Head of Finance & Custody - VARA
RemoteUnited Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesRemoteFull TimeSenior LevelCryptocurrencyMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMediumCryptocurrency
Job Summary
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for the VARA-regulated Dubai entity, including budget-to-actuals reviews and statutory audit liaison. Monitor and report on client money and virtual asset safeguarding, executing daily reconciliations, reserve asset coverage workbooks, and breach-notification playbooks. Lead local entity development projects with Group Finance, Legal, and Risk to ensure compliance with VARA rulebooks and activity-specific thresholds.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
- significant relevant experience in financial services
- exposure to a VARA-regulated or comparable digital-asset regulatory regime
- Demonstrable experience in safeguarding, custody, or client asset/client money control environments
- Working knowledge of VARA's rulebook architecture or a demonstrated ability to build this knowledge rapidly
- Demonstrable experience in a Group reporting role focused on financial accounts and external/regulatory reporting
- Knowledge and understanding of key accounting principles under IFRS and/or US GAAP
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills
- proven track record of managing cross-functional projects
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams across finance, compliance, and risk
- Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple regulatory deadlines in a fast-paced, newly licensed environment
- Proactive and adaptable, with a willingness to take ownership of ambiguous or evolving regulatory requirements
- Ethical and accountable, with a commitment to the highest standards of integrity in client asset stewardship
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- comfortable operating with minimal supervisory oversight
- Assertive, tenacious, and control-focused
Desired Qualifications
- An understanding of virtual assets, blockchain technology, and wallet/custody infrastructure
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