VP of Finance - Remote (Global) (San Francisco) Job at SAM Labs ltd., San Francisco, CA

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  • SAM Labs ltd.
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

We create hands-on STEAM and computational-thinking solutions that currently help over 1,000,000 K-8 students build career-ready skills. Our goal is to reach 100 million learners and complete a liquidity event over the next 24 months.

The role

You will lead the entire Finance function and report directly to the CEO. Your mandate is to influence resource allocation, manage liquidity, build and maintain a strong control and reporting environment, and evaluate investment opportunities, including potential M&A, to support a targeted liquidity event within 24 months. You will own FP&A and statutory reporting, oversee accounting, tax, and legal, and partner with Operations on HR (payroll and benefits). A robust integrated financial model is one of the key tools you will maintain to drive these outcomes.

Key responsibilities

  • Build, maintain, and improve the company’s integrated financial model
  • Lead the accounting team, ensuring proper execution of functional tasks and controls
  • Manage cash, tax, audit, and banking relationships
  • Primary point of contact for the board and investor community on finance-related matters
  • Oversee legal matters and coordinate external counsel
  • Coach a senior accountant and help shape future Finance headcount
  • Partner with Ops on HR processes (payroll, benefits) and cross-team initiatives

Must-have qualifications

  • Proven ability to design and build complex financial models yourself
  • Senior FP&A or Finance leadership experience in a high-growth startup with US operations
  • Strong IFRS knowledge
  • Multiple years of operational experience in a SaaS organization
  • Experience in quality checking the month-end close and familiarity with inventory or hardware costs
  • Clear communicator who can hold the room with investors and board members
  • At least five hours overlap with US time zones; fluent English

Nice-to-have experience

  • Exposure to liquidity events (M&A, secondary, or IPO)
  • EdTech, K-12 sales, or public-sector customer environment
  • Multi-revenue-stream businesses (SaaS plus hardware)
  • Familiarity with US state-tax nexus and sales-tax considerations

Compensation & location

  • Target OTE up to USD 200,000 plus equity
  • Fully remote with required US-time-zone overlap; NYC travel a few times per year
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Job Tags

Full time,

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