VP of Finance

Our Mission

We bring societal impact to markets. How do we do that? We add clarity so that you can choose sustainably.

Founded in 2017, we are a sustainability company that empowers measuring progress towards a more sustainable future, which is a complex, multi-dimensional, cross-border, and cross-industry task. We firmly believe harnessing the power of technology, specifically machine learning and Natural Language Processing, is the best way - at scale - to produce viable answers to big questions like "How will we get to net-zero?" and "Which paths can we take to actually live in a more equitable world?" Moreover, we believe technology is singularly positioned to produce answers that are unbiased and wholly scientific- and evidence-based.

To that end, we offer a customizable and scalable sustainability tech kit, which anyone can integrate directly into their existing day-to-day way of working, investing, researching, or shopping. Anyone can switch on their computers or phones, open their usual applications or platforms, and find Clarity AI built right in. This is true whether you are a professional investor in the public or private markets, an executive at a company of any size, or a consumer considering an online purchase of any size. We are integrated into the full sustainability ecosystem in order to deliver as broadly as possible on our mission in markets of all kinds - from investment exchanges to e-commerce platforms.

We are proud of what we do, and we are proud that global organizations have taken notice and, in some cases, joined us in our mission. We have won investment from international firms, such as SoftBank, BlackRock and Deutsche Boerse. We've also won awards from global governing bodies, the media and world-class academic institutions, including but not limited to:

• World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
• Impact Investing Platform of the Year by Environmental Finance
• Awarded the EU Seal of Excellence
• Most Innovative Project by the Harvard Innovation Lab
• Awarded Horizon 2020 EU Project Grant for Innovation in World-class Science

Our Values

Our mission drives us forward. Our values guide us along the way. We admire people who are driven to change the world, and we focus on finding people to work with who have passion and a record of achievement or personal impact across five specific areas. Specifically, we look for people who are:

• Fact-based: Promoting objective, data-driven and solution-oriented discussions
• Diverse: Leveraging our different backgrounds all while contributing to a singular mission with purpose and an open mindset
• Meritocratic: Demanding excellence and celebrating and rewarding the best
• Transparent: Communicating feedback transparently, constructively and in real-time
• Flexible: Working flexibly in the broadest sense (e.g., schedule, location, vacation, styles)

Our Team

Our people are our main asset. Having doubled our team in the last year, we now have more than 250 highly passionate individuals from more than 30 different countries. Our headquarters are in New York City, and we have other offices in London, Madrid and Abu Dhabi. Additionally, we have a strong remote-workforce of team members located in over 15 different countries.

We believe leadership doesn't come only from the top. At Clarity AI, we believe strength, innovation and success come from the collaboration of excellent, authentic and passionate individuals with a joint purpose. To that end, we don't believe leadership begins and ends with our executives. We are proud of the full team we have assembled and celebrate leadership qualities throughout all levels and across all functions. Every member of our team has excelled and achieved professionally and academically, and hail from leading tech, consulting and banking firms, and/or are entrepreneurs, and/or hold PhDs from top research institutions and/or MBA graduates from top business schools. And, every member of our team works to do not only their work at the highest level but also the work - the work of the brand, the work to achieve our singular mission. Enabling that success isn't drive and intelligence alone - it's also subject matter and market expertise, which is where our senior leaders excel. Our executive team has an average of over 20 years of experience at top global brands, tier 1 management consultancies, successfully scaled start-ups, and global NGOs. They also trained at the best academic institutions from around the world.

We care about our people and think they deserve the best. We currently offer equity packages and other benefits on top of cash compensation.

Challenges for this role

We are looking for a VP of Finance with international experience in a quickly scaling, tech-oriented, product driven culture to join our Operations team and work closely with our CFO to drive our continued international growth. We passionately believe there should be no conflict between optimal business performance and having a positive social and environmental impact on the world. And we are scaling Clarity AI with these principles in mind - hiring and developing passionate people who want to solve a meaningful problem who perform effectively and deliver game changing business outcomes. As a leader within our Finance and Ops functions, you will help drive business performance while ensuring we stay true to our mission and values.

Role responsibilities

• Lead our finance team and drive financial performance and strategic planning best practices throughout the organization, including creating and leading our critical strategic dashboards
• Own day-to-day operations and corporate functions (operations, admin) and work closely with other areas of the business, particularly Sales and Marketing
• Improve processes to ensure efficient scalability and alignment on goals and effective cross-functional collaboration amongst teams
• Support our fundraising, due diligence and other financing efforts as we grow and scale the business
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement organizational efficiencies and financial and operational rigor throughout the organization
• Create a sophisticated and scalable operation that will drive our rapidly growing business to its next level without sacrificing on performance, efficiency, or employee satisfaction
• Identify areas for improvement with regards to efficiency and implement new processes as required
• Leverage data and analytics to make strategic planning decisions and define operational success

Our Finance team

• Manages FP&A, Financial Systems, Cash Management, Payroll and other Financial Reporting
• Prepares Board Documentation and reporting, and drives the key metrics of the company
• Manages processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the company
• Keeps track of a documented system of accounting policies and finance policies for employees (T&E)
• Manages the annual audit process

The position can be based in any of our offices, but preferably London or Madrid. Fully remote options are available as well.

Our ideal candidate

• A finance leader but also a business leader with a passion for sustainability - someone who can help steer the strategy of the business to make sure our business decisions always have a solid financial rationale and link our external investor expectations to how we execute internally
• Strong finance experience within quickly growing companies, owning financial planning and analysis, accounting, forecasting, payroll, account receivables/collections, expense processing, taxes, and revenue recognition and reporting
• Proven track record in successfully supporting growth using strong analytical skills and effective financial modeling and tracking to plan and grow profit efficiently, including developing budgets and providing accurate projections in support of business strategy
• Proven track record in fundraising rounds (Series C onwards). Lead IPO prep work experience preferred
• Solid understanding of financial compliance requirements and experience implementing and managing financial policies given a global scope
• Experience implementing effective internal compliance controls with GAAP and other applicable regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting
• Experience building, leading, mentoring and growing an outstanding Finance team across geographies
• International experience is a must, ideally in both Europe and the USA
• Ability to build rapport and influence different levels of management, as well as the business and technical communities
• Ability to zoom in and out to help build and operationalize while also thinking strategically in order to meet long term business objectives
• Data backed approach to decision making. We are a fact based and data driven company so the ability to incorporate data into driving decision making and measuring success is a must