Founding Finance Lead

ABOUT US - At coreflow, we're redefining entertainment with AI. We're one of the fastest-growing startups globally, serving 20 million users in our first year. We’re an in-person company based in Sydney, Australia. - We’re guided by a set of principles that are foundational to our work and drive every decision: - User-first: We build things that people want. We invest time to understand our users and focus on adding value instead of extracting value. - High agency, high ownership: We’re responsible for the pieces we own, end-to-end. We own every mistake, figure out what went wrong, and fix it. We don’t blame anyone or anything else. - Urgency: This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We prioritize well, find ways to increase leverage, and move at an inspirational pace. WHAT YOU'LL DO - You'll be our first dedicated finance hire. We've scaled using outsourced bookkeeping and now we need someone who can own internal day-to-day finance operations, partner with leadership, and build the foundations for our next phase of growth. - You'll be the bridge between our external bookkeepers, fractional CFO, external advisers and the rest of the business. You'll own GL coding and allocation, drive a fast and accurate month-end close, and implement approval processes and spend management. You'll be the go-to finance partner for the leadership group and deliver the revenue reporting and analysis we need to move at pace. We're looking for someone with strong commercial and month-end close experience who wants to build something - not just maintain it. EXAMPLE FOCUS AREAS - Create and run internal approval processes; own GL coding and allocation; manage the relationship and workflow with our external bookkeeper. - Own month-end close end-to-end - quick, accurate, with strong accounting and accrual discipline. - Implement and run spend tracking, approval workflows, and financial systems so the business can scale without friction. - Deliver revenue and management reporting that leadership can use for decision-making. - Contribute to FP&A, unit economics, and operational efficiency with the fractional CFO and leadership. - Be the internal finance interface for the leadership group and the broader team - clear, proactive, no handoff friction. WHAT YOU'LL BRING - Proven month-end close experience in a commercial environment (not only audit or tax). - Commercial finance experience - you've worked in-house in a business, not only in practice or chartered. - Experience managing or closely coordinating with external accountants or bookkeepers. - Strong ownership mindset. You take responsibility for outcomes and don't wait to be told what to do. - Excellent communication and the ability to work with non-finance stakeholders and leadership. - Comfort with ambiguity and pace. You can prioritise, hustle, and deliver in a high-growth environment. - Startup or scale-up experience is a plus. Big 4 or mid-tier background (on top of commercial) is a plus. WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive compensation with meaningful upside. - A company card for food, coffee, tools, and anything that helps you operate at a high level. - Daily team lunch and dinner at the office. - Unlimited workspace budget — build your ideal setup. - Real ownership and impact from day one. OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. A quick phone call to learn about you and share more about our company. 2. A deeper conversation on your experience and how you'd approach the first 90 days. 3. A paid work trial, so you get a feel for what it's like to work with us. 4. You get an offer, and we celebrate!