Financial Controller

Socket.dev; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

High-performance team

Dynamic work environment

Annual team-building trips

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to own and develop financial processes across multiple entities and jurisdictions. You will ensure accurate accounting operations, timely reporting, and strong internal controls while adapting processes as the business scales.

The role requires IFRS expertise, Big-4 background, and the ability to lead external audits and collaborate with legal advisors in a fast-paced environment. Remote work is offered in a globally distributed setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in accounting, financial control, or treasury with IFRS.
• Big-4 experience is highly preferred.
• Experience building financial controlling processes from ground up.
• Deep accounting principles knowledge, not just operations.
• ACCA completed or near-completed is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fast learner in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.
• Ability to manage external consultants and legal advisors.
• English and Russian at upper-intermediate or higher.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting operations for several companies across jurisdictions.
• Build and refine financial controlling processes as the business grows.
• Design and improve internal financial control procedures.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting.
• Support external audits.
• Respond to finance-related questions from CEO/Head of Finance.
• Manage external consultants and legal advisors.

Skills

Accounting

Financial controls

IFRS

Big-4 experience

Process design

External audits

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

English

Russian

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

ACCA (completed or near-completed)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

About the Role

Family Office is looking for an experienced finance professional for the position of Financial Controller, who will take ownership of building and developing financial processes, ensuring accuracy of accounting operations, timely reporting, and financial controls across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage accounting operations for several companies across different jurisdictions
• Build financial controlling processes from scratch where none currently exist, and continuously refine and adapt them as the business grows and evolves
• Design, implement, and continuously improve internal financial control procedures
• Monthly financial reporting
• Manage and support external audits
• Respond promptly to finance-related questions and requests from the CEO / Head of Finance
• Effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in accounting, financial control, or treasury, including IFRS
• BIG-4 experience is highly preferred
• Proven, hands-on experience building financial controlling processes from the ground up, and subsequently adapting/evolving them as the business develops (not just maintaining existing processes)
• Very strong understanding of accounting principles; deep technical knowledge, not just operational execution
• ACCA (ideally completed or near-completed professional level papers) is an advantage
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fast learner, comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often ambiguous environment
• Ability to effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors
• English - Upper-Intermediate or higher
• Russian - Upper-Intermediate or higher

Benefits

• Fully remote work, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere.
• Opportunity to be a part of a high-performance team.
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Fully sponsored team-buildings1-2 times per yearin stunning destinations around the world.