Description
Join the financial revolution!
Are you passionate about finance and want to make a real change? Join Kreditech and our team of over 500 professionals and become part of a transforming industry. From engineering, to design, to analytics, and collections, we do things differently and we reward great ideas, team work and persistence. We have a lot of work to do – and we want you to join us!
Your Role
- You will be Finance Director of the MFC regulated entity and in this role assume overallresponsibility and take ownership for all Finance-related matters of MFC KreditechRussia;
- You will report directly to the Managing Director Russia and functionally to Kreditech’sGroup CFO;
- You will take responsibility for all local Finance (Accounting, Statutory and TaxReporting, Treasury), legal/ compliance and risk functions, as required by localregulators;
- Your principal role will be to represent Kreditech's second line of defense functionsFinance, Treasury, Legal/ Compliance and Risk in the Country Management team andtowards the company’s Board;
- You will be closely involved with the support of headquarters’ respective functionalmanagers in budgeting, cost control, profitability analysis, risk planning & monitoring andfunding aspects of the local business;
- You will take full ownership of local Finance administration issues and manage theoutsourced local accounting, statutory and tax reporting processes, together with yoursupporting staff;
- You will support our Capital Markets and Fundraising activities by representing thecompany on Finance matters in meetings with banks and local investors;
- You will lead our local Legal & Compliance and Risk staff, in close cooperation and jointreporting line with the Group’s central Legal/ Compliance and Risk functions;
- You will also be a partner for other headquarter areas including Treasury, Payments,and Product, being the focal point of Finance for Russia;
- This is an exciting role for an experienced Russian Finance manager of a consumerfinance business with the desire to contribute to building an emerging, but very solidbusiness in an international context;
- You are expected to rationalize and professionalize finance-related processes for localand Group Finance management for Russia.
Your Strengths
- At least 7 years of experience in a managerial position in the Finance Function of afinancial services business, preferably with a consumer lending institution or bank, orwith a leading audit/ financial services company;
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in regulated financial services (i.e.: stock brokerage,NBFC/ MFC or bank);
- Relevant university/ postgraduate degree, ACCA certificate or equivalent (local orinternational CPA) is welcome;
- Deep knowledge and experience in working with both IFRS and RAP;
- Familiar with RCB and other regulators’ requirements imposed on non-bank financialcompanies;
- “Fit and Proper” under RCB rules, i.e.:○ Clean criminal record and no involvement in any criminal law proceedings.○ Clean credit history. In particular: Should not have defaulted on any loans in thepast○ If a director of a previous company, said company should also have a cleanregulatory/ credit record○ No record of non-compliance with RCB regulations.
- Experience, interest and aptitude in credit business and generally financial servicesindustry;
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent professional communication skills in English is a must;
- Ability to work effectively, both independently/ self-directed and as a member of a team;attention to detail and timeliness in delivering on commitments; skilled in problemsolving, decision making, and conflict resolution; good communication skills;
- Desire to work with an international team of professionals who are passionate about theirwork and projects;
- Ability to work in distributed office locations through teleconferences and ability toformulate, present and defend business cases in front of senior executives;
- Willingness to travel frequently between locations (Moscow, Hamburg).
The company offers extensive initial training in its Hamburg headquarters, in order to familiarizeyourself with processes, people and requirements, thereby facilitating a smooth arrival into thisnewly created position.
How to apply
We accept applications exclusively through our recruiting platform, found under the ‘Apply Now’ link.