Finance Manager (12 months Contract)

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with the Finance team to manage month-end and quarter-end close processes, maintain parallel books in accordance with IFRS, prepare and review reconciliations, support accounting adjustments, and ensure financial records are accurate and well-documented.
• Prepare and coordinate financial statements, regulatory reporting, audit deliverables, management reporting, and business forecasts in collaboration with the FP&A team.
• Partner with senior management and business leaders to provide financial insights and support regular leadership reviews and decision-making.
• Perform financial analysis, business case assessments, and financial modelling to support strategic initiatives and revenue growth opportunities.
• Identify and drive process improvements through automation, reporting enhancements, dashboard development, and optimisation initiatives.
• Act as a key point of contact for finance and accounting matters, including interactions with regulators, auditors, and other external stakeholders as required.
• Oversee outsourced finance service providers, monitor service quality, and manage performance against agreed KPIs and SLAs.
• Participate in and lead critical projects, including system implementations, vendor transitions, process automation, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Maintain and periodically review accounting policies, accounting estimates, and financial controls to ensure ongoing compliance and best practice.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, ACA, or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 6 years of finance, accounting, audit, or advisory experience within technology, fintech, financial services, banking, e-commerce, or professional services environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in a regulated business or regulatory environment.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.
• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience with accounting and finance systems such as Xero, QuickBooks, ApprovalMax, or similar platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience in project management, process improvement, automation, or system implementation projects is highly desirable.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within cryptocurrency, digital assets, fintech, payments, or financial market infrastructure industries.
• Exposure to regulatory reporting, external audits, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Experience working in a remote or geographically distributed team environment