Team People & Ops

Finance Manager

  • Department

    People and Operations

  • Location

    Remote (EMEA, US | EU)

  • Timezone(s)

    GMT +0:00 to GMT -6:00

About PostHog

We’re equipping every developer to build successful products by giving them a suite of products to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features. We currently offer product and web analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments, a CDP, SQL access, a data warehouse, and LLM observability… and there’s plenty more to come.

PostHog was created as an open-source project during Y Combinator's W20 cohort. We had the most successful B2B software launch on HackerNews since 2012 with a product that was just 4 weeks old. Since then, more than 100,000 companies have installed the platform. We've had huge success with our paid upgrades, raised bags of money from some of the world's top investors, and have extremely strong product-led growth – 97% driven by word of mouth. 

We're growing quickly, but sustainably. We're also default alive, averaging 10% monthly revenue growth and with more than $20m ARR. We're staying focused on building an awesome product for end users, hiring a handful of exceptional team members, and seeing fantastic growth as a result.

What we value

  • We are open source - building a huge community around a free-for-life product is key to PostHog's strategy.

  • We aim to become the most transparent company, ever. In order to enable teams to make great decisions, we share as much information as we can. In our public handbook everyone can read about our roadmap, how we pay (or even let go of) people, what our strategy is, and who we have raised money from. We also have regular team-wide feedback sessions, where we share honest feedback with each other.

  • Working autonomously and maximizing impact - we don’t tell anyone what to do. Everyone chooses what to work on next based on what is going to have the biggest impact on our customers.

  • Solve big problems - we haven't built our defining feature yet. We are all about acting fast and iterating.

Who we’re looking for

Woah - we're hiring the very first dedicated finance person at PostHog. This is a huge deal!

Working as part of the People & Ops team, you're going to take us to the next level at PostHog as we enter the world of growth financing and, one day, the public markets. You'll help us create the foundations of how our finance functions work, while also making sure the internal processes that need to run smoothly every month do.

We already have a bunch of processes and controls in place, so you won't be starting from scratch, but we know there are a lot of ways things could be running more effectively as we scale. Your role will be to balance growth and risk appropriately, implementing just the right level of process that is appropriate at each stage of the business.

What you’ll be doing

  • Owning our month-end closing process - running this like clockwork

  • Preparing the company for our first accounts audit in 2026

  • Making sure we're able to answer the BIG questions - how do we spend money? How do we create budgets? How do we account for usage-based revenue across 10+ different products?

  • Preparing accounts for investors past, present, and future - you'll be an integral part of future funding rounds

What you won’t be doing

❌ Owning the financial model - though you'll definitely be deeply involved. This is a controls role more than an FP&A role.

Requirements

  • Worked in a SaaS business as a finance team member, leading on financial controls

  • Worked with a business that has a usage-based billing model

  • Been part of an accounts audit at a US topco

Nice to haves

  • Qualified accountant is nice but definitely not necessary!

  • Been part of a late-stage funded company that has scaled ($100M ARR+)

Salary

We have a set system for compensation as part of being transparent. Salary varies based on location and level of experience.

Learn more about compensation

Location

(based on market rates)

Level

Step

Salary calculator

  1. Benchmark (United States - San Francisco, California) $181,680
  2. Level modifier 1
  3. Step modifier 0.95 - 1.04
Salary $172,596 - $188,947plus equity

Benefits

  • Generous, transparent compensation & equityGenerous, transparent compensation & equity
  • Unlimited vacation (with a minimum!)Unlimited vacation (with a minimum!)
  • Two meeting-free days per weekTwo meeting-free days per week
  • Home officeHome office
  • Coworking creditCoworking credit
  • Private health, dental, and vision insurance.Private health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Training budgetTraining budget
  • Access to our Hedge HouseAccess to our Hedge House
  • Carbon offsettingCarbon offsetting
  • Pension & 401k contributionsPension & 401k contributions
  • We hire and pay locallyWe hire and pay locally
  • Company offsitesCompany offsites

Get more details about all our benefits on the Careers page.

Interview process

We do 2-3 short interviews, then pay you to do some real-life (or close to real-life) work.

  • 1
    Application (You are here)
    Our talent team will review your application

    We're looking to see how your skills and experience align with our needs.

  • 2
    Culture interview
    30-min video call

    Our goal is to explore your motivations to join our team, learn why you’d be a great fit, and answer questions about us.

  • 3
    Technical interview
    45 minutes, varies by role

    You'll meet the hiring team who will evaluate skills needed to be successful in your role. No live coding.

  • 4
    Founder interview
    30 minutes

    You have reached the final boss. It's time to chat with James or Tim.

  • 5
    PostHog SuperDay
    Paid day of work

    You’ll meet a few more members of the team and work on an independent project. It's challenging, but most people say it's fun!

  • 6
    Offer
    Pop the champagne (after you sign)

    If everyone is happy, we’ll make you an offer to join us - YAY!

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