- This is a fully remote role
About the Client
We're partnering with a stealth-mode fintech in Hong Kong that's quietly building something big.
Licensed, well-capitalised, and operating at the crossroads of institutional finance and digital assets this firm is scaling fast and looking for a Finance Manager to help lay the financial groundwork for what comes next. Think OTC, stablecoins, cross-border payments, and a US licensing play on the horizon.
Small team. Big ambition. Real capital behind it.
Job Overview
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial controlling and reporting with specific experience and knowledge in cryptocurrency transactions and regulations. This role will play a key role in managing our financial operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
Responsibilities:
Business Support
- Work closely with the portfolio management and trading teams as a strategic finance partner; report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews.
- Provide deep dive analysis and build financial models to support decision-making and trading strategy evaluations.
- Drive revenue initiatives with direct impact on financial performance, including P&L management at the strategy and desk level.
- Analyze performance across different strategies and asset classes, identifying key drivers of profitability and areas for optimization.
- Identify and implement process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, dashboards, and financial tools to support the business decision
- Collaborate with technology teams to help define and build backend financial systems and infrastructure that align with the needs of a high-frequency or algorithmic trading environment.
Financial controlling
- Ensure proper policies, procedures, processes and internal controls are put in place and proper governance is practiced and upheld
- Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger entries.
- Conduct regular reconciliations of all accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance, especially related to trading positions and digital asset holdings
- Support tax filings and compliance, including the treatment of cryptocurrency transactions.
- Stay up-to-date with accounting standards, regulations, and developments related to cryptocurrency transactions.
- Partner with legal, compliance, and operational teams to ensure risk controls and governance frameworks are robust and aligned with business goals.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in finance and accounting related roles, preferably with exposure to trading firms, fintech, or crypto/TradFi environments.
- Hands-on experience building or contributing to backend finance systems or automation in fast-paced tech-driven environments
- Demonstrated expertise in cryptocurrency accounting and reporting.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and standards.
- Exceptional analytical and communication skills; able to translate complex financial insights into actionable business decisions
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy and integrity.
- Fluent in English. Mandarin is a plus for better collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Crypto/Blockchain working experience is a plus
