About the Role
Family Office is looking for an experienced finance professional for the position of Financial Controller, who will take ownership of building and developing financial processes, ensuring accuracy of accounting operations, timely reporting, and financial controls across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage accounting operations for several companies across different jurisdictions
- Build financial controlling processes from scratch where none currently exist, and continuously refine and adapt them as the business grows and evolves
- Design, implement, and continuously improve internal financial control procedures
- Monthly financial reporting
- Manage and support external audits
- Respond promptly to finance-related questions and requests from the CEO / Head of Finance
- Effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in accounting, financial control, or treasury, including IFRS
- BIG-4 experience is highly preferred
- Proven, hands-on experience building financial controlling processes from the ground up, and subsequently adapting/evolving them as the business develops (not just maintaining existing processes)
- Very strong understanding of accounting principles; deep technical knowledge, not just operational execution
- ACCA (ideally completed or near-completed professional level papers) is an advantage
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Fast learner, comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often ambiguous environment
- Ability to effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors
- English — Upper-Intermediate or higher
- Russian — Upper-Intermediate or higher
Benefits
- Fully remote work, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere.
- Opportunity to be a part of a high-performance team.
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
- Fully sponsored team-buildings 1-2 times per year in stunning destinations around the world.
Requires 5+ years in accounting, financial control, or treasury, including IFRS; strong accounting knowledge; process-building experience; analytical skills; and upper-intermediate English and Russian.
Key Responsibilities
- overseeing accounting
- building processes
- managing audits
Skills & Tools
IFRS
Job Details
- Category: Finance and Accounting
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Kazakhstan
- Languages: English, Russian
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
About Elesta
A private company providing household support services for private households. — Industry: Consulting Services