Finance & Operations Lead

Arbitrum; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team at the forefront of blockchain technology as a Finance & Operations Lead. This role is crucial for ensuring that Omni's operational systems scale effectively as the organization grows. You will oversee tax compliance, manage financial projections, and optimize processes using tools like Xero and Coinbase. With a focus on operational excellence and strategic decision-making, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of decentralized finance. If you're an analytical thinker with a passion for crypto and a drive for excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in operations, finance, or accounting roles.
• Experience in crypto is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely federal, state, and local tax submissions.
• Manage contractor W-9 collection and reconcile payments.
• Oversee banking and crypto transaction record keeping.

Skills

Operations Management

Financial Projections

Tax Compliance

Problem-Solving

Communication

Tools

Xero

Coinbase

Brex

Mercury

Job description

About

We’re building Omni: a platform allowing developers to deploy applications across all rollups without fragmenting liquidity. We’re looking for founding team members to help us bring this ambitious vision to life.

We’re a team who already built a platform that processed over $70M leading to our $18M fundraise from top investors including Pantera, Two Sigma Ventures, Coinbase Ventures alongside angel investors including Stani Kulechov (founder of Aave), Sandeep Nailwal (cofounder of Polygon) and more. In addition to this we have over $4B deposited to secure Omni on mainnet.

We are growing rapidly and we need ambitious and experienced team members to join us to help scale Ethereum's future.

Mission:

We are hiring a Finance & Operations Lead to ensure Omni’s operational systems scale smoothly as we grow our organization.

Responsibilities:

• tax payments and compliance: ensure timely federal, state, and local tax submissions.
• financial projections: calculate monthly burn and create runway projections for the team.
• 1099 preparation and filing: manage contractor w-9 collection, reconcile fiat/crypto payments, and coordinate filings with external accountants.
• reconcile fiat and crypto transactions: oversee banking and crypto transaction record keeping; resolve discrepancies; and maintain accurate financial records.
• vendor and contractor management: request missing invoices, streamline submission workflows, and troubleshoot payment issues.
• monthly expense reporting: collect all expenses from each month and share with CEO.
• system and process optimization: manage tools like xero and coinbase, improve operational workflows, and implement automation where possible.
• investor and team token vesting: set up infrastructure for investor and team token vesting schedules.
• asset distribution: handle distribution of investor assets when vesting cliffs are reached.
• market maker relationships: negotiate and onboard new market makers.
• team travel: coordinate trips end to end, including team offsites and conference travel.

Requirements:

• 2–4 years of experience in operations, finance, or accounting roles; experience in crypto is strongly preferred
• proficiency with financial tools like xero, brex, and mercury; familiarity with crypto platforms (e.g., coinbase)
• exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks at once
• strong problem-solving skills, particularly in reconciling complex transactions across fiat and crypto systems
• excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with internal and external teams

The candidate must be: Competencies:

• Analytical thinker — be able to evaluate opportunities from a pragmatic and numbers driven perspective.
• Highly reliable & responsive — many opportunities are time sensitive and the candidate should be able to reason through problems and make decisions within 24 hours of strategic decisions being proposed.
• A good communicator — maintain consistent and concise communication with Omni’s directors and partners to ensure proper, and timely operations of the organization
• Operationally excellent — ensure operational deliverables are accomplished on time with high quality.
• Proactive owner — actively pursue strategic and operational objectives

We are a mission driven company. We believe deeply that through software engineering we can build a self-sovereign society. In our day to day, we make decisions based upon our company values of Individual Autonomy, Long-Term Orientation and Open Access.

The future belongs to all of us, independent of our origins. Omni is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender or any other status protected under federal, state or local law.