Director of Finance

We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. We’ve closed our last $25mil round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV and Heavybit.

At its core, LocalStack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform. Imagine developing cloud applications and data pipelines entirely on your local machine within a lightweight cloud sandbox, running in Docker!

Our mission is to empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, allowing for a more enjoyable dev experience, and saving valuable time and resources.

LocalStack has a large and active open-source community (57k+ stars on GitHub) with over 100k active users worldwide and 200M+ downloads to date. Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies.

We are sustainably growing our globally distributed team across sectors

LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a main engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹 and remote team members from 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more countries.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced Finance professional with a passion for innovation and technology. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and operations, combined with experience in a scale-up ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

What the role will focus on:

• Financial strategy: develop and implement a financial strategy, review the legal framework
• Planning and forecasting: set financial planning, budgeting, and accurate forecasting aligned with the strategy of LocalStack
• Reporting: accurate and timely submission for statements, VAT, etc. Ensure the regulatory requirements are met. Collaborate with external partners (US). Transparent reporting to stakeholders
• Team leadership: Ensure a collaborative and productive culture in the team (grow the team as needed)

Strategic Financial Leadership:

• Develop and execute financial strategies that align with LS growth goals
• Provide comprehensive financial analysis, forecasting, and scenario planning to guide long-term decision-making.
• Set budget for each department.
• Support the business expansion and new market entry from finance and legal framework set up, related processes and reporting

Financing and Capital Structure:

• Prepare the financial reporting for investor meetings
• Ensure the right metrics in reporting

Financial Governance and Compliance:

• Ensure efficiency and improve financial policies, systems, reporting, and controls that align with regulatory and investor standards across relevant geographies
• Ensure transparency and accuracy in financial reporting to support confidence among stakeholders.
• Advise on risk management and mitigation strategies to safeguard financial health.

Collaboration with Leadership:

• Partner with the Founders to shape strategic initiatives and roadmap planning.
• Enhance and support internal communications regarding financial health and strategic priorities (if needed)

Performance and Impact Measurement:

• Lead the design and monitoring of financial KPIs and other performance metrics that drive accountability and growth.
• Facilitate data-driven decision-making and ensure that finance plays a proactive role in influencing business outcomes.

Qualifications

• recent hands-on experience
• experience in a smaller company, where the person had responsibility end to end
• (bonus) international startup experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting.
• ACCA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 5+ years of financial management in a senior role.
• Expertise in developing and executing financial strategies aligned with Swiss GAAP FER, IFRS, and local tax regulations.
• Strong understanding of Swiss tax regulations, including VAT and Corporate income tax.
• Experienced in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements including consolidated.
• Proficiency in financial forecasting, long-term financial modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Experience with designing and enforcing efficient budget allocation processes.

Benefits

• Fully remote
• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Competitive share options
• Annual company retreat
• The best equipment for your role
• Learning budget

Sounds like a good match?

We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.

To apply, follow the LI application process or apply on our career page. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.

We aim to come back to app applicants within 2 weeks. Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate.