Senior Vice President of Finance, Axoni
Specializing in blockchain infrastructure
Job no longer available
Specializing in blockchain infrastructure
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
Axoni's mission is to overhaul the global capital markets infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- A driver of financial discipline, fact-based decision-making, and financial visibility
- A process improver who documents workflows that make it easier to identify gaps, duplication of work, and overall process deficiencies
- Enjoy Identifying and implementing new systems and software that drive added value to the finance team and overall company
- A leader who develops an ongoing evolution of next generation reports, dashboards, analyses, processes and methodologies for assessing performance
- Extremely operationally minded - understands how to work across the organization and partner with department leads on establishing processes and procedures
- An executor who works across multiple project deadlines, while managing stakeholder expectations and maintaining high quality of output
- A strategic planner with demonstrated experience executing on strategic plans
- A leader with strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Proactive and able to operate independently, as well as manage and motivate a team of finance professionals
- 10+ years in across financial domains (finance, accounting, audit, risk, tax) including relevant management experience
- Proficiency in GAAP accounting, revenue recognition a plus
- Strong analytical, financial modeling and reporting skills
- Experience implementing technology systems to help reduce manual processes, create more efficiencies, and utilize technology to support the business
- Strong experience building internal controls to create efficiency while mitigating risk
- Strong Board of Director relations and presentation skills
- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other business-related fields
- Stellar analytical aptitude and an intellectual curiosity to uncover patterns and trends
- Experience equity fundraising in Series C+ companies
- Experience in M&A and debt financing
What the job involves
- Financial Planning & Analysis:
- Manage and drive the FP&A function, partnering closely with key stakeholders across the business
- Lead the annual operating budget process, track and report on performance relative to plan, and manage ongoing rolling forecasts
- Provide recommendations that support revenue growth targets, improve profitability, and increase operational efficiency
- Assist in preparation of materials for Board of Director meetings
- Develop organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; projecting acquisition and expansion prospects; analyzing organization operations; identifying opportunities for improvement, cost reduction, and systems enhancement; and accumulating capital to fund expansion
- Accounting:
- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures
- Plan, organize and coordinate the year-end close process with external auditors
- Ensure successful completion of the company’s tax filings
- Oversee the preparation of regular financial statements
- Oversee the end to end monthly close process, and Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
- Ensure that company financial records are maintained in compliance with GAAP policies for external audit
- Manage and drive FX and Cross border matters
- Manage cash management and maximize return on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities and maintaining relationships with the investment community
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including investors, lenders and other financial institutions
- Strategic:
- Work closely with the executive team on critical resource allocation decisions
- Engage with existing investors to keep them apprised of the state of the business
- Prepare information for and interact with new investors across various types of financing
- Contribute to pricing strategy and contract negotiations
- Stay apprised of market conditions to optimize cash management strategies
Our take
Institutions involved in equity swaps face several obstacles in today's financial landscape. Bespoke connections are required, price changes result in complications, and the potential for disputes is huge.
Axoni develops blockchain technology that is designed to solve these problems. The fintech startup provides a standardized framework and automated contract records to minimize the potential for discrepancies.
Its customers already include BlackRock, Citi and Goldman Sachs, and it has raised nearly $110 million in funding to date. With its proof of concept and funding, Axoni is setting out to provide the first real-world application of blockchain technology to the finance industry.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2023
$20m
LATE VC
Feb 2021
$31m
LATE VC
Total funding: $127.2m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Greg Schvey
(CEO)Holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Cornell University. Co-founded TradeBlock and worked as a fixed income analyst at Citigroup.
Jeff Schvey
(CTO )Co-founded TradeBlock and worked as the Engineering Lead in Raytheon’s strategy group. Holds a master’s degree in engineering from Cornell University.
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