• Build a world-class foundation for financial visibility and control • Design and implement scalable reporting systems, leveraging the best available technology and smart applications of AI. • Build reliable, automated forecasting and consolidation workflows. • Deliver dashboards for budget owners that deliver clarity and accountability, and equip them from true ownership of their performance. • Establish GAAP-compliant financial statements and lead audits as necessary. • Drive strategic capital allocation and cash management to fuel growth • Develop scenario-planning models that link strategy, growth targets, and capital needs. • Help manage burn rate and runway with precision, aligning spending to value creation milestones. • Optimize working capital (e.g., for hardware) and capital allocation (e.g., product features, lead generation) to maximize ROI. • Instill world-class cash discipline: rigorous invoicing, AR collection, and write-off practices that sustain predictable, high-quality revenue and liquidity. • Make Finance a force multiplier: operational excellence and margin expansion • Embed financial acumen across the organization and create a shared understanding of how every decision drives value. • Partner with department heads to align budgets to measurable outcomes and margin improvement. • Institutionalize performance metrics that sharpen accountability — unit economics by cohort, CAC payback, gross margin, profitability by account. • Collaborate with Product Marketing to continually evolve pricing strategy for both competitiveness and profitability. • Lead investor relations and fundraising strategy • Maintain transparent, data-driven communication with the Board and investors. • Craft the financial story and KPIs for the Series C round, positioning Guidewheel as a world-class operator with a differentiated growth engine.