[Hiring] Head of Finance @Buenro OÜ

Role Description

We're looking for our first Head of Finance: the person who runs Buenro's finances day to day, sits behind every major financial decision, and is as obsessed with the business as we are.

Buenro isn't a simple business to run financially. Ticket sales, accommodation commissions, curator revenue shares and advances all move through one marketplace, across currencies and countries. As our deals grow, getting this right becomes one of the most important things we do.

This is a hands-on role. You'll start by doing the work yourself: set up the systems, run the numbers and keep the books clean. You'll think beyond the task in front of you and spot what the business needs before anyone asks. The scope is broad, so we'll prioritise together:

• Finance operations, the monthly close and the audit come first.
• Treasury, tax and the fintech side grow with the business.

As volume grows, you'll build the team, starting with a finance operations hire.

How decisions work:

• You own the numbers, the systems and the analysis.
• Bigger calls, such as financing structures, changes to how money flows through the platform or new entities, start with your proposal.
• You shape them with the COO, our Growth & Revenue Lead leads financing strategy with your models behind it, and the CEO gives final approval.

Today we're supported by an interim finance partner. You'll take over from them and make finance a core strength of the company.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance, including at least 3 years leading finance hands-on at a fast-growing startup, ideally a marketplace, fintech, travel tech or consumer tech business.
• Strong finance operations and accounting skills, combined with commercial judgement to model cash flow, advances and working capital.
• Understanding of marketplace payments, multi-currency flows and VAT across borders.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering on payment or fintech features.
• Experience setting up or managing entities in multiple countries.
• Experience running audits, closes and payroll yourself.
• Comfortable with modern finance tools and AI, with a focus on automation.
• Meticulous, trustworthy and discreet, with a proactive and assertive attitude.

Requirements

• Finance operations: Run day-to-day finance including payroll, invoicing, billing, payables and multi-currency reconciliation.
• Curator advances & money flows: Own tracking, reconciliation and controls for curator advances.
• Accounting, audit & compliance: Ensure accurate accounting, run annual audits and maintain compliance.
• Cash, reporting & planning: Own a fast, reliable monthly close and maintain budget and financial model.
• Unit economics, margins & cash flow: Build clear P&L per event and per curator, improve margins and manage treasury risk.
• Commercial finance: Model the economics of curator partnerships and run monthly business reviews.
• Finance systems & fintech product: Redesign finance stack and shape financial side of new product features.
• International structure & tax: Lead setup of new entities and optimise tax and VAT positions.
• Building the function: Use AI and automation to scale finance operations and hire a finance operations team member.

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.
• Equity through our option plan.
• Generous time off, including a week each year when the whole company switches off together.

Company Description

Buenro is a marketplace for destination events, enabling curators of festivals, conferences, and curated gatherings to sell tickets and book accommodations seamlessly. Our vision is to enable a world of life-changing experiences.

Our culture is fast-moving, collaborative, and deeply caring about the experiences we create and support - both for our customers and within the team itself.