Chief Financial Officer

Revolut

Revolut

Accounting & Finance
New Zealand · Remote
Posted on Jul 31, 2025

Chief Financial Officer

Remote: New Zealand

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 60+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Finance team keeps Revolut moving with clarity and confidence. From accounting to strategic support, they work across the business to assess risk, guide decisions, and drive growth. Their insight shapes everything from daily operations to long-term plans and plays a key role in how we scale.

We're looking for a tech-savvy, results-oriented CFO to assist the CEO in leading ongoing and steady growth in New Zealand. You'll be introducing new features to the local market and guiding our transition towards a banking model.

You'll manage and coordinate all aspects of finance, from financial control and trading to accounting, tax, and treasury. We need someone with vision and ideas who will roll up their sleeves and get involved to tackle any challenge.

If you have an entrepreneurial mindset and are looking to make an impact by driving Revolut’s financial performance, let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

  • Leading accounting, as well as financial and regulatory reporting
  • Overseeing treasury and local balance sheet management
  • Providing commercial and operational management information to support rapid expansion
  • Advising the business whilst overseeing the day-to-day finance operations
  • Understanding and communicating financial performance, risks, and financial management to leadership and advisory board
  • Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting process
  • Driving an increase in overall financial performance
  • Assuming responsibility for taxation and regulatory reporting requirements required locally to ensure compliance
  • Being the point of contact for regulatory and compliance enquiries
  • Performing risk management functions by overseeing liabilities and investments
  • Deciding on investment strategies by considering cash and liquidity risks
  • Controlling and evaluating fundraising plans and capital structure
  • Ensuring cash flow is appropriate to support operations
  • Providing support to external consultants, and managing timely and effective audits
  • Managing the NZ treasury function and ensuring all capital liquidity functions are met

What you'll need

  • 10+ years of experience in a financial leadership role within banking
  • A solid understanding of a bank’s balance sheet, key regulatory ratios, accounting of securities portfolios, loans, and hedge accounting principles
  • Expertise in FP&A and forecasting to enhance regional sophistication around trends and future opportunities
  • The ability to build a bank's PnL and balance sheet (with key ratios) model from scratch
  • To be a Chartered Accountant (or equivalent)
  • Excellent attention to detail with the ability to unravel complex accounting queries
  • A positive 'can do' attitude and willingness to give everything a go, from manual processing to larger projects
  • Excellent knowledge of relevant regulations and regulatory bodies in New Zealand
  • An entrepreneurial drive
  • A background in accounting, treasury/risk, or investment banking
  • Excellent communication and project management skills
  • The ability to prioritise workload in line with tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure
  • Experience recruiting and leading a team of senior finance professionals
  • A demonstrated ability to think and reason logically

Nice to have

  • Startup experience, or the agility to adapt to a rapidly-growing environment

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

Important notice for candidates:

Job scams are on the rise. Please keep these guidelines in mind when applying for any open roles.

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