Remote Vacancy.

Cosmetics brand MAREE is looking for a Deputy Chief Financial Officer to help build a transparent financial system for international e-commerce and become a key partner to the CFO.

They are looking for someone who:

• Thinks like a CFO
• Can work hands-on (models, reporting, processes)
• Wants to build a modern financial structure for an international online business almost from scratch

Responsibilities:

Treasury and Cash Management:

• Cash flow management: payment calendar, liquidity control, payment prioritization
• Organization and optimization of financial flows between legal entities/countries/platforms (Amazon, etc.)

Management Accounting and Reporting:

• Overseeing management reporting: structure, regulations, consolidation, quality, and deadlines
• Building P&L/CF/BS in required breakdowns (products, channels, countries, etc.)
• Plan-vs-actual analysis, preparing recommendations for the business, participation in management decisions

Methodology for Amazon and other marketplaces:

• Developing accounting methodology for sales on Amazon and other platforms: revenue, commissions, fees, promotions, returns, logistics, warehousing, currency differences, taxes, etc.
• Setting up the process: what data, from where, in what format, and how it enters reporting

Budgeting and Planning:

• Preparing budgets and forecasts, participating in their approval
• Regular re-forecasting, scenario planning, collaboration with CFO and top management

Systems and Interaction:

• Working with QuickBooks (they will teach you if you don't know), setting up accounting models
• Working in Excel/Google Sheets: maintaining and developing financial models
• Close interaction with: operations, logistics, marketing, e-com team, accounting department (internal/outsourced)

Candidate Expectations:

Experience and Background:

• 10+ years of experience in finance
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: international companies/holdings, e-commerce, retail, FMCG, manufacturing with export, audit/consulting (Big4 is a strong advantage)
• Roles: Financial Manager/Lead Financial Manager/Deputy CFO/Financial Controller/Manager/Senior Manager in audit with subsequent transition to business

Education and Certification:

• Higher education in finance/economics
• Holding or pursuing ACCA, CIMA is a big plus

Hard Skills:

• Strong management accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, planning
• Experience in building/refining management reports (P&L, CF, BS, breakdowns by product/channel)
• Treasury: payment calendar, liquidity management
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets: complex formulas, pivot tables, working with large models, preferably experience with Power Query, macros (or willingness to learn quickly)
• Experience with accounting systems (1C/SAP/Oracle/other)
• Willingness to learn QuickBooks (they will teach you if unfamiliar)

Languages:

• English — Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher: for reports, documentation, possible correspondence with foreign partners

Soft Skills:

• Systemic and business-oriented thinking
• High degree of independence: you can build processes and make decisions without micromanagement
• Attention to detail + ability not to get bogged down in them
• Willingness to work hands-on (models, data exports, reports), not just discuss at a conceptual level
• Ability to communicate financial conclusions in an understandable language to non-financial colleagues
• Proactiveness: you not only close reports but also suggest improvements

Conditions:

• Format: full-time, fully remote (Moscow as the base location; rare offline meetings are possible)
• Working hours: 5/2 from 9 to 18 (Moscow time)
• Compensation terms are open for individual discussion after the interview

To Apply with a Cover Letter:

• Indicate your salary expectations, current location, and English language level