Head of Finance

Summary

Join Offchain Labs, a leader in blockchain technology, as their Head of Finance. You will lead financial strategy, operations, and planning, overseeing cross-functional initiatives and scaling financial systems. This role requires managing projects, guiding external partners, and bringing structure to a fast-paced environment. You will manage key finance processes, collaborate with teams and vendors, develop business cases, and coordinate with external auditors. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in a startup, consulting, or investment banking, along with strong financial modeling and communication skills. Offchain Labs offers a remote-first work environment, various benefits, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• A high level of experience working in a similar or relevant role within a startup, as a consultant, or within investment banking
• Previous experience with managing external accountants to help prepare monthly P&L and tax filings
• Strong presentation and communication skills when working with internal teams and external vendors
• Excellent financial modeling and Excel skills
• Treasury management, budgeting, investment knowledge, fundraising experience, and headcount management
• Ability to prioritize, organize and execute quickly and efficiently in a dynamic environment with ever-changing and competing demands
• Experience working with startups, advising on business plans and finance strategy
• Experience managing and developing high performing finance & accounting teams

Responsibilities

• Manage key Finance process improvement initiatives and other special projects on a daily basis
• Work collaboratively with multiple teams/workstreams (both employees and vendors, as necessary) to ensure that projects are scoped out and executed on time and on budget, in line with the company’s standards, methodologies, and control
• Produce clear project plans and/or roadmaps with detailed budgets and timelines, considering key dependencies across different workstreams and/or other initiatives
• Develop business case(s) for finance initiatives, including costs as well as quantitative and qualitative benefits
• Coordinate with external audit teams to manage expectations and help deliver audit support within the required timeframes
• Scope and lead initiatives to optimize accounting processes for reporting and consuming data based on minimum data standard requirements
• Create and communicate operating principles, quality, and efficiency standards in support of the organization’s needs, including automation of finance data/account reconciliations
• Lead implementation as appropriate of tactical enhancements to Finance systems and processes

Preferred Qualifications

Prior crypto experience, a huge plus

Benefits

• Remote-first global workforce + NY office
• Annual company offsite + team onsites
• Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
• Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
• 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
• Wellness stipend
• Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program