humanoid - Finance Operations Lead

• Finance Operations Ownership • Oversee accounts payable, receivable, payroll coordination, and vendor payments across entities • Manage the month-end close process, including reconciliations, journal entries, and accruals • Maintain clean, timely, and accurate records in our accounting systems across multi-entity and multi-currency operations • Ensure internal finance operations run smoothly, with minimal manual effort or friction • Systems & Process Improvement • Build and refine finance workflows, approval chains, and internal controls • Lead the implementation and optimisation of finance tools (ERP, accounting software, expense platforms) • Collaborate with engineering, operations, and procurement to improve end-to-end data quality and reporting • Document and communicate processes clearly to ensure team-wide adoption • Reporting & Compliance Support • Support the Head of Finance with internal reporting on actuals, burn, and vendor spend • Maintain visibility into cost centres, contracts, and recurring expenses • Prepare documentation and data for audit, statutory filings, and compliance reporting • Contribute to VAT, R&D claims, and regional reporting requirements in collaboration with external advisors • Business Partnering • Be the go-to operational finance contact for teams across the business • Provide high-integrity data and financial insight to functional leaders as needed • Support proactive vendor management, cost optimisation, and spend governance • Work with FP&A to reconcile plans, actuals, and forecasts • We’re Looking For • 5+ years experience in finance operations, accounting, or financial control roles • Strong technical fluency across bookkeeping, payables/receivables, and close processes • Experience working in early- or growth-stage product businesses (e.g. hardware, manufacturing, deep tech) • Comfortable leading process design and system implementation from the ground up • Highly organised, detail-oriented, and motivated by clean, well-governed operations • Able to collaborate across levels and functions, while maintaining operational independence