Finance Manager / Controller

🌍 About Hopae

At Hopae, we're building the world's most trusted digital identity platform — private, secure, and built for real life. We believe identity should be in your control — not locked behind outdated systems or centralized gatekeepers.

Our product, Hopae Connect, lets businesses verify real people across borders through a single API — no need to build country-by-country integrations themselves. Our technology powers instant, privacy-first verification across fintech, credentials, supply chain, and gaming — for IDV providers, e-signature platforms, and enterprises who need identity to just work, everywhere.

Backed by top global investors, Hopae operates across Seoul, Paris, Luxembourg, and San Francisco, bringing together exceptional talent from over 10 nationalities. We move fast, think globally, and build products that define the future of identity.

💡 Why You’ll Love It Here

• Global DNA: Work with exceptional peers across Seoul, Paris, and San Francisco

• High Impact: Build technology shaping the global trust and identity landscape

• Ownership Culture: No micromanagement — full trust, full accountability

• Elite Standards: Work fast, learn fast, and grow with world-class peers

• Inclusive & Respectful: 10+ nationalities, diverse perspectives, one vision

• Growth Mindset: Access mentorship, leadership visibility, and continuous learning

🎯 What You Will Do

Most finance roles at a startup mean cleaning up someone else's mess. This one is different — Hopae's books are clean, our investors are global, and we need someone who wants to build something lasting, not just maintain it.

As Finance Manager / Controller, you own the financial infrastructure of a company operating across four countries — with direct visibility to leadership and real influence over how we scale.

• Own the full accounting cycle — month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements that are always investor-ready

• Manage AP, AR, payroll coordination, expense workflows, cash flow, banking relationships, and treasury operations

• Maintain a clean, auditable general ledger across multiple entities and currencies

• Coordinate external accountants, auditors, and tax advisors across jurisdictions — ensuring statutory, tax, and regulatory compliance

• Build the financial controls, policies, and tooling (ERP, billing, expense) that the next 50 people at Hopae will rely on

🧠 Who You Are

• 5+ years in accounting or finance at controller, senior accountant, or accounting manager level — strong GAAP and/or IFRS foundation, confident owning a close independently

• Startup or high-growth tech background — you've built processes from scratch, worked across entities and currencies, and know what good looks like without needing a big team to get there

• Proficient with modern accounting and ERP systems, strong spreadsheet skills; self-directed and dependable in a remote, async, cross-timezone environment — based in Luxembourg

• Precise, organized, and a clear communicator — the kind of person whose work holds up under audit

• CPA or ACCA preferred but not required

⚡️ Fast Facts

• 💰 $13.5M+ raised from top global investors

• 📦 2.6M+ downloads of our sd-jwt-js library

• 🌍 10+ nationalities across 3 hubs

• 🔬 82 eID research projects completed

• 🌐 3 projects accepted into the OpenWallet Foundation

🎁 Benefits & Culture

• Unlimited PTO

• Remote-friendly work model

• Real ownership from Day 1

• High-impact, global product

• Multicultural, respectful team

🧭 Interview Process

1. Recruiter Intro Call (30 min) – Get to know Hopae

2. Functional or Technical Interview (45 min) – Dive into your skills

3. Culture Fit Conversation (45 min) – Collaboration & alignment

4. Offer 🎉

Note: The process may vary slightly depending on the role.