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Ahmed E

@ahmed_finance_1

Finance Executive

États-Unis
Anglais
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À propos de moi
I am a finance executive who builds and leads the finance function at venture-backed software companies as the first finance hire. I have extensive experience owning FP&A, accounting, treasury, and investor relations, including leading a $28M Series B and driving financial diligence for eight-figure acquisitions.... Plus d’infos

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Modélisation financière
I will be your fractional cfo for investor reporting
Modélisation financière
I will build a startup financial model with 3 statements and investor projections

Expérience professionnelle

Slang

Head of Finance

Slang • Temps plein

Apr 2025 - Present • 1 yr 6 mos

First finance hire at a venture-backed AI startup, reporting to the CEO. Built the finance function from the ground up across FP&A, accounting, treasury, and investor relations. Built ARR, NRR, and churn reporting from raw billing and CRM data, supported growth from $3M to $15M ARR, and led the financial workstream for a $28M Series B and an $8M bridge round. Redesigned pricing and packaging, which became the largest driver of margin improvement, and established a two-stage monthly close (soft close and hard close).

Udacity

Senior Finance Manager, GTM Finance

Udacity • Temps plein

Jun 2018 - Oct 2020 • 2 yrs 4 mos

Reported to the CFO and led a team of three. Built sales capacity models and international go-to-market strategies including pricing, packaging, and headcount planning. Partnered with the CRO on customer success and sales operations.

Slack

Senior Financial Analyst

Slack • Temps plein

Feb 2016 - Jun 2018 • 2 yrs 4 mos

Lead analyst for revenue forecasting through hypergrowth. Built the Customer Cohort Model for retention analysis and project managed the Planful (Host Analytics) implementation for planning and budgeting.