Vice President, Finance

Summary

Join Flipside as their Vice President of Finance, reporting directly to the CFO. You will lead the day-to-day finance operations, overseeing accounting, tax, treasury, financial operations, FP&A, and finance business partner functions. This senior role requires collaboration with the CFO to achieve operational and strategic finance excellence as Flipside scales. You will lead and develop a team of finance professionals, ensuring compliance and driving operational excellence. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in finance, particularly within crypto or high-growth fintech, and a strong understanding of both traditional and crypto-native financial structures.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 7 years in leadership roles
• Experience in crypto or high-growth fintech with substantial crypto knowledge
• CPA, CFA, MBA (finance/accounting focus) or equivalent qualification
• Deep understanding of how to combine crypto/blockchain technologies and traditional finance skills
• Track record of scaling finance operations in fast-growing companies
• Experience working with external advisory firms and relevant regulatory bodies
• Experience dealing with legal and contracts, international operations, HR, and other finance-adjacent functions

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of finance professionals across all core finance functions
• Drive operational excellence in day-to-day finance activities and act as the key connection point between finance and other functional leaders at Flipside
• Serve as the primary daily escalation point for the finance team, enabling the CFO to focus on strategic initiatives
• Direct the accounting, tax, and treasury functions and oversee function-specific deliverables for all functions
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and accounting standards, and evolve tools to deliver on these requirements
• Manage 3rd party advisors related to audit, tax, technical accounting, and similar
• Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process for all financial statements, including reporting to investors
• Steer the digital asset treasury function in all activities related to our assets: managing, tooling, rebalancing, reporting, and ad hoc needs
• Apply crypto-specific compliance and regulatory requirements as needed
• Demonstrate ability to bridge traditional finance with crypto-native financial structures
• Oversee delivery of the monthly/quarterly/annual forecast, budgeting, and variance analysis processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial statements
• Direct development and evolution of financial models and tools for planning and scenario analysis
• Create actionable insights from financial data to support business decision-making
• Monitor and report on key financial and risk metrics for the CFO
• Direct your team to work with department heads and provide financial guidance
• Translate complex financial concepts for non-finance stakeholders
• Drive process improvement initiatives across the organization