Job Description

Position Overview:

You will be working with the company CFO on all aspects of the business. This is a great opportunity for a professional to understand all aspects of building a business from the ground up. You will be part of a small dynamic team to build the next generation enterprise grade blockchain applications for the financial industry. We are looking for someone who is passionate about digital assets and blockchain technologies, smart contracts and emerging technologies and be an integral part of the supporting the business.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Your main roles and responsibilities include, but not limited to, the following:

• Assist in the preparation and validation of plans and budgets for the company for the short and long term

• Oversee from front to back, all the day-to-day financial operations and vendor relationships

• Manage and control the full payments process and invoicing, with all areas of the company and approval process with head office

• Look to create and strengthen the internal control environment, and ensure compliance with developed controls, processes, policies and regulatory requirements

• Responsible for creating all reporting for the company, including performance reporting, cost reporting, financial resource reporting, regulatory reporting, tax reporting, and ad-hoc reporting on a timely and accurate basis

• Participate in strategic data analysis, research, and modelling for company leadership

• Provide financial advice to senior management and the CFO to make informed business decisions

• Engage with external and internal auditors, regulators and investors to substantiate accounting treatment and provide any necessary reporting

• Being a key point of contact for Finance for other departments and areas within the company, and with head office to resolve daily affairs related to Finance

• Support the CFO on the running of company-wide projects and tasks as and when required
  

• Minimum bachelor degree in Finance, Accountancy, or possess an accountancy professional qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or other equivalent) with at least 5 years of relevant experience

• Experience in accounting or financial analysis to create and improve financial operational processes

• Have a good understanding of Investment banking, Custody, Debt Capital Markets, and Flow/FX businesses and the processes around them

• Have an analytical mind and an eye for detail, with a desire to probe further into data, and synthesize it into actionable information with a clear content and messaging

• Have good communication skills – both written and verbal, with the ability to develop strong working relationships with senior business partners, resolving problems cross-functionally across departments and regions

• Solid knowledge of local accounting standards, regulatory MAS and tax reporting

• Have a sense of urgency with good time management and an ability to work to tight deadlines

• Excellent business and commercial judgement, analytical and decision-making skills

• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, and rapidly changing environment

• Knowledge of financial reporting and data mining tools such as SQL, Access, Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 will be critical

• Has experience working in an international cultural team with global / regional reporting lines and any experience working with companies based in Japan will be an advantage