Financial Entity Controller

What we're looking for

We're looking for an experienced, multi-entity finance operator to build and run the operational finance backbone of our growing group. As we scale across Southeast Asia, and Europe. We are operating today across 5 entities (Singapore, Malaysia, Jakarta, and Manila). With Cyprus and Vietnam joining the group we need a senior finance hire who can hold our books, treasury, reporting, and statutory compliance together with discipline.

Xenith is currently undergoing an acquisition of a licensed Vietnamese payment gateway, alongside our existing Canadian MSB and Indonesian PJP licenses. Each entity carries its own statutory, regulatory, and operational obligations, and the group needs consistent reporting, clean inter-company flows, and audit-ready records across all of them.

As the Head of Finance Operations, you will own the operational finance machinery: multi-entity bookkeeping and statutory close, group consolidation, FP&A modeling, treasury operations, inter-company and transfer pricing administration, and entity-level controllership. You will work directly with our leadership team on forecasting, capital planning, and group financial reporting, while overseeing the external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors who support each entity in their respective jurisdictions.

You will thrive in this role if you are equally comfortable closing the books per entity and modeling forward-looking scenarios. Someone who can hold the operational rigor of a controller and the analytical sharpness of an FP&A lead in the same week. You will be the financial backbone that allows the rest of the leadership team to focus on growth, knowing the numbers behind the business are accurate, timely, and defensible.

What you'll do

• Own the monthly close across all group entities, coordinating internal and external accountants in each jurisdiction to deliver clean, timely, and audit-ready statutory books.
• Consolidate the group's financial statements monthly into a single P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, optimizing inter-company flows, managing FX translation, and producing the reporting pack the leadership team takes to the board.
• Build and maintain the rolling group forecast model, including revenue, costs, headcount, and cash runway, with scenario analysis across entities and product lines.
• Track actuals against budget monthly and surface variances early, providing clear narrative on what's driving the numbers and what leadership should act on.
• Run treasury operations across the group such as daily cash positioning, FX exposure management, inter-company funding flows, banking relationships at the operational level, and working capital monitoring.
• Administer the inter-company framework, including booking intercompany invoices for technology, finance, and advisory services, maintaining transfer pricing documentation, and coordinating with tax advisors per jurisdiction.
• Manage operational finance for the payments business, including merchant settlement reconciliation, scheme settlement reconciliation, third-party gateway reconciliation, revenue assurance, and margin analysis per product line.
• Implement and maintain the group's financial policies, chart of accounts, and accounting methodology across all entities to ensure consistency, comparability, and audit defensibility.
• Partner with the leadership team on capital planning, banking strategy, and operational decisions where finance has a structural view from new entity setup to license capital requirements to merchant onboarding economics.
• Build the finance operations function as the group grows. Whether that means hiring local accountants per entity, selecting and implementing ERP and treasury tooling, or designing the workflows that allow group finance to scale without breaking.

What you should have

• 6–10 years of experience in finance, including a combination of statutory accounting / controllership and FP&A / commercial finance.
• Big 4 audit or controllership background early in career strongly preferred, followed by in-house industry experience at a multi-entity company.
• Demonstrated experience with multi-entity consolidation across at least 3+ entities, including FX translation, intercompany eliminations, and consolidated reporting.
• Comfortable with treasury operations such as daily cash positioning, FX exposure, intercompany flows, and banking relationship management.
• Proficient in modern accounting and ERP systems (Xero, NetSuite, QuickBooks, or similar) and strong Excel / financial modelling skills.
• Strong English communication, both written and verbal. You will be writing reporting narrative, presenting to leadership, and coordinating with advisors across jurisdictions.
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently across time zones and self-direct in a fast-moving environment. Comfortable being the most senior finance person in the room on operational matters.
• Discretion and integrity. You will have visibility into the group's commercial, strategic, and personnel information

Bonus Points

• Prior experience at a fintech, payments, or regulated financial services company, with familiarity with merchant settlement, scheme reserves, and float position management.
• Experience setting up a new operating entity in a new jurisdiction, including bank account opening, statutory registrations, and local accountant onboarding.
• Familiarity with regulatory capital requirements for licensed payment institutions (MSB, PJP, SBV intermediary payment services, MAS, FCA, or equivalent).
• Experience selecting, implementing, or migrating ERP, consolidation, or treasury tooling.
• Working knowledge of transfer pricing principles and intercompany methodology for technology service companies.
• Experience operating in a remote / distributed finance team environment.

About Us

Xenith is a B2B payment service provider focused on enabling seamless cross-border commerce. With an MSB license in Canada and PJP III license in Indonesia, we offer global merchants a one-stop solution to manage multi-currency payments - with a strong focus on alternative payment methods in emerging markets. Our deep regional expertise and strong partnerships with top local gateways, we simplify the complexity of fragmented payment landscapes, helping global merchants expand faster and more efficiently. At Xenith, we believe in building a culture where people feel empowered, trusted, and challenged to do their best work. Join us as we build the financial infrastructure of tomorrow!