DEUNA

Payment orchestration SaaS for Latin America

Head of Finance

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in finance, including at least 4 years in a senior leadership role; fintech or payments industry experience is preferred.
Strong experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
Experience managing and scaling financial operations in a fast-growing startup environment.
Experience working with companies across multiple countries, including financial consolidation, currencies, and tax laws.
Expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Strong knowledge of accounting principles such as IFRS, tax regulations, and financial compliance relevant to the payments and fintech sectors.
Experience with financial management software, ERP systems, and accounting tools such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, or Xero.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including turning complex financial data into actionable insights.
Leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to influence decision-makers at all levels of the organization.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
Advanced English proficiency.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute financial strategies that support company objectives and growth targets.
Lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and long-term financial planning.
Provide insights and recommendations to the executive team based on financial data to guide business decisions.
Oversee preparation and presentation of financial statements, reports, and analysis for the executive team and investors.
Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulations, including tax, accounting standards such as IFRS, and regulatory bodies relevant to the payments industry.
Maintain internal controls and processes to ensure accuracy and integrity in financial reporting.
Manage and optimize cash flow, working capital, and liquidity to support operations and sustainable growth.
Develop strategies to mitigate financial risks and maintain financial stability during rapid growth.
Lead financial modeling and analysis to identify business metrics, growth opportunities, and risks.
Track financial performance KPIs for the company and its products, including revenue, margins, and customer acquisition costs.
Provide actionable insights on financial performance, cost structures, and profitability to guide strategic decisions.
Manage investor relationships and communicate transparently about financial performance.
Prepare and present regular financial performance updates.
Lead and build a high-performing finance team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Mentor and develop team members to support their professional growth and skills development.
Improve financial tools and processes to increase operational efficiency and accuracy.
Work with product, operations, marketing, and sales teams to provide financial insights and guidance for optimizing business strategies.
Align finance with other departments and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in the fintech or payments industry.
An MBA or Master's degree in Finance.

About DEUNA 🧡

DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with ATHIA, our AI-powered orchestration and payments platform that helps large enterprises boost approval rates, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue. Built by the team behind DEUNA—the fastest-growing Commerce OS in Latin America—ATHIA combines payment intelligence, checkout optimization, and data orchestration in one powerful solution.

With deep integrations across 300+ PSPs and alternative payment methods, and over 20% of Mexico’s digital economy running through our platform, we simplify global payments through a single integration and centralized reconciliation.

We are a rapidly growing startup expanding into the U.S. to meet the urgent needs of large retailers, marketplaces, airlines, and QSRs. Join us to shape the future of payments! 🚀

Visit https://www.deuna.com/ to learn more about us!

As the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the company, including financial planning, analysis, forecasting, reporting and accounting. You will play a key role in driving the financial strategy, ensuring sustainable growth, and helping to scale our operations. You will collaborate with the leadership team to align financial goals with business objectives, manage cash flow, and ensure financial stability as we continue to innovate in the payments industry.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Planning:

Develop and execute financial strategies to support the company’s overall objectives and growth targets.

Lead financial forecasting, budgeting, and long-term financial planning processes.

Provide insights and recommendations to the executive team based on financial data to drive business decisions.

Financial Reporting & Compliance:Oversee the preparation and presentation of financial statements, reports, and analysis to the executive team and investors.

Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulations, including tax, accounting standards (e.g., IFRS), and regulatory bodies relevant to the payments industry.

Maintain internal controls and processes to ensure accuracy and integrity in all financial reporting.

Cash Flow & Capital Management:

Manage and optimize cash flow, working capital, and liquidity to ensure smooth operations and sustainable growth.

Develop strategies to mitigate financial risks and ensure financial stability during periods of rapid growth.

Financial Analysis & Business Intelligence:

Lead financial modeling and analysis to identify key business metrics, growth opportunities, and risks.

Track KPIs related to the financial performance of the company and its products, including revenue, margins, and customer acquisition costs.

Provide actionable insights on financial performance, cost structures, and profitability to guide strategic decision-making.

Investor Relations & Reporting:

Manage relationships with investors, ensuring clear and transparent communication regarding the company’s financial performance.

Prepare and present regular updates on financial performance.

Leadership & Team Management:

Lead and build a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Mentor and develop team members, helping them grow professionally and enhancing their skills.

Improve current tools and processes to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.

Collaboration Across Departments:

Work closely with the product, operations, marketing, and sales teams to provide financial insights and guidance to optimize business strategies.

Ensure alignment between finance and other departments, supporting data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Previous Relevant Experience

- 10+ years of experience in finance, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role (preferably in the fintech or payments industry).

- Strong experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.

- Proven track record in managing and scaling financial operations in a fast-growing startup environment.

- Proven experience working in - empresas en varios paises- consolidación financiera, currency, leyes fiscales.

Technical Skills

- Expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.

- Strong knowledge of accounting principles (e.g., IFRS), tax regulations, and financial compliance relevant to the payments and fintech sectors.

- Experience with financial management software, ERP systems, and accounting tools (e.g., QuickBooks, NetSuite, Xero).

Soft Skills

- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex financial data into actionable insights.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence decision-makers at all levels of the organization.

- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.

Others

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

- MBA or Master’s in Finance is preferred.

- Advanced English.

What will you find when you join DEUNA?

- A multicultural team distributed throughout LATAM

- Dynamism, agility and constant innovation

- Being part of a high-impact solution for an entire region

- The best tools and technology to operate

- Being part of the startup culture.

- We are in full expansion!

Benefits:

Vacations and additional PTO 🏝️

Remote work from anywhere 💻

Economic support for health insurance, internet and cell phone line📱🌐

We all own DEUNA, we offer stock options 💸

Learning and development platform 📚

Multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic team 🧡

Growth and career path 🚀

Be part of a dynamic team that's creating the next generation payments platform.

DEUNA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workplace. All employment decisions at DEUNA are made without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, color, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

DEUNA

Payment orchestration SaaS for Latin America

Deuna provides a unified commerce platform for Latin America, offering a SaaS operating system that connects e-commerce businesses to 200+ payment providers through a single integration, acting as an orchestration layer on top of gateways and acquirers. Its product enables intelligent routing, automatic retries for failed payments, and a one-click checkout to boost merchant conversions, along with an AI-powered fraud prevention engine. It also includes Aware AI, which turns fragmented data into actionable insights to optimize payment performance in real time. Deuna differentiates itself by focusing on LATAM-specific payment methods and merchant needs, combining payments orchestration with data analytics to reduce fraud and cart abandonment, and targeting large e-commerce customers across airlines, retail, food service, and telecom to drive profitability and growth as it expands in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Brazil.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series A
Total funding: $37M
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 2020

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