Head of Finance
Daytona
Accounting & Finance
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Apr 4, 2026
Head of Finance
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Location: New York or San Francisco
Type: Full-time
About the Role
We're a 25-person, Series A infrastructure company looking for our first Head of Finance. Today, our financial operations consist solely of an outsourced bookkeeper. We need someone who can own the finance function from the ground up and grow it as we scale.
This is a foundational hire. You'll be the first finance person in the building, reporting directly to the CEO. You should be comfortable working in ambiguity and building something from scratch. This isn’t a role for someone who wants to inherit clean systems, it’s for someone who thrives in the process of building.
What You'll Do
Finance Infrastructure
Build our financial reporting infrastructure from nearly zero, including evaluating and implementing the appropriate systems, team, reporting formats and cadence.
Own the accounting stack - including the close process and chart of accounts
Architect a robust reporting package - including not just the 3 statements, but also defining and reporting on key operating metrics to help management understand the business value drivers
& Investor Relations
Partner with CEO on subsequent fundraises - including building compelling financial narratives and driving data room builds and diligence readiness
Maintain relationships with current investors through clean, proactive reporting
Drive insightful analysis and scenario discussions to help navigate strategic conversations around capital allocation and growth
Strategic Finance & Capital Allocation
Work alongside leadership on planning exercises - balancing growth needs with acapital efficiency
Own budget process and rolling forecasts - working closely with business leaders to translate business objectives into measurable financial plans
Build frameworks for measuring ROI on growth spend and distinguishing investment costs from run-rate expenses
Ensure appropriate controls around spend
What We're Looking For
Background
Training in investment banking or FP&A at a strong company, where you learned the fundamentals at scale
Multiple years inside scaling tech companies, with firsthand experience in the messy reality of hypergrowth
Experience navigating at least one fundraise from the finance seat, with a clear understanding of what investors look for and how to present for it
Mindset
You think about value creation, not just budget vs. actual
You proactively think about financial narratives and the most effective way to convey performance and metrics to drive insight and value
You're comfortable being the only finance person for a while and doing everything from model-building to vendor management
You’re a strategic and flexible thinker excited to work hard
Title & Growth
This is a Head of Finance role. We're being intentional about that.There is ample opportunity to grow in this role, ultimately on a trajectory to CFO.
Compensation
Competitive salary + equity. This is an early-stage opportunity with meaningful ownership.
About Daytona
Daytona is building the agent-native runtime layer for modern software development. Our platform spins up secure, sandboxed environments in under 90ms, used by developers and AI agents alike. Daytona is open source, trusted by thousands, and backed by top-tier investors.
We’re not just making dev environments faster. We’re redefining how software gets built.
You can send your application directly to careers@daytona.io.
Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. We appreciate all the applications we receive, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.