Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- San Francisco, United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
About Campfire
Campfire is a next-gen core accounting platform built for modern mid-market finance teams. We help them close fast and scale even faster. Our platform replaces outdated legacy ERPs and manual accounting processes with automation-driven solutions that simplify and accelerate finance workflows. In the past year alone, we have grown 10x, driven by strong customer demand and a product that delivers real results for accounting & finance teams. We are scaling quickly and building the future of finance by giving teams the clarity, control, and strategic visibility they need to lead with confidence.
We're looking for a strategic, execution-oriented CFO to lead Campfire's financial operations and help shape the company's next phase of growth. This is a seat at the leadership table — you'll partner closely with the CEO and board to drive business strategy, capital decisions, and long-term planning.
Responsibilities
- Own the financial narrative - Serve as a key executive voice to investors, board members, partners, and the broader market, representing Campfire's vision and financial story with clarity and conviction.
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting across the company
- Drive fundraising strategy, investor relations, and capital allocation decisions
- Build and scale the finance, accounting, and operations functions
- Partner with GTM, Product, and Engineering leaders to inform pricing, unit economics, and growth decisions
- Ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and audit readiness
- Evaluate strategic partnerships, and other corporate transactions
Requirements
- 10+ years of finance leadership experience, ideally in high-growth SaaS or enterprise software
- Prior experience as CFO or VP Finance at a venture-backed company preferred
- Track record of leading fundraising rounds (Series B and beyond) or taking a company public
- Strong communicator who can translate complex financial data into strategic insight for diverse audiences
- Operator mindset — comfortable getting into the details while keeping an eye on the big picture
- A true product champion — You'll use Campfire daily as a core part of running the finance function, and carry that firsthand experience into every external conversation, embodying what it means to be a customer and ambassador of the product you help build.
- Deep integrity and sound judgment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Role:
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Job Type:
- FullTime
Company profile
Campfire
campfire.aiCampfire is an AI-native ERP and core accounting platform for mid-market and enterprise finance teams. It automates reconciliations, revenue recognition and close management with a general ledger, AI agents and integrations, replacing legacy ERPs and manual processes. Headquartered in San Francisco, Campfire is a Y Combinator company that has raised over $100M across its Series A and Series B rounds, led by Accel and Ribbit Capital.
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Founded
- 2023
- Founders
- John Glasgow
- Funding Stage
- Series B
- Key Investors
- Accel, Ribbit Capital