at Topsort
Our team is all about straightforward communication, embracing feedback without taking it personally, and fostering a super collaborative environment. It's a sports team that's hyper focused on winning, collaborative internally, and competitive externally - never the other way around. We thrive on working in the open, lifting each other up, and getting things done with a sense of urgency. We're the kind of team that loves making bold choices, sharing extraordinary opinions, and maintaining a 100 mph pace. No endless meetings here – if it can be done today, we're all about getting it done today.
About the Role
We're seeking a motivated, experienced, and sharp Head of Finance to lead the finance department for our US-based business units. This role encompasses responsibilities for FP&A, financial modeling, budgeting, and the preparation of necessary materials for board meetings.
You will:
- Embrace Topsort's "sports team" ethos by collaborating with product, engineering, and sales teams across geographies to enhance sales understanding, share insights, and contribute to securing deals.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, possessing comprehensive knowledge of the ad industry, Topsort's offerings, the retail media market landscape, and staying abreast of industry trends to effectively engage with knowledgeable customers.
- Manage invoicing, collections, and cash flow, including oversight of the billing structure and bank/credit card account transfers.
- Design and implement FP&A tools and software to accelerate decision-making processes.
- Develop and manage budgets that align with annual OKRs, operating expenditures, and gross burn control.
- Oversee headcount modeling and payroll, working with HR to support and audit PEO and subsidiary payroll payments.
- Administer equity awards and the company stock plan, including auditing equity award processes, fundraising activities, share capital changes, and coordinating with the legal team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Management.
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of US and international finance practices.
- Startup agility and drive: ability to work diligently, move swiftly, adapt to a dynamic environment, and engage with complex organizations and technical customers.
- Aptitude for rapid learning and a strong intellectual curiosity for the industry, coupled with a proactive approach to self-education to become an expert in auctions, retail media, and marketplace monetization.
- Team-oriented mindset: embracing collaboration as essential to achieving goals.
- Ability to work onsite in our Boston office 4 days a week, with the capacity for domestic and international travel for industry events and client meetings.
Why it's awesome to work at Topsort
- Direct Feedback and Rapid Growth: We work hard, set aggressive goals and execute flawlessly to accomplish them. We give candid feedback, push each other to set higher goals and produce more impact by always thinking "how do we do this faster and better".
- Be part of an elite and collaborative sports team: We believe startup scaleup is just like a team sport. It's been written in our motto since day 1 that we are collaborative internally, competitive externally, and never the other round around. You are ultimately surrounded by just different people that are all here to help you get the job done and shine as a team.
- Intellectual Rigor and Individuality: We were born in the pandemic by Stanford and Harvard alum cofounders who offer remote-working options with coworking memberships and (at least) once a year in person offsite gathering. You'll be welcomed by coworkers in 11 countries that all bring a unique perspective to the company from day 1.
- Company Offsite and Industry Exposure: Once a year Topsorters get together as a whole and also meet customers and really spend time to get feedback - in person events are a big part of how we build strong relationships and teams.
- 401K Matching and Comprehensive benefits: We provide a generous and comprehensive set of health benefits, including vision, dental, and a 3% 401K matching as soon as you join!
- Working Equipment and Hubs: our team is global and also centered around hubs, that means you're welcome to create a hybrid work schedule, and encouraged to travel to other hubs to collaborate. We provide working devices of your choice and surprise swags for special events.
- Flexible PTO schedule with floating holidays: we encourage Topsorters to take time off and recharge, and respect different cultural norms so offer floating holidays to accommodate the celebrations you'd like.
- Meditation App, Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations: we like little surprises and remember the key moments to celebrate with you!
Do you sound like the right fit? Let's dive right in!
