[Hiring] Finance Manager @Decentralized Masters

Role Description

As Finance Manager, you’ll own the day-to-day financial operations, managing the accounting team, keeping the books clean and accurate, timely, and insight-ready, and ensuring the function runs like clockwork. You are the operational engine that frees the CFOO to focus on strategy and growth.

If you’re energized by building something, thrive in a high-growth environment, embrace the power of AI, and believe finance should be a competitive advantage, this is your moment.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in hands-on finance or accounting roles, with at least 5+ years leading a team and full end-to-end ownership of monthly financial statements in a managerial capacity
• Hands-on experience managing a finance/accounting team
• Strong working knowledge of deferred revenue, subscription accounting, crypto accounting, and multi-entity consolidation
• Experience with high-volume merchant account reconciliation and payment processors
• Multi-jurisdiction experience (UAE/US preferred)
• Crypto or digital asset exposure is a strong advantage

Requirements

• Lead the implementation of a new accounting system and establish robust finance processes from the ground up
• Re-engineer current workflows — including payroll — using automation and AI, targeting a 50% reduction in time spent on manual and repetitive tasks
• Own the daily cash flow reporting and monthly close process end-to-end
• Prepare monthly management accounts, P&L variance analysis, and departmental budget reports for CFOO review
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, ensuring audit-ready books across all entities
• Develop defensible departmental P&Ls and manage the chart of accounts
• Manage deferred revenue schedules across high-ticket products, payment plans, and subscription products
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition across all product types in line with IFRS and US GAAP
• Track and report on renewal rates, churn, and recurring revenue pipelines
• Reconcile merchant accounts, payment processors, and banking across multi-entity structures
• Support the CFOO in building and maintaining rolling financial models
• Maintain departmental budget trackers and proactively flag variances to the CFOO
• Assist with headcount planning and cost center reporting
• Contribute to 6–12-month cash flow forecasting
• Contribute to cost optimization projects across the business
• Directly manage the Financial Controller and Accounting & Payroll Specialist
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery across payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations
• Develop and document SOPs for all core accounting and finance processes
• Drive the team from inconsistent, messy reporting to clean, standardised outputs
• Own the accounting system
• Track corporate filing deadlines and compliance obligations across jurisdictions
• Support the CFOO in managing external audit and tax advisor relationships
• Assist with crypto transaction reconciliation and treasury reporting

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + annual performance bonus (UAE-based roles are tax-free)
• Fully remote with Dubai time-zone overlap
• High-growth, high-impact environment where your work directly shapes the business
• Direct access to founders and genuine influence over how the finance function is built
• A clear path to step into the CFO role within 2–3 years

Interview Process

• 30-minute screening: culture fit, experience, and compensation alignment
• Technical task: a month-end close scenario with discrepancies to identify and resolve
• CFOO interview: operational depth, team management, and systems discussion
• Co-founders interview
• Reference checks