Finance & Ops Associate - Remote Eligible

About The Role

This role will expose you to everything accounting in a company with a global impact and is an incredible opportunity for the right candidate.

You will be responsible for Dune's day-to-day finance operations. You will review the work of external accountants, manage expense and travel systems, support our accountants, and maintain strong internal controls.

Because we are a small team, you will get significant exposure to many different aspects of finance and operations. This includes opportunities to contribute to treasury management, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional projects. You will also have a real chance to shape and improve financial processes as we scale — with a focus on automation, use of AI tools, and modern reporting platforms.

Dune has an important year ahead of us. You will be a key part of ensuring compliance, maintaining accurate records, and building scalable operations as we continue our journey to make crypto data accessible.

In This Role You Will:

• Contribute to overseeing accounting activities and implementing the systems needed for effective management accounting and reporting; Work closely with external accountants to ensure accuracy and compliance, by reviewing filings and bookings and performing reconciliations; Operate finance ops processes, including but not restricted to invoice management, employee expenses, and travel reimbursements;
• Manage personnel expense and travel systems and keep related policies up to date;
• Continuously refine and improve internal processes and controls;
• Contribute to company-wide financial reporting and investor-facing materials;
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools
• Support and gain exposure to treasury management activities;
• Jump in on ad-hoc analysis and cross-functional finance projects, with a focus on automation and leveraging AI for efficiency.

Minimum Requirements To Succeed In This Role:

• Have 3+ years of experience in accounting, audit, or finance operations;
• Have strong quantitative and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and familiarity with reporting tools
• Have excellent attention to detail and a strong understanding of accounting principles and controls;
• Are proactive, self-driven, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with varied challenges;
• Are interested in automation of finance processes and curious about applying AI tools to streamline workflows;
• Are excited by the opportunity to grow in a small team where you can take on broad responsibilities and make a tangible impact.

Not Required But A Plus If You:

• Have startup work experience;
• Have an interest in blockchain technology and the crypto ecosystem or web3 accounting experience;
• Have experience at tech companies with SaaS and/or API business models;
• Have implemented or optimized expense/travel management systems.

Perks & Benefits

• A competitive salary and equity package. Both salary and equity is top 25% of companies in the space
• Our employee equity scheme has world-class employee-friendly terms with a heavily discounted strike price (~90%) and a 10-year exercise window
• 5 weeks PTO + local public holidays (that can be swapped to suit you)
• A fully remote-first approach within a distributed team with flexible working hours; you structure your own day
• Say goodbye to meeting overload! We believe in a healthy mix of async and sync work, so you can focus on what truly matters—no more wasted time on endless meetings!
• Good health is important, so we offer private medical insurance, dental & vision as standard
• We believe in paid parental leave to help you celebrate this important milestone, transition to your new life, and bond with your new baby. We offer 16 weeks to primary and 6 weeks to secondary caregivers, fully paid. Plus a 2-week part-time phased return at full pay to help you get used to your new (and slightly more complex!) schedule
• Quarterly offsites in various exciting locations as a company or team to connect, work together and have fun (so far in Tuscany Berlin Austria and Athens ).
• On top of this each person gets a yearly travel allowance to connect and co-work with someone or a team of people for a few days.
• An allowance for your at-home setup, to ensure you are happy, comfortable and productive. If you prefer a local co-working space, we'll pay for your desk.
• Work with some of the best people you'll ever get to meet!
• And of course, you get some awesome Dune swag!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.