Finance Manager

### Overview: We are looking for a Finance Manager to join [SOFTSWISS](https://himalayas.app/companies/softswiss) and support a strategically important area of the business. This role will operate within [SOFTSWISS](https://himalayas.app/companies/softswiss)'s broader finance ecosystem, with close collaboration and support from Treasury, FP&A, Finance Infrastructure, and other CFO office functions. ### Purpose of the role: This role is designed for a highly independent and commercially minded finance professional who can combine strategic finance leadership with hands-on execution. You will be responsible for managing and developing the financial framework of the business direction — including management accounting, budgeting, reporting, treasury coordination, unit economics, and business partnership. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, financial planning expertise, and close cross-functional collaboration with operational and commercial teams. The ideal candidate will act as a key finance partner, ensuring transparency, scalability, and sustainable profitability of the business. ### Key responsibilities: ### Management Accounting * Build and maintain the full P&L structure of the business direction, including revenue streams, direct costs, and overheads * Develop methodologies for cost allocation across traffic channels, campaigns, and projects * Establish robust control over advertising budgets across multiple platforms, accounts, and traffic sources * Own unit economics analysis by traffic source, including CPA, ROAS, LTV, and profitability metrics * Integrate the business unit’s financial data into group-wide management accounting systems ### Reporting, Analytics & Financial Control * Prepare regular financial reporting for Head of Performance Marketing and CFO, including P&L, cash flow, and key business KPIs * Ensure reconciliation between finance data and operational / marketing analytics * Conduct budget vs actual variance analysis across financial and performance metrics * Develop financial templates, dashboards, and tools for operational decision-making * Participate in regular business reviews, providing financial performance insights and recommendations ### Budgeting, Treasury & Financial Operations * Plan weekly and monthly budget requirements for traffic acquisition activities * Coordinate closely with Treasury on funding requests, budget limits, and liquidity control * Manage financial flows related to B2B traffic resale to casino operators * Monitor payment, currency, and operational risks across multi-currency advertising accounts and platforms ### Strategic Business Partnership * Provide pre-launch financial expertise for campaign planning, including ROI and profitability assessments * Support pricing strategy development for B2B traffic resale products * Collaborate with Finance Infrastructure Team to automate workflows and improve financial processes * Participate in scaling and developing the finance function as the business direction grows ### Required Experience: * Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field * 3+ years of experience in finance, management accounting, FP&A, or financial controlling within performance-driven, digital, or traffic-based business environments * Strong understanding of traffic-driven business models, including how traffic economics operate, where value is created, how monetization works, and how profitability is distributed across channels, products, and partners * Proven ability to act as a strategic finance business partner, contributing to commercial and operational decision-making rather than functioning solely as a support role * Strong expertise in management accounting, including P&L ownership, budgeting, financial modeling, cash flow planning, and financial control * Experience with unit economics analysis, including profitability drivers, margin structures, and business performance evaluation * Advanced Excel and/or Google Sheets skills * Experience in budget control, plan vs actual analysis, and financial reporting * Strong analytical skills, high level of autonomy, and ability to work independently in a dynamic business environment * English and Russian (at least Upper-Intermediate, both written and oral) ### Nice to have: * Experience with unit economics, cohort analysis, and marketing analytics * Experience working with advertising platforms and traffic acquisition channels * Basic knowledge of attribution models, tracking systems, and digital marketing performance metrics * ### SQL skills * Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Looker Studio, or Tableau * Professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA * Experience in startup or rapidly scaling business environments ### Our Benefits: * Full-time remote work opportunities and flexible working hours * ### Private insurance * ### Additional 1 Day Off per calendar year * ### Sports benefit * ### Comprehensive Mental Health Programme * Free online English lessons with a native speaker * ### Generous referral program * Training, internal workshops, and participation in international professional conferences and corporate events. 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