Finance Manager

About This Role

Who We Are Decentralized Masters is a profitable, bootstrapped DeFi education company. In just 4 years, we've grown from 0 to 150 people with $50M in ARR, 4,500+ Members and scaling toward $75-100M revenue in 2026. We operate across multiple jurisdictions (mainly the UAE & the US) and have ambitious plans to expand into new, complementary business lines this year. We move at an uncomfortable pace, but that is exactly the way we like it.

Our Members love the product, and we've built a top-tier sales, marketing, and product team to match.

Now it's time to build the foundation that supports the next phase of exponential growth, and that starts with a world-class finance function.

THE OPPORTUNITY We require a highly competent, experienced and intelligent right-hand: someone who can manage, motivate, and develop a junior finance team while helping to shape a forward-thinking, AI-driven finance function from the ground up.

This is not a role for someone set in their ways. You'll be working alongside a young, sharp, and ambitious C-suite that moves fast, thinks differently, and expects the same from you.

THE ROLE As Finance Manager, you'll own the day-to-day financial operations, managing the accounting team, keeping the books clean and accurate, timely, and insight-ready, and ensuring the function runs like clockwork. You are the operational engine that frees the CFOO to focus on strategy and growth.

If you're energized by building something, thrive in a high-growth environment, embrace the power of AI, and believe finance should be a competitive advantage, this is your moment.

What You'll Be Doing Financial Operations & Reporting

• Lead the implementation of a new accounting system and establish robust finance processes from the ground up
• Re-engineer current workflows — including payroll — using automation and AI, targeting a 50% reduction in time spent on manual and repetitive tasks
• Own the daily cash flow reporting and monthly close process end-to-end, working directly with the Financial Controller and Accounting & Payroll Specialist to ensure figures are always accurate
• Prepare monthly management accounts, P&L variance analysis, and departmental budget reports for CFOO review
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, ensuring audit-ready books across all entities
• Develop defensible departmental P&Ls and manage the chart of accounts, ensuring consistency across all business units (Education, Newsletter, SaaS, Renewals)

Revenue Accounting & Subscription Finance

• Manage deferred revenue schedules across high-ticket products ($5K-$30K), payment plans, and subscription products
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition across all product types in line with IFRS and US GAAP
• Track and report on renewal rates, churn, and recurring revenue pipelines
• Reconcile merchant accounts, payment processors, and banking across multi-entity structures
• Develop a weekly performance pack focused on key underlying business drivers

Budgeting & Forecasting Support

• Support the CFOO in building and maintaining rolling financial models (monthly, quarterly, annual)
• Maintain departmental budget trackers and proactively flag variances to the CFOO
• Assist with headcount planning and cost center reporting
• Contribute to 6-12-month cash flow forecasting
• Contribute to cost optimization projects across the business

Team Leadership

• Directly manage the Financial Controller and Accounting & Payroll Specialist
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery across payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and reconciliations
• Develop and document SOPs for all core accounting and finance processes
• Drive the team from inconsistent, messy reporting to clean, standardised outputs

Systems & Compliance

• Own the accounting system
• Track corporate filing deadlines and compliance obligations across jurisdictions (UAE, US)
• Support the CFOO in managing external audit and tax advisor relationships
• Assist with crypto transaction reconciliation and treasury reporting

Requirements WHAT YOU MUST BRING Required Experience

• 5-10 years in hands-on finance or accounting roles, with at least 5+ years leading a team and full end-to-end ownership of monthly financial statements in a managerial capacity
• Hands-on experience managing a finance/accounting team
• Strong working knowledge of deferred revenue, subscription accounting, crypto accounting, and multi-entity consolidation
• Experience with high-volume merchant account reconciliation and payment processors
• Multi-jurisdiction experience (UAE/US preferred)
• Crypto or digital asset exposure is a strong advantage, note this role includes crypto transaction reconciliation and treasury reporting

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in cloud accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, or equivalent)
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills for financial modelling
• Familiarity with performance marketing cost structures (CAC, ROAS, LTV) is a plus
• Deep understanding of revenue recognition principles across different product types
• A prolific, demonstrable user of AI tools, you must be able to clearly demonstrate how you bring this to the role
• Strong technical leader, fully conversant with both IFRS and US GAAP

Personality & Cultural Fit

• Plug-and-play operator: you don't need hand-holding; you hit the ground running
• Execution-first mindset: you get things done and hit deadlines
• High attention to detail with zero tolerance for sloppy numbers
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, founder-led environment
• Clear communicator who surfaces issues early and always brings solutions
• Eager to grow into a senior finance leadership role

INTERVIEW PROCESS We run a rigorous five-stage process:

• 30-minute screening: culture fit, experience, and compensation alignment
• Technical task: a month-end close scenario with discrepancies to identify and resolve
• CFOO interview: operational depth, team management, and systems discussion
• Co-founders interview
• Reference checks

Benefits WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive base salary + annual performance bonus (UAE-based roles are tax-free, significantly enhancing take-home pay)
• Fully remote with Dubai time-zone overlap
• High-growth, high-impact environment where your work directly shapes the business
• Direct access to founders and genuine influence over how the finance function is built
• A clear path to step into the CFO role within 2-3 years