Controller

About the Role

We are adding a Financial Controller to improve our organization's financial performance and direct our accounting operations. The ideal candidate will have direct experience working with high-growth startups in the Fintech space. Responsibilities for the financial controller include managing accounting records, evaluating and managing risk, ensuring compliance with regulations, publishing financial statements, overseeing accounting operations, analyzing financial data, monitoring expenditure, forecasting revenue, coordinating auditing processes, and ensuring accuracy of financial information. You will report to the CFO. This is a remote role.

What You Get To Do Every Day 

• Responsible for the monthly financial close process to include preparation of month end financial statements including balance sheet, income statements, statement of cash flows, board reporting, Key Performance Indicators and Management Discussion and Analysis.

• Planning, organizing and coordinating the annual audit with external auditors including the preparation of US GAAP compliant financial statements with all associated notes

• Ensure compliance of corporate accounting procedures in full compliance with US GAAP.

• Work hand-in-hand with senior management and the executive team to uncover potentially adverse finance issues early enough to react

• Ensure appropriate capture of vendor payments and follow up on outstanding invoices.

• Monitor & analyze financial data and produce financial reports & statements (including P&L, balance sheet and cash flows)

• Improve accounting processes through automation to deliver a faster monthly/quarterly close cycle.

• Work with the team to assess and report status of existing accounting and reporting standards, procedures and internal controls to identify areas of improvements.

• Business finance including monthly revenue planning, budgeting & monitoring with sales & marketing and expense planning with functional leaders

• Maintain exceptional standards for completeness and accuracy.

• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions

Requirements:

• BA or BS in Accounting and/or 7 or more years of on point experience as a Controller or Finance manager. Previous experience as an Sr. Accounting manager beneficial. MBA is desirable but not required. CPA highly desirable but not required. 

• Comprehensive understanding of management accounting principles and techniques

• Proven experience with standard accountancy and finance best practices, including knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations

• In-depth knowledge of budgeting and financial forecasting

• Strong analytical skills to effectively analyze financial reports

• In-depth knowledge of principles, policies, and practices related to payment operations as well as expertise in digital payment processing.

• Reliable, extremely detail-oriented, and a problem-solver

• Extremely self disciplined and self motivated. 

• Highly comfortable working with distributed teams across time zones will be a big plus.

• Strong fluency in business level English 

• High attention to accuracy

• Basic prior knowledge or some familiarity with Ethereum/Crypto/Blockchain. 

• Strong proficiency in Quickbooks. 

• Excel Poweruser

• Experience within a growing software/technology start-up

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