VP, Finance

Overview

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Intellect is the global leader in mental health benefits, trusted by the world’s most forward-thinking employers, insurers, and governments to deliver care that is local, personalised, and effective at scale. Today, we serve over 4 million people across 100 countries and 100+ languages, making mental health support truly accessible across borders and cultures.

Our platform powers the mental wellbeing of workforces at Fortune 500 companies like Dell, Bytedance, Visa, Shell, McDonald’s, and hundreds more, enabling them to support their people with the highest standards of clinical quality, cultural relevance, and on-demand accessibility.

Driven by our mission to build the world’s most trusted mental health benefits platform, Intellect combines a best-in-class digital platform with a world-leading global provider network to deliver unmatched client outcomes, and transformative care experiences.

We are backed by top global investors including Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Insignia Ventures Partners, HOF Capital, K3 Ventures, JAFCO, Headline, East Ventures, IHH Healthcare, MS&AD Ventures, and more, alongside an extensive coalition of notable family offices, big tech executives, and leading angel investors.

The Role

The Vice President of Finance (or Head of Finance, depending on experience) will be a key member of the executive leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO and partnering closely with the board and investors.

At this stage of our journey, Intellect is scaling rapidly while also strengthening its financial foundations. The VP / Head of Finance will play a central role in ensuring rigorous financial management, strong governance, and operational efficiency to support our growth trajectory and long-term path to profitability.

We are looking for a hands-on finance leader who can balance strategic foresight with operational discipline - someone equally comfortable building investor-ready models as they are ensuring the accuracy of the monthly close. This is an opportunity to help shape the financial future of the fastest-growing mental health company from Asia, building for global.

Your Responsibilities

Financial Management & Strategy

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and scenario forecasting to support company-wide decision making
• Establish and maintain best-in-class financial processes, internal controls, and reporting standards
• Ensure accurate and timely financial statements and analyses that drive executive and board-level discussions

Investor Relations, Board Engagement, and Fundraising

• Manage investor relations, ensuring transparency, credibility, and confidence in our financial outlook
• Prepare board materials and present key insights on performance, risks, and opportunities
• Drive and support any fundraising efforts, through effective prospective investor engagement and robust financial models and diligence readiness

Operational Excellence

• Drive efficiency across G&A, ensuring disciplined spending, vendor management, and resource allocation
• Collaborate with business leaders to align financial targets with operational goals
• Introduce systems and processes that scale with the company’s growth
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team, balancing in-house expertise with outsourced providers
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration
• Partner across departments to raise financial literacy and ensure alignment with budget guardrails

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA, CPA, or ACCA preferred
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally with exposure to both high-growth startups and more structured environments
• Strong controllership background: FP&A, accounting oversight, cash management, and compliance
• Track record in fundraising, investor relations, and board communication
• Exceptional modeling and forecasting skills, with ability to run scenario analyses
• Experience managing external auditors, legal, and accounting partners
• Strategic thinker who can operate at the executive level, but detail-oriented enough to ensure accuracy in the numbers
• Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while instilling discipline and structure
• Excited by the opportunity to help scale a mission-driven company redefining mental health care across Asia Pacific and the world

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance

Industries

• Mental Health Care
• Technology
• Information and Media
• Hospitals and Health Care

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