Lead Jobs in Web3

Financial Controllership & Day-to-Day Finance Management

• Own end-to-end finance operations for several APAC legal entities across multiple jurisdictions, including month-end and year-end closing processes.

• Oversee bank, asset, intercompany, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, provisions, invoices, payment requests, and other accounting records.

• Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with applicable accounting standards and group policies.

• Ensure timely completion of regulatory, statutory, tax, and compliance-related filings in partnership with internal teams and external advisors.

• Manage day-to-day relationships with banks, vendors, accounting service providers, tax advisors, auditors, and other external stakeholders.

• Partner closely with Treasury, Tax, Global Accounting, Legal, Compliance, and business teams to ensure smooth financial operations.

Accounting Quality & Financial Reporting

• Ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting for all responsible entities, including oversight of local accounting and tax vendors where applicable.

• Review and define accounting treatments and methodologies for new business activities, products, and operational flows.

• Maintain strong financial discipline by validating journal entries, reviewing reconciliations, and ensuring proper documentation of accounting judgments.

• Identify and resolve accounting issues, reporting gaps, and process inconsistencies across entities and jurisdictions.

• Support the continuous improvement of accounting systems, financial reporting processes, and closing procedures.

Internal Controls & Governance

• Develop, document, and maintain business processes, accounting policies, and internal control procedures to support a strong control environment.

• Ensure compliance with group accounting policies, delegated authority frameworks, and internal control requirements.

• Maintain accurate, complete, and well-documented financial records to support internal reviews, audits, and regulatory inquiries.

• Identify control gaps, operational risks, and process weaknesses, and drive timely remediation.

• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, and financial discipline across the region.

Audit Coordination

• Lead and coordinate external audits for responsible APAC entities, ensuring timely completion and high-quality audit deliverables.

• Act as the key point of contact for auditors, local finance teams, external accounting partners, and internal stakeholders.

• Prepare and review audit schedules, supporting documentation, financial statements, and management representation materials.

• Address audit findings, resolve open issues, and implement corrective actions where needed.

• Support statutory audits, group audits, tax audits, and other regulatory reviews as required.

Annual Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes for the APAC vertical, including revenue, marketing, operating expenses, headcount, and local spend.

• Partner with business leaders and management to align financial targets with strategic priorities.

• Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast, identify variances, and provide clear explanations and actionable recommendations.

• Drive high P&L forecast accuracy throughout the fiscal year to support timely business decisions and resource allocation.

• Provide financial input into investment decisions, cost optimization initiatives, and regional growth plans.

Business Partnership & Strategic Analysis

• Act as a trusted finance partner to regional and vertical management teams, providing clear, data-driven, and commercially relevant insights.

• Build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support strategic decision-making.

• Translate financial results and trends into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders.

• Support new market, product, and operational initiatives by assessing financial implications, risks, controls, and reporting requirements.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure Finance is embedded early in business planning and execution.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Drive continuous improvement in accounting, reporting, forecasting, and finance operations processes.

• Identify opportunities to automate manual work, streamline workflows, improve data quality, and enhance reporting efficiency.

• Implement best practices in financial reporting, closing processes, reconciliations, and controls.

• Partner with systems, data, and finance transformation teams to enhance enterprise-level finance tools and reporting capabilities.

• Support scalable finance infrastructure as the business grows across the region.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of finance professionals across the region.

• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented team culture.

• Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.

• Partner with Central Finance to deliver training on accounting standards, financial policies, reporting requirements, and internal controls.

• Build finance capabilities to support business complexity, regulatory expectations, and organizational growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline. CPA, CMA, ACCA, CA, MBA, or Master’s degree preferred.

• 10+ years of relevant finance experience, including controllership, financial accounting, financial planning and analysis, audit, or finance business partnering.

• Prior experience as a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Regional Controller, or Finance Business Partner within a multinational, listed company, technology, fintech, financial services, or high-growth environment preferred.

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, statutory reporting, tax filings, general ledger operations, and month-end/year-end closing processes.

• Experience managing financial operations across multiple APAC jurisdictions is strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of internal controls, audit processes, accounting policies, and financial governance frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with enterprise-level ERP, accounting, consolidation, and financial planning systems.

• Excellent financial modelling, analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly and influence senior stakeholders.

• Highly proactive, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently with limited supervision.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and bring structure to complex situations.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and people leadership skills.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Mandarin language capability is a plus for collaboration with cross-regional stakeholders.

• Demonstrated interest in digital assets, crypto, blockchain technology, fintech, or Web3 is an advantage.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.

• Commercially minded finance leader who can balance control, compliance, and business enablement.

• Experience working with distributed, cross-functional, and multicultural teams.

• Ability to simplify complex financial topics for non-finance stakeholders.

• High integrity, strong judgment, and commitment to maintaining robust financial governance.