Episode 48 | Jozef Vogel from Ether.fi on Becoming a Web3 CFO

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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