Chief of Staff, CFO

The role

As Chief of Staff to the Group CFO, you will act as the CFO's right hand across the Finance & Corporate Development, People & Talent, and global Operations divisions. You will run operating rhythms, own strategic projects, and help build a CFO-led programme for finance leaders.

What you will do

• Run the CFO's operating cadences including divisional OKRs, business reviews, leadership team meetings and offsites
• Lead the CFO's highest-priority cross-divisional projects from problem definition to delivered outcome
• Support the CFO in the creation of internal and external-facing materials for Board, Exec and Investors
• Partner with GTM to run CFO-hosted events, roundtables and a community for finance leaders
• Track the commercial impact of the CFO go-to-market programme

Required qualifications

• Proven experience with a foundation in top-tier strategy consulting, private equity or investment banking
• Strong financial acumen including building models and reading a P&L and balance sheet
• A track record of leading complex, cross-functional programmes to completion

Nice to have

• Prior experience as Chief of Staff to a C-Suite executive
• Experience in payments, cross-border or another regulated financial services business
• Experience with M&A/corporate finance (including fundraising)
• Experience building executive events or communities
• An entrepreneurial streak: you've founded a business or side project

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system used by over 675,000 businesses. It provides financial infrastructure and regulated global payments across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.