Head of Finance – Russian Speaker

Whizz

Head of Finance overseeing finance and accounting functions at Whizz, a leading e-bike subscription service. Ensuring accurate reporting, budgeting, and financial control for the business.

Posted 8/2/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇹 PortugalLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, and financial control within an asset-heavy business environment. Proven ability to manage accounting teams and ensure compliance with multi-state payroll and tax regulations.

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Financial ReportingBudgeting and Financial ModelingInventory and Fixed Asset AccountingMulti-State Payroll and Tax ComplianceTeam Management

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Hard Skills

P&L PreparationCash Flow StatementBalance Sheet ManagementCapitalization and Depreciation PolicyFinancial Control ProceduresAccounting System ImplementationMonthly Close ProcessVariance ReportingStatutory ReportingAudit Readiness

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingQuality Control

Industry Keywords

Asset-Heavy BusinessFinancial Control FunctionOperational Inventory RecordsOutsourced AccountingCross-Functional Work

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**Purpose of the Role**
The Head of Finance owns the company's finance and accounting function. This is an operational role. The priority is accurate reporting, disciplined budgeting, and financial control across a physical, asset-heavy business.
**Responsibilities**
- Financial reporting. 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.
- Inventory and fleet accounting. Own how inventory and fixed assets are recorded and reflected in the financial statements. This includes maintaining and improving the capitalization and depreciation policy for bikes, batteries, and spare parts, managing the fixed asset register, accounting for disposals and write-offs, and reconciling operational inventory records against the general ledger.
- Budgeting and financial model. 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.
- Financial control. Build the financial control function: approval and authorization procedures, spend controls, segregation of duties, and regular controls over cash, receivables, and payables.
- Team and external partners. Manage in-house accountants and the outsourced accounting firm, define the division of work between them, and hold both to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
- Compliance and operations. Oversee payroll, multi-state tax registrations and filings, statutory reporting, and audit readiness. Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, and payment processing operations.
- Cross-functional Work. The Head of Finance works 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. The role is expected to identify and address the financial and accounting implications of these projects at the design stage.

Requirements

What you’ll need

- 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

**What We Offer**
- 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.