Chief Financial Officer (Part-Time or Full-Time)

Founded in 2016, æternity blockchain is an Erlang-based scalable smart contract platform engineered by software development pioneers to address some of the most fundamental challenges native to earlier blockchains.

æternity uses State Channels to enable off-chain scaling, allowing the blockchain to withstand massive traffic without succumbing to network congestion. æternity also allows interaction between the network and real world data through Oracles, and integrates several advanced features to deliver the full benefits of blockchain technology to a global mass of users.

Please visit https://aeternity.com/ for more information.

Job Summary:

æternity is growing, and we need a CFO to guide the financial systems that empower us. We’re searching for an experienced CFO to join our team of high-performing professionals.
The CFO will coordinate day to day accounting and controlling, sometimes being hands on, but also control, plan and develop our long-term investments and financing, growing our reporting and controlling systems on the way.
This requires a seasoned expert with leadership skills and a broad skillset in finance and controlling. As we are a Blockchain company, experience and/or interest in Crypto markets and Blockchain is highly appreciated. Work can either be remote as with many in our global team or in our office in Vaduz. We believe that a part-time engagement will suffice mid-term but are open to discussion other options.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible, either directly or by managing staff, for all cash management, investments, insurance, budgeting, and financial reporting, helping to drive the project’s financial strategy and hiring needs.
• Creating strategic analysis and plans regarding our financials and investments to support decision making with Management.
• Continuously developing our controlling and accounting systems.
• Ensure cash flow is compatible with project operations, by overseeing the day-to-day accounting, recording, reporting, and internal control activities of the organization.
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, identify areas of cost reduction and process enhancement.

Key Qualifications for Success:

• Proven experience as CFO, finance officer or relevant role.
• In depth knowledge of corporate financial law and risk management practices.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Blockchain and Crypto Markets Experience/Interest, experience being a plus
• Fluent in German and English.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• An analytical mind, comfortable with numbers.
• Ability to work under pressure, plan personal workload effectively and delegate.
• BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance or relevant field; MSc/MBA is a plus.

Availability: immediately
Location: remote from Germany, Austria, Switzerland or Liechtenstein, or other countries in and adequate time zone. Travel to Liechtenstein will be required.
Salary: negotiable
Estimated part-time position: 20 hours per week
Employment type: independent contractor**

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If you are interested, please send us your application with a short motivational letter and your CV to: hr@aeternity.com.