Finance Director (CFO)

Accountabilities:

• • Partner with the CEO to oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
  • Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and monitor performance against key KPIs.
  • Provide actionable financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decisions and business growth.
  • Build financial models for business cases, new markets, and commercial opportunities, with clear visibility into margins and profitability drivers.
  • Oversee accounting, treasury, and payment operations across multiple currencies and jurisdictions.
  • Manage liquidity, foreign exchange exposure, settlements, receivables, and other key financial flows.
  • Ensure compliance with international accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
  • Coordinate with auditors and external advisors on financial, tax, and regulatory matters.
  • Partner with Sales, Operations, Routing, HR, Legal, and Compliance teams to evaluate financial risks and improve profitability and operational efficiency.
  • Build and continuously improve finance processes, internal controls, systems, and team capabilities.

  Requirements:

  • 7+ years of professional finance experience, including at least 3 years in a senior finance leadership position such as Finance Director, Head of Finance, CFO, or equivalent.
  • Entrepreneurial experience in scale-ups, founder-led companies, business ownership, P&L management, or building a finance function from the ground up.
  • Strong knowledge of IFRS and international taxation, with experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, and cross-border operations.
  • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into clear business recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial topics clearly to teams, leadership, and shareholders.
  • Hands-on, ownership-oriented approach with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
  • Confidence using financial data to challenge assumptions and support business decisions.
  • Experience in telecom, payments, fintech, or other high-volume transactional businesses is a plus.
  • Experience with crypto, including crypto payments, treasury, or accounting, is advantageous.
  • Native or fluent Russian is mandatory.
  • English proficiency at C1 level or above is mandatory.

  Benefits:

  • Key finance leadership role with direct influence on business growth and strategy.
  • Close strategic partnership with the CEO.
  • Opportunity to shape and develop the finance function, including processes, controls, systems, and team capabilities.
  • International and cross-border business environment.
  • Opportunity to work across financial operations, commercial strategy, treasury, and business planning.