Business Controller, Coinbase
Analyst
£78.8-87.6k
Digital currency exchange
Be an early applicant
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£78.8-87.6k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or controllership, with direct exposure to crypto exchanges, fintech, or financial services product operations
- CPA certification (or in progress) with a foundation in technical accounting, preferably including Big 4 public accounting experience
- Proven ability to coordinate cross-functionally across accounting, tax, legal, treasury, and operations teams to drive product launches from scoping through go-live
- Demonstrated experience scoping and implementing financial controls to address key risks in new or evolving business processes, including documenting fund flows and accounting treatment decisions
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
What the job involves
- As an Analyst, Business Controller on the Business Controllers team within Coinbase's Accounting organization, you'll serve as Finance's "One-DRI" for product launches that have financial impact
- This team acts as the central coordinator bringing together accounting, tax, treasury, credit risk, and operations to ensure new products launch without compromising financial integrity, audit readiness, or regulatory compliance
- You'll evaluate new trade strategies and product launches across Coinbase's crypto product suite, determine impacts for Finance, and drive cross-functional implementation from scoping through go-live
- Partner with finance stakeholders, business leads, and cross-functional teams to evaluate new trade strategies, determine finance requirements, and coordinate implementation across accounting, tax, treasury, and operations
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the business by navigating the Finance organization on their behalf, reducing friction in product launches, and ensuring the right stakeholders are informed and consulted at each stage
- Produce high-quality documentation of fund flows, key financial risks, and accounting treatment decisions, and deliver regular status updates to executive management
- Scope, design, and implement financial controls in partnership with business and process owners to address key risks and ensure operating effectiveness for audit and regulatory readiness
- Collaborate with external vendors and IT partners to automate manual processes and build scalable workflows that support Coinbase's growing product portfolio
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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