Finance Lead

Summary

Join ETHGlobal, a rapidly growing web3 developer community, as our Finance Lead. You will be responsible for all aspects of the company's financial and accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and financial reporting. You will work closely with an outsourced accounting team and internal teams to implement financial processes and collaborate with the executive team on financial analysis and modeling. This role requires a CPA designation in Canada, an undergraduate or advanced degree in Finance or Accounting, and 2-5 years of accounting experience at a company with over $5M in revenue. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and possesses strong communication and collaboration skills. This is a full-time, fully remote position with opportunities for international travel to company events.

Requirements

• Have attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
• Have a CPA designation in Canada (required)
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in Finance or Accounting (required)
• Minimum 2-5 years working experience in accounting (required)
• Experience working at a company with over $5M in revenue (required)
• Position to travel to our events 3-4 times a year
• Knowledge of accepted accounting rules, practices, and reporting requirements
• Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, multi-tasking and execution skills
• Ability to use initiative and take ownership of outlined responsibilities
• Highly organized self-starter and able to deal with ambiguity
• Process obsession, an appreciation that over time superior processes lead to better outcomes
• Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including ability to develop financial models and presentations from scratch
• Exemplary interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills as demonstrated by the ability to land complex concepts across multiple audiences
• An operational mindset, willingness to get your hands dirty and gain exposure to all facets of our business
• Ability to effectively leading multiple projects and balancing competing priorities
• Able to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Full cycle accounting, financial statement reporting and process documentation preparation
• Prepare customer invoices timely and accurately and follow up with customers on overdue balances
• Verify, allocate, process, and reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Manage vendor registration, setup, and maintenance in accordance with company policy
• Manage payments in fiat and crypto in a variety of tokens and Ethereum and Layer 2
• Handle distribution of millions of dollars of prizes to thousands of winners globally
• Monitoring of schedules, deadlines and internal budgets
• Manage key service provider relationships with auditors, outsourced accountants, technical accounting advisory, and strategic partners
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of the financial and cash management model, including the preparation of monthly budget vs actual analyses
• Establish best practices and policies for accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other accounting processes
• Contribute to the growth and culture of a high-performing team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Xero
• Familiarity with stablecoins and blockchain payments
• Experience with multisig wallets and wallet security
• Exposure to Canadian corporate tax
• Experience with treasury management
• Joining a fast growing startup
• A full-time position
• A fully remote work environment with lots of synchronous communication
• All things at the cutting edge of web3
• Traveling to international locations for physical weekend hackathons (e.g., Paris, New York, Taipei, London, and other major cities across the world)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your dependents (vision, dental, etc.)
• Flexible vacation and remote work policy
• Stipends for home office improvements, meals and additional remote-work benefits
• Travel to global destinations for company events