Director of Finance, Avara
Push
Open source protocol for decentralised lending
Open for applications
Open source protocol for decentralised lending
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To reinvent our modern paradigms in the realm of finance, social media networking and beyond.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (CFA, ACA, or equivalent preferred)
- 7+ years of experience in finance, treasury, or related senior roles
- Strong background in crypto, fintech, or financial services, with a deep understanding of blockchain, digital assets, and market dynamics
- Proven expertise in liquidity management, financial risk management, and treasury operations
- Advanced proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and treasury management systems
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience working across multiple time zones
- Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and drive results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced finance leader to serve as the PCF-11 role for the Push product. Push is a secure on-ramp/off-ramp for cryptoassets. With Push, customers can purchase, sell, or exchange cryptoassets
- This full-time or part-time role, depending on the candidate, will join the growing finance team reporting to the CFO and take a leadership role in driving Push’s financial and treasury strategy
- Responsibilities include directing financial strategy, ensuring prudent financial oversight and robust governance, financial risk management, liquidity management and treasury operations optimisation
- The role is expected to require a minimum of 10 days per month, with flexibility based on the candidate and their ability to meet CBI compliance and governance standards. There is the opportunity to extend this role to a full-time position for the right candidate or in the future with business growth
- Lead the Finance team’s operations, including management of financial risks, FX exposure, fiat & crypto liquidity management, counterparty risks and managing daily cash flows
- Lead oversight of treasury policies, processes, and controls to enhance asset utilisation and mitigate financial risk
- Establish and maintain strong relationships internally and externally to ensure secure and efficient transaction execution
- Collaborate closely with Group Treasury and the broader Finance function to align with strategies across the organisation
- Ensure full compliance with all relevant prudential, customer safeguarding and financial regulations, including those set by the Central Bank of Ireland
- Lead oversight of robust governance frameworks, policies, internal controls and procedures in alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices
- Direct funding requirements and capital allocation strategies to optimise financial performance and capital structure
- Collaborate closely with the board, providing accurate and timely financial and risk management reporting
- Direct financial planning, budgeting, modeling, product executive business partnering and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with the product’s strategic goals
- Oversee local and product-specific accounting, tax, and financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal policies
Our take
Avara is a software technology company, known for its cutting-edge Web3 products built on blockchain technologies. Avara has crafted the highly resilient Aave Protocol, a decentralised, open-source, and non-custodial liquidity protocol.
One of Avara's distinctive features is its tokenisation of deposits, allowing users to earn interest in real time as their deposits are transformed into tokens. Depositors contribute liquidity to pools, and borrowers can access this liquidity with variable and stable interest rate options. The Avara Protocol's commitment to community governance is further exemplified through initiatives like the Avara Grants DAO, a community-led grants program financing ideas from the Aave Protocol's community.
Avara's influence extends beyond its flagship protocol, as the company has expanded its portfolio to include transformative projects. Notably, Avara has introduced GHO, an algorithmic stablecoin aimed at revolutionising the stablecoin market by ensuring the verifiability of reserves. Additionally, Avara has ventured into decentralised social networking with Lens, while strategic acquisitions of Sonar, a metaverse app, and the Family Crypto wallet underline its dedication to realising a people-powered internet that benefits all.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Glassdoor (4.2)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$31m
EARLY VC
Oct 2020
$25m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $63.5m
Company benefits
- Work-life balance
- Equity
- Regular team events and off-sites
- Medical coverage and pension
- Generous paid parental leave
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- Work from anywhere
- Paid co-working space/desk
Company HQ
Notting Hill, London, UK
Leadership
Stani Kulechov
(CEO)Stani graduated from the University of Helsinki with a Master's in Law.
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