Head of Finance (FP&A)

About the role

LI.FI, a cross-chain infrastructure company in blockchain, is looking for a Head of Finance to lead and grow its finance function. The role reports directly to the CFO, leads an experienced finance team and acts as a sparring partner to the CFO and management on strategic decisions. It is remote within Europe, with Berlin preferred but not required.

Key responsibilities

• Own financial planning and analysis end to end: build and maintain financial models, run forecasts and turn them into insights for capital allocation and investment priorities
• Prepare ad-hoc analyses, business cases and planning calculations with the CFO and leadership
• Drive budgeting and forecasting cycles across the company with team leads
• Build and own financial and operational KPI reporting for internal stakeholders and investors
• Use AI and automation to improve reporting workflows, analysis and data pipelines, in partnership with the data team
• Support treasury decisions on managing and deploying capital across entities and currencies
• Lead and grow the finance team

Required profile

• Proven FP&A experience with a track record of financial modelling, forecasting and actionable recommendations
• Previous leadership experience with a collaborative style and a focus on developing people
• Experience applying AI and automation to finance workflows
• Strong analytical mind, excellent communication with technical, commercial and executive audiences
• Comfortable in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment and comfortable moving between the big picture and the detail
• Good understanding of European accounting principles and engagement with tax advisors and external partners

Nice to have

• Fintech, SaaS or B2B experience
• German accounting knowledge (HGB) and German tax structures
• German language skills
• Interest in or exposure to crypto, DeFi or digital asset accounting

What we offer

• Annual company offsites
• 30 days of PTO and flexible remote days and working hours
• Equity participation from day 1
• Choice of work computer
• Annual 1,000 EUR personal development budget after 6 months (pro-rated the first year)
• One-time 1,000 EUR remote budget
• Contractors receive only the first five benefits

Shortlisted candidates go through interviews including a people operations interview, a take-home assignment, a meet-the-team and founder interview, and a reference check.