CFO Co-founder (Accounting AI & Process Automation)

Location: Remote / EU
Stage: Pre-seed, PMF exploration
Product: AI-powered Accounting Automation Platform

About the role

We are looking for a CFO Co-founder to co-build an AI-driven startup focused on automating accounting and financial processes for modern businesses.

This is a hands-on founder role, not a corporate executive position.

You will be responsible for shaping the financial, accounting, and compliance backbone of the company — from designing financial models and accounting logic behind the product, through building finance and reporting processes, to co-managing the company together with the founding team. Your mission is to ensure that our accounting automation platform is built on real-world accounting expertise, correct financial logic, and scalable financial processes - combining finance, accounting practice, product thinking, and startup execution in an early-stage, high-uncertainty environment.

Your responsibilities

As CFO Co-founder, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and overseeing the company’s financial and accounting architecture,

• Ensuring that product automation logic reflects real accounting and bookkeeping workflows,

• Translating accounting and tax processes into structured, automatable financial logic,

• Validating how accounting offices operate and how bookkeeping is performed in practice,

• Building financial models, forecasts, and unit economics,

• Designing budgeting, cash-flow, and financial control processes,

• Overseeing accounting, reporting, and compliance frameworks,

• Supporting the design of accounting automation features from a domain-expert perspective,

• Cooperating closely with product and tech teams to align automation with accounting reality,

• Preparing investor financial materials and data rooms,

• Leading fundraising, financial preparation and investor communication,

• Designing internal finance and reporting processes from scratch,

• Setting up financial KPIs and performance dashboards,

• Co-managing the company together with the founding team,

• Supporting pricing, packaging, and revenue model decisions,

• Shaping company culture around ownership, accountability, and financial discipline.

Who we are looking for (Must-have)

• Strong professional experience in finance and accounting,

• Practical knowledge of how accounting offices operate and how bookkeeping is performed,

• Experience working with accounting processes, financial reporting, and compliance,

• Background as CFO, Head of Finance, Finance Manager, Chief Accountant, or similar,

• Experience working with or inside accounting firms / finance departments,

• Understanding of bookkeeping, accounting workflows, and financial controls,

• Ability to translate accounting processes into structured rules and logic,

• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting,

• An analytical mindset and strong financial modelling skills,

• Entrepreneurial mindset: ownership, speed, and accountability,

• Ability to operate in early-stage, high-uncertainty environments,

• Strong communication skills with product and technical teams,

• C1+ level of spoken and written English and Polish.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, accounting tech, or ERP systems,

• Experience working with automation in finance or accounting,

• Exposure to B2B SaaS business models,

• Previous startup or scale-up experience,

• Fundraising or investor collaboration experience,

• Experience working with AI-driven financial or accounting tools.

What we offer

• CFO Co-founder role with real influence over company direction,

• Opportunity to build an AI-driven accounting startup from scratch,

• High autonomy in finance, product-finance alignment, and strategy,

• Remuneration: at least PLN 17 000 net B2B + VAT,

• Equity package in the co-created startup,

• Support from an experienced startup studio and capital group,

• Access to unique know-how and international experts,

• Fast pace, short feedback loops, and tangible impact.

Red Sky is conducting this recruitment process. The cooperation concerns a newly established start-up.

Recruitment process

1. Interview with HR

2. Business case

3. Interview with the Investor

4. Interview with the Founder (product & domain alignment)

5. Agreement on cooperation terms (remuneration + equity)