Finance Lead

Location: Remote

Type: Full-Time

About Cadana

Cadana is building the infrastructure powering global workforce payments. Our platform helps companies pay workers anywhere in the world - fast, compliantly, and with more flexibility than any other offering on the market today. Cadana provides the underlying technology behind the most prominent global payroll providers, talent marketplaces, and staffing platforms, and we’ve already doubled our customer base in 2025. As we continue scaling, we’re looking for a Finance Lead with deep expertise in operational finance to own payments, treasury, compliance, and banking across our global footprint. You’ll be hands-on ensuring funds flow accurately and securely, compliance obligations are met, and financial processes scale with the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Payment Operations

• Oversee execution and monitoring of customer and vendor payments across global payment providers.
• Lead reconciliation of inflows and outflows, ensuring timely resolution of breaks.
• Partner with operations and engineering teams to automate and strengthen payment workflows.

Taxation & Compliance

• Ensure global tax and compliance obligations for EOR customers are met.
• Liaise with external tax advisors and regulators on filings, registrations, and audits.
• Maintain documentation and controls to support compliance readiness.

Treasury Management

• Manage liquidity across multiple banks and providers to support business operations.
• Develop cash flow visibility and forecasting for operational accounts.
• Monitor FX movements and support execution of FX trades to minimize risks.

Audit, Internal Controls & Processes

• Implement and maintain internal controls around payment approvals, treasury, and compliance.
• Support external audits by preparing documentation and responding to queries.
• Continuously improve and automate processes to reduce risk and manual effort.

Banking & Partnerships

• Manage relationships with global banking and payment partners.
• Negotiate terms and monitor service levels to optimize efficiency and cost.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. Professional certifications (CPA, ACCA, CFA, CTP) a plus.
• 6–8+ years of finance experience, with a focus on operational finance, treasury, or payments.
• Strong knowledge of banking, payments, and treasury operations in multi-currency environments.
• Familiarity with global tax and compliance considerations, particularly for EOR/payroll flows.
• Hands-on experience in building and maintaining controls, reconciliations, and audit readiness.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and process improvement skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer

• A high-impact role shaping the backbone of Cadana’s financial infrastructure
• Exposure to global payments, compliance, and treasury at scale
• A collaborative, fast-moving startup environment with direct founder visibility
• Opportunity to grow into a leadership role as we scale globally

Hiring process?

• Application review
• Video interview with the finance/ops team
• Case study/Technical Assessment
• Meeting with founders
• Online team social