CFO/CRO

• Great career opportunity
  
  • Join a global lead in online trading and investment services

About Our Client

Our client is an international, publicly traded FinTech with multiple, global locations.

Job Description

• Member of the Executive Committee
• Lead finance & risk functions to ensure financial integrity and regulatory compliance
• Help ensure risk controlled growth of the Swiss operations
• Ownership of all statutory financial statements for annual accounts and periodic returns to all regulatory bodies
• Oversee month end closing processes, production and distribution of monthly management accounts
• Balance sheet management in accordance with local and Group policies and accounting standards
• IFRS Compliance: Monthly review, sign-off and ownership of IFRS adjustments
• Primary liaison with external auditors, inspectors, tax advisors and other external advisors
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes in coordination with Group FP&A teams
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Risk Framework
• Corporate Governance
• Finma compliance
• Audit management
• Serve as key finance and risk liaison with FINMA
• Capital management
• Treasury & Cash Management
• Maintain and develop relationships with Swiss and international banking partners
• Responsible for all cash management
• Board participation: Regular reporting and presenting to the local bank Board and Group committees
• Work closely with the CEO to continuously improve business performance and organizational efficiency
• Management of back-office activities and leadership of the finance and risk team

The Successful Applicant

• Graduate level education in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline
• Professional account qualification (Swiss Expert or equivalent and/or risk management certification)
• Suitably qualified Risk and Finance Professional with proven post-qualification experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in financial control, risk management and/or financial operations
• Proven experience working within a FINMA regulated financial services environment
• Deep working experience in both Risk and Finance areas, ideally within a leveraged product or derivatives environment
• Experience with banking operations, capital adequacy frameworks and prudential regulation
• Direct experience communicating with regulatory and government bodies
• Experience developing and maintaining financial reporting, risk frameworks and internal controls
• Experience with IFRS and Swiss accounting standards
• Strong understanding of treasury operations, cash management and liquidity risk in banking context
• Experience with capital management, ICAAP processes and regulatory capital calculations
• Experience managing relationships with external auditors, regulators and professional advisors
• Demonstrable experience developing and maintain excellent working relationships with peers, senior management, board members and external stakeholders
• Experience working with and presenting to boards of directors with ability to advise and challenge on financial and risk matters
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Not a must but desirable for you to have previous experience in Fintech, digital banking or online trading platforms
• Ideally you have experience with offshore finance teams or shared service models
• Fluent in English (verbal & written) is a must. French is a big advantage.

What's on Offer

• Join a dynamic, international company
• Work in a multi-billion dollar Fintech
• A diverse and inclusive employee experience
• Home office flexibility
• Tools to help you be successful (internal and external learning)

Quote job ref

JN-112025-6884421

Job Function

Banking & Financial Services

Specialisation

Chief Financial Officer

Industry

Financial Services

Location

Geneva

Contract Type

Permanent

Job Reference

JN-112025-6884421

Job Nature

Home Office