Strategic Finance Lead - Systems & Reporting

As the Strategic Finance Lead - Systems & Reporting at Elevation Capital, you will play a crucial role in overseeing corporate development, financial systems strategy, global reporting, and automation across multi-entity, multi-country operations. Reporting directly to the Global VP of Finance and collaborating closely with the founder and executive team, you will be responsible for leading a high-performing finance function that provides strategic insights, ensures fiscal integrity, and supports aggressive business scaling through automation, performance visibility, and disciplined financial management. Your key responsibilities will include driving the implementation of advanced ERP tools, optimizing financial processes through machine learning and automation platforms, and leading scalable infrastructure to support rapid global growth and complex portfolio operations. You are a Strategic Finance Leader with a proven track record of leading finance in complex, high-growth, multi-entity environments, bringing rigor to planning, capital allocation, and scenario modeling. A Board-Ready Communicator, you excel at distilling financial information into clear, actionable insights for boards, founders, and investors. As a Builder of Systems & Automation, you have experience designing scalable systems and leveraging AI and automation to streamline reporting, increase visibility, and reduce manual work. Your experience as a Global Operator includes navigating cross-border finance, treasury, and regulatory requirements across multiple geographies. You are a Founder-Facing Partner known for providing sound judgment, operational discipline, and proactive support through inflection points. Additionally, your expertise as a Corp Dev & Exit Advisor makes you well-versed in M&A, exit readiness, and investor relations, guiding companies through strategic transactions. Your responsibilities will include leading strategic financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting across all entities and business units, developing automated financial systems and reporting tools for real-time visibility, owning the implementation of ERP and AI-driven tools, preparing and delivering board-level financial reporting, overseeing banking relationships, treasury operations, and FX risk management, managing a high-performing finance team, driving process improvements and automation initiatives, supporting corporate development initiatives, and ensuring full compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal controls. To be successful in this role, you should have 8+ years of experience in finance leadership roles in high-growth, multi-entity environments with a focus on automation and AI implementation. Experience in family office or diversified investment firm structures is preferred. You should possess strong proficiency in ERP systems, financial modeling, and automation tools, as well as experience managing multi-country entities and international banking relationships. Deep understanding of accounting, compliance, and internal control frameworks, coupled with excellent leadership, organizational, and execution skills, will be key to excelling in this position. Join us at Elevation Capital and be part of a dynamic team driving global growth and innovation.,