Whizz
Head of Finance / Russian Speaker
RemotePortugal, United States only
- Role
- Finance
- Experience
- C-Level
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Mid-size
Salary not disclosed
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No BS summary
Head of Finance with 7+ years in accounting and finance, full monthly close ownership, and US market experience. Must know inventory/fixed asset accounting for a physical business, multi-state payroll/tax compliance, and manage accountants plus outsourced providers. Russian speaker; remote role tied to Portugal.
Required languages
Russian
What you'll do
- Own the preparation and accuracy of the P&L, cash flow statement, and balance sheet.
- Run the monthly close on schedule and ensure the reporting package is consistent, reconciled, and usable by management.
- Own how inventory and fixed assets are recorded and reflected in the financial statements.
- Maintain and improve the capitalization and depreciation policy for bikes, batteries, and spare parts.
- Manage the fixed asset register.
- Account for disposals and write-offs.
- Reconcile operational inventory records against the general ledger.
- Maintain the company's financial model for internal planning purposes.
- Build the annual and quarterly budgets with department heads.
- Track actual performance against plan and report variances with recommended corrective action.
- Build the financial control function: approval and authorization procedures, spend controls, segregation of duties, and regular controls over cash, receivables, and payables.
- Manage in-house accountants and the outsourced accounting firm.
- Define the division of work between in-house accountants and the outsourced accounting firm.
- Hold in-house accountants and the outsourced accounting firm to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
- Oversee payroll, multi-state tax registrations and filings, statutory reporting, and audit readiness.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, and payment processing operations.
- Work directly with the operations, supply chain, and product teams on projects such as pricing changes, new city launches, vendor contracts, warehouse and inventory processes, and payment system changes.
- Identify and address the financial and accounting implications of cross-functional projects at the design stage.
What they require
- 7+ years in accounting and finance, including experience owning a full monthly close as Controller, Head of Finance, or equivalent.
- Experience in the US market.
- Experience with inventory and fixed asset accounting in a physical business.
- Multi-state payroll and tax compliance experience.
- Experience managing accounting staff and outsourced providers.
- Experience in a company where processes had to be built rather than maintained.
- Strong systems skills, including accounting system implementation or migration.
- Russian Speaker
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Fully remote work in the rapidly growing business.
- Full ownership of the finance and accounting function.
- Direct reporting line to the CEO.
Whizz is the largest e-bike subscription service for gig delivery workers in North America. We rent maintained, insured e-bikes to independent couriers on a monthly subscription.
🇺🇸 United StatesMobilityMid-size
Salary not disclosed