This is the 2nd episode of a new series I started called ‘Becoming a Web3 CFO’ - where I dive into the inspiring stories of accounting & finance professionals who transitioned from traditional finance to web3.
In Episode 48, I speak with Jozef Vogel, the newly appointed VP of Finance and Operations at Ether.fi, a decentralized non-custodial ETH staking protocol.
And previously Jozef had been the Financial Controller at Aave, one of the most well-known decentralized lending & borrowing protocols.
Jozef is a highly sought-after crypto accountant as he has proven he can marry the best of both worlds in setting up the finance function of a web3 startup, that is using a combination of digital asset tracking tools and traditional ERP, payroll and treasury management solutions.
Topics covered;
- Episode intro (00:39)
- Starting out as a CPA working for BDO (2:39)
- Falling down the web3 rabbit hole (5:39)
- Pre-requisites to get an accounting job in web3 (8:17)
- Starting out at Aave, & hiring process (9:10)
- Thank you to our sponsor Cryptoworth (11:18)
- Responsibilities & challenges at Aave (12:54)
- Starting out at Ether.fi (17:24)
- Web3 tooling for accounting & finance (19:30)
- Treasury Management advice for the new web3 CFO (22:22)
- Thank you to our sponsor Web3CFO Club (24:57)
- Difference between a web2 v/s web3 accountant (27:03)
- Emerging opportunities for accountants in web3 (28:45)
- Additional skills for the crypto accountant (30:25)
- Taking time off (32:31)
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