Finance Expert

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

1. Joint Venture & Project Leadership

• Lead JV Finance Operations: Act as the dedicated finance lead for all Joint Venture initiatives, driving financial alignment between partners and ensuring that JV operations remain compliant with group standards and local regulations.
• Strategic Cost Structuring: Design, model, and implement robust cost structures and equity frameworks for new and existing JVs; focus on optimizing profitability, tax efficiency, and transparent resource allocation.
• Stakeholder Management & Liaison: Serve as the primary financial interface for external partners and internal leadership; support the Head of Finance by providing data-driven insights for strategic negotiations and high-level decision-making.

2. Financial Oversight & Regulation

• Global Project Monitoring: Maintain end-to-end oversight of all finance-related projects across the company, with a rigorous focus on regulated sites to ensure all financial activities meet stringent jurisdictional requirements and internal health metrics.
• Regional & Regional Collaboration: Partner closely with Country Financial Controllers to standardize and streamline Transfer Pricing documentation, ensuring intercompany agreements are defensible and aligned with global tax strategies.

3. Tax Compliance & Implementation

• Regulatory Framework Integration: Lead the end-to-end implementation of Indirect Taxes and emerging reporting directives, specifically CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework) and DAC8, ensuring all regulated entities are fully compliant within required deadlines.
• Pillar 2 Coordination & Strategy: Collaborate with external auditors and global tax partners to conduct impact assessments, financial modeling, and the final implementation of the Global Minimum Tax (Pillar 2) framework.
• Ad-hoc Technical Advisory: Execute specialized financial analyses and handle strategic ad-hoc tasks as required to support the evolving needs of the global finance function.

4. Strategic Projects

• High-Priority Initiatives: Drive the financial workstream for critical assignments, including ERP upgrades for tax automation, M&A financial integration, regulated site risk tracking, and treasury optimization for global partnerships.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 7+ years in Senior Finance roles, ideally within cryptocurrency exchange or highly regulated environment.
• Technical Expertise: Understanding of international tax (Transfer Pricing, Pillar 2) and European reporting standards (DAC8).
• Project Management: Proven track record in structuring Joint Ventures or large-scale project finance.
• Communication: Exceptional stakeholder management skills; ability to translate complex financial regulations into actionable business insights.

Soft Skills & Leadership Attributes

• Executive Presence: Ability to represent the Finance department in high-stakes meetings and provide concise updates to non-finance stakeholders.
• Negotiation & Influence: Skilled at navigating differing partner priorities to reach consensus on cost structures and reporting.
• Strategic Problem Solving: A proactive mindset focused on proposing scalable solutions for emerging compliance risks.
• Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Adept at working with global controllers across various time zones and jurisdictions.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Comfortable leading through ambiguity and evolving regulatory standards.