Responsibilities

📍Provide leadership to the company's finance, accounting, cash flow and tax strategy, while optimising the company’s financial performance and strategic position. 📍Oversee the day-to-day operations of the business including finance, facilities management, HR, legal, operational risk and general operations 📍Develop, in collaboration with the Founders, an annual operating plan (‘roadmap’) that supports the long-term operations strategy 📍Assist the Founders in developing and overseeing the long-term business strategies of the business 📍Keep the Founders fully informed in a timely and candid manner of the conduct of the day-today operations of the business towards the achievement of its established goals and of all material deviations from the goals or objectives and policies established by the Founders 📍With respect to operational matters, ensure communications, resolution of issues and project development 📍Ensure the development of health and safety practices for the business and oversee compliance with those practices 📍Foster a business culture that promotes ethical practices, shared values and encourages individual integrity 📍Maintain a positive and ethical work climate that is conducive to attracting, retaining and motivating a diverse group of top-quality employees at all levels 📍Assess and manage the principal risks of the business within finance and operations 📍Assist the Founders in establishing an appropriate organisational structure

Qualities that make a great candidate

📍Experience working in a scale up proprietary trading firm, family office, financial trading firm, or crypto related business is highly desirable 📍Previous experience in a senior management position such as a Head of Finance & Operations / COO 📍Fully Qualified accountant or qualified by experience, with up-to-date technical knowledge 📍Financial accounting and analysis skills, including project budgeting and forecasting 📍Ability to work under pressure at high level 📍Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills 📍Excellent analytical and data management skills 📍Ability to think proactively and pre-emptively about business issues 📍Able to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, internal teams and external third-party advisors at both a technical and non-technical level 📍Highly organised with good project management skills, experience of project co-ordination and delivery to deadlines 📍Demonstrated initiative with a strong sense of urgency and purpose with proven ability to operate in high pressure situations whilst handling multiple workstreams simultaneously 📍Excellent organisational and planning ability 📍Problem-solving aptitude combined with hands-on can-do mindset