Financial Reporting Lead

As Financial Reporting Lead at Ledgy, your mission will be to provide accounting and IFRS 2 expertise to guide product development and support Ledgy’s goal to be the most flexible end-to-end equity management solution for private, pre-IPO, and public companies. This is a high impact role with the opportunity to collaborate with leadership, product managers, engineers, and CX in a fast growing company. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will be a trusted partner to the leadership team and be an integral part of Ledgy’s product development. Short-term goals (3 to 6 months):

• Act as Ledgy’s in house expert on International Financial Reporting Standards and provide guidance on the financial reporting implications of share-based payment plans
• Work alongside the leadership and product development team to shape the strategy and roadmap for providing public company support
• Set up processes and partnerships with audit firms to help our customers run IFRS2 compliant reports using Ledgy
• Provide counsel to the CX team as they navigate and advise customers on IFRS 2 compliance and equity related questions
• Be the trusted partner in prospect calls on all things related to IPO support and financial reporting

Long-term goals (6 to 12 months):

• Collaborate with the product team to build a mostly automated IFRS 2 workflow within Ledgy
• Stay up-to-date with changes to IFRS 2 standards and provide expert guidance to all relevant stakeholders
• Ensure Ledgy can best support customers’ evolving needs throughout the IPO process
• Provide insights into how we can continually improve product experience for our customers
• Be a vocal thought leader on employee equity in Europe

The job is a good fit if you:

• Are a qualified accountant or financial analyst with IFRS 2 expertise and at least 3 years of experience advising public companies on share-based payment plans
• Are able to distill complex financial concepts into simple, actionable recommendations
• Are comfortable working cross-functionally in a hybrid environment
• Are proactive, self-motivated, and have a high level of attention to detail and accuracy

Being part of Ledgy means to

• See “the whole journey” and be one of the first team members of a company that scales from Switzerland to be the major player in Europe and globally
• Work with a passionate team with diverse interests such as the outdoors ⛰️, meditation 🧘, and space exploration 🌌
• Have a chance to get to know the startup world and it’s leaders inside and out
• Have flexible working hours, be able to work remotely, and benefit from 25 days of vacation
• Get stock options to become an owner of Ledgy yourself
• Take part in company off-sites and in optional regular team activities

…all this to create a fun 🎉 and productive 👩🏾‍💻 working environment where personal hobbies and projects have enough space as well.   Please note: within CH, DE, and UK we hire via our own entity, whilst outside of these countries we are able to offer employment opportunities via a global payroll service provider. Currently, we’re not able to accommodate freelancing agreement contracts.