Group Finance Director

About the role

Metabit is seeking a Group Finance Director to lead the firm's global finance function and help build a world-class quantitative hedge fund. Reporting to the Group COO, this role will work closely with executive leadership, the General Counsel, and other senior stakeholders on the planning and execution of a robust global corporate and fund structure, while building a best-in-class finance platform across the group. The Finance Director will have responsibility for the full Finance function, including Corporate Accounting, Fund Accounting, Taxation, Treasury, and Procurement across the group's holding company, employment companies, service companies, and core operating entities. The role is intended for a senior, hands-on finance leader who combines strategic judgment with operational execution in a complex, multi-entity investment platform.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the COO and the firm's executive leadership to help scale and institutionalise a world-class quantitative hedge fund platform, with a focus on finance, control, and operating robustness.
• Work closely with the COO and General Counsel on the design, implementation, and ongoing refinement of the group's global corporate, fund, and operating structure, including management entities, regulated operating entities, employment companies, and service companies.
• Build, lead, and continuously enhance the Group Finance function, covering corporate accounting, fund accounting, taxation, treasury, procurement, budgeting, financial reporting, audit, and finance operations.
• Establish institutional-grade financial controls, policies, governance standards, and reporting frameworks across the group's management companies, regulated entities, service companies, and fund structures.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across relevant entities, including management reporting, consolidated reporting, statutory reporting, and executive or board reporting packs.
• Lead the finance workstream for new entity formation, fund launches, office expansion, and broader strategic build-out, in coordination with the COO, GC, and external advisors.
• Own relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, fund administrators, banking partners, and other core finance and control service providers.
• Oversee all fund finance matters, including NAV oversight, capital activity, management and incentive fee flows, expense allocations, investor reporting support, and administrator oversight.
• Lead the group's tax and transfer pricing agenda, including cross-border structuring support, tax risk management, and defensible recharge models across entities and jurisdictions.
• Build budgeting, forecasting, and business planning processes that support both day-to-day financial management and longer-term strategic decision-making by the COO and executive leadership.
• Work closely with Treasury department to manage the firm's capital, liquidity, cash and banking needs.
• Drive finance systems, process improvement, automation, and data quality initiatives to support a scalable, institutional-quality operating platform.
• Partner with the COO and other senior leaders on vendor management and procurement discipline, including financial evaluation, budgeting impact, and ongoing cost governance.
• Recruit, lead, and develop a high-calibre finance team over time, while building an effective ecosystem of external advisors and service providers appropriate for the firm's stage of growth.
• Candidate Profile
• Practical experience with China-related operating models and cross-border structuring would be a strong advantage, particularly where onshore-offshore coordination creates finance, tax, or governance complexity.
• Preferred Experience
• 15-20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant time in senior leadership roles such as CFO, Finance Director, Controller, or equivalent.
• Prior experience at large, reputable hedge funds, multi-manager platforms, proprietary trading groups, or similar institutions with institutional-grade controls and governance.
• Demonstrated responsibility for both management company and fund-level finance, including corporate accounting, fund accounting, reporting, tax, and treasury.
• Experience working with multi-jurisdiction structures, including offshore holding companies, regulated entities, employment companies,

Additional Information

Group Finance Director Location: Hong Kong or Singapore Reports to: Group Chief Operating Officer Department: Finance

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