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Head of Finance Operations

Ethos Contract, part-time Posted 1 week ago US, UK, EU, CA, AU, NZ

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About This Opportunity
We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced heads of finance operations who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.

We're looking for heads of finance operations with 5+ years in corporate accounting, financial operations, or audit support to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: monthly close reconciliations and journal entry packages, audit request schedules and PBC documentation, accounts payable and receivable aging reports, budget-to-actual variance summaries, internal control walkthroughs and SOX testing memos, and vendor and expense audit trail spreadsheets.

Compensation:
$80/hour

Commitment:
Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)
Location:
Fully remote, work on your own schedule

Start date:
ASAP

Qualifications

• 5+ years in corporate accounting, financial operations, or internal/external audit support, with hands-on ownership of close reconciliations and audit request schedules

• Deep fluency in GAAP, PBC documentation standards, and spreadsheet-based control testing (Excel/Google Sheets, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, macros)

• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail

About Ethos
Ethos is a new expert network built by a McKinsey/SoftBank/DeepMind team and backed by world-leading investors like General Catalyst. We connect experts with investors and consultancies for paid expert calls, speaking engagements, and advisory opportunities.
Key Requirements

• 5+ years in corporate accounting, financial operations, or internal/external audit support, with hands-on ownership of close reconciliations and audit request schedules

• Deep fluency in GAAP, PBC documentation standards, and spreadsheet-based control testing (Excel/Google Sheets, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, macros)

• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail

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