Own the financial stewardship of our Cyprus regulated entity. You will lead finance, capital and treasury, ensure accurate statutory and regulatory reporting, and provide clear decision support to leadership and the Board—building a strong control environment that stands up to audit and supervision.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the finance function end‑to‑end: accounting, budgeting/forecasting, treasury, payables/receivables and month/quarter/year‑end close
- Ensure timely, accurate statutory accounts under IFRS and regulatory returns to the competent authorities; maintain audit‑ready evidence
- Oversee prudential monitoring (capital, liquidity and concentration metrics) and early‑warning MI; coordinate ICARA‑style processes and recovery/contingency playbooks
- Safeguarding oversight where applicable: client money/assets controls, reconciliations and attestations in partnership with Operations
- Build and maintain the financial control framework: policies, reconciliations, approvals, segregation of duties and access hygiene
- Provide clear management information and Board packs: performance, unit economics, variance analysis, runway and risk commentary
- Partner with Product & Engineering on cost models, vendor contracts and data needed for automated reporting
- Coordinate external audit and tax; manage relationships with banks, payment providers and key vendors
- Support outsourcing oversight from a financial and risk perspective (due diligence, SLAs, exit plans)
- Develop the finance team: hire, coach and set standards; maintain CPT/training logs where relevant
Key frameworks and topics
- IFRS financial reporting and audit readiness
- Prudential monitoring for investment‑services entities or comparable (EMIs/funds) environments
- Treasury and liquidity management, stress testing and early‑warning indicators
- Safeguarding (where applicable), reconciliations and control attestations
- Procurement, vendor and cost‑optimisation governance
- Data quality, documentation and MI standards for Board reporting
Qualifications
- CySEC Advanced Certification in good standing (current; CPT maintained and verifiable)
- 8+ years’ senior finance experience, including leadership roles within regulated financial services such as investment firms, EMIs or funds
- Strong IFRS background and successful track record delivering clean audits and timely regulatory returns
- Hands‑on prudential/capital and liquidity monitoring experience; confident with MI and scenario analysis
- Proven ability to design and run a robust control environment (SoD, reconciliations, approvals, policies)
- Excellent written and spoken English; crisp Board‑level communication and documentation
- Comfortable partnering with engineers, operations and Legal & Risk; able to translate requirements into precise, testable financial controls
- Ability to work on‑site in Limassol; hands‑on leadership in an on‑site operating model
We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and provide reasonable accommodations on request (email [email protected]).
Other skills
- High integrity and sound judgement; fit‑and‑proper profile for a senior role at a Cyprus regulated entity
- Structured, data‑driven decision‑maker with strong analytical depth
- Calm under pressure; drives durable remediation with clear owners and timelines
- Automation mindset (ERP/BI), disciplined documentation and continuous‑improvement approach