Finance and Accounting Manager

About the company

Modex is a Web3 powerhouse, working in an exclusive partnership with FIFA to develop and manage FIFA Collect (collect.fifa.com), a cutting-edge platform that is digitalizing the football industry. Leveraging Web3 and blockchain technologies, Modex helps football clubs and federations unlock new revenue streams, enhance fan engagement, and create digital collectibles (NFTs).

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Finance & Accounting Manager to join Modex’s growing finance team. Our finance team is responsible for safeguarding and enhancing the firm's value. Finance team manages liquidity, capital, and risk while providing robust financial controls and reporting functions to support executive decision-making. In this role you will lead the financial management, accounting, reporting and controls for our Web3 business.

As a Finance and Accounting Manager, you will have a pivotal role in shaping the financial landscape of the company. You'll be tasked with building and maintaining solid financial processes, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and driving scalability within the finance team. Your extensive experience in finance and accounting will be complemented by your proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous learning mindset.

The Finance and Accounting Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day finance and accounting operations, including entering journals, managing accounts receivable and payable, using financial technology systems, and other select finance-related administration. The Manager will ensure timely reconciliation and reporting of all financial statements, will prepare financial analyses for the Director and other key stakeholders as requested, and will maintain fiscal records.

Beyond the finance and accounting skills, you will be a strategic business partner to the product, tech and marketing teams. Collaboration across various teams will be essential, as well as ability to deal with ambiguity and scarcity of data. You'll also need the autonomy to lead initiatives independently. This role demands someone who is committed to delivering high-quality financial data and insights to inform management decisions. Reporting directly to the Financial Planning & Analysis Lead, you will have frequent interactions with the company's executive leadership, providing valuable financial guidance and insights to the C-Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle accounting: day-to-day bookkeeping, month-end close, reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, and accruals
• Prepare and deliver timely and accurate financial statements, management reports and KPIs for the executive team and board
• Manage and optimize the use of Xero and any integrated financial tools or add-ons to ensure accuracy, efficiency and automation
• Collaborate with budgeting and forecasting processes: build rolling forecasts, scenario modelling and variance analysis to support leadership decisions
• Monitor and manage crypto-asset transactions, token economics flows, custodial relationships, and their proper accounting treatment in the ledger and reports
• Assist in managing the company's cash flow and treasury controls, overseeing liquidity, cash, and foreign currency positions. Develop and maintain financial models and reporting systems to support effective cash flow management

Requirements

• Degree in Statistics, Economics, Math, Finance, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting roles
• Proven proficiency in Xero accounting software — you should be comfortable managing full ledger operations and configuring Xero for multi-entity or multi-currency scenarios.
• Demonstrated experience with cryptocurrency, token economies, blockchain or Web3 business models — comfortable with crypto-asset accounting, token flows, custodial accounting, and associated risk/controls
• Solid budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis skills with the ability to communicate finance to non-finance stakeholders
• Experience with multi-currency or multi-jurisdiction operations (desirable) and exposure to audit or external advisory engagements
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment, manage multiple priorities and drive continuous improvement of finance operations

Nice to have

• Experience working in crypto, fintech, or global financial institutions. Exposure to banking APIs, payment systems, or digital asset operations
• Experience contributing to system implementations or treasury process automation
• Passion or strong interest in the Web3, blockchain, digital assets or sports-tech industry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to partner with senior management and cross-functional teams

This role is hybrid: you will be required to travel to Milan (Italy) or Geneva (Switzerland) for weekly/monthly in-person meetings.