Head of Finance

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🇨🇾 Cyprus – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2011

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

Crypto • Finance • Fintech

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange is a cryptocurrency platform that facilitates the buying and selling of over 200 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2011, Kraken provides a comprehensive suite of features for both beginner and advanced traders, such as advanced trading interfaces and margin trading. The platform emphasizes industry-leading security, deep liquidity, and 24/7 customer support, making it a trusted choice for users worldwide. Kraken caters to individual investors as well as institutional clients, offering services like OTC trading and custody. The company is committed to transparency with its proof of reserves and mission-driven values. Kraken operates globally, supporting clients in over 190 countries, with a quarterly trading volume exceeding $207 billion. However, users are advised of the high risk of crypto investments and the lack of regulation in some jurisdictions.

📋 Description

• Serve as Head of Finance for Payward Europe Digital Solutions, a Cyprus-based MiFID firm • Support drafting and enhancing financial compliance policies, programs, and procedures • Prepare, track, and maintain key financial metrics required by regulations • Understand and communicate the entity’s revenues, P&L, balance sheet, and overall financial condition • Compile data and submit financial regulatory reports • Assist internal stakeholders and auditors with audited annual financial statements • Oversee execution of financial policies and internal controls • Respond to finance-related regulatory requests in partnership with Compliance • Oversee monthly and quarterly financial closings • Prepare and track local entity budgets • Report periodically to the CCO, CEO, and Board of Directors on financial matters • Oversee project management for financial projects • Collaborate across functions to support deliverables and financial statement preparation • Support defining and approving business requirements for financial and related systems, and validate system compliance with those requirements • Oversee EEA-specific internal financial controls and mitigate residual risks outside the firm’s risk appetite • Coordinate with Treasury and Banking & Payments teams • Support Compliance and Regulatory Legal teams in reviewing new and changing laws and executing remediation plans • Provide financial support for new licence applications and renewals • Monitor, test, and ensure compliance with asset-segregation regulations • Perform other tasks assigned by PEDSL leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 12–15 years of experience with a Bachelor’s/Master’s in financial analysis, regulatory reporting, or a similar role • 3–5 years of experience in a fintech/relevant industry • Expert-level proficiency with financial analysis and reporting tools • Strong understanding of financial regulatory requirements, compliance, and financial reporting standards • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously • Ownership of all financial and treasury reconciliations for PEDSL, including client funding reconciliations, for senior management approval • Ability to develop a robust control environment • Experience with MiFID II and associated custodial/safeguarding regulatory requirements • ACA or other relevant certification • Passion for or growing intrigue in cryptocurrency adoption; personal crypto experience preferred • Relevant degree in Finance or Accounting is listed as a nice-to-have • Experience in cryptocurrency or fintech is listed as a nice-to-have • Familiarity with MiFID II regulatory requirements and processes is listed as a nice-to-have • Prior experience with regulation of virtual asset services or money service businesses in Cyprus or a similar regulatory jurisdiction is listed as a nice-to-have • Ability to work cross-functionally with Group Finance and other internal partners is listed as a nice-to-have • Strong communication and interpersonal skills listed as a nice-to-have

🏖️ Benefits

• Dogfooding Kraken products is required for everyone once they join Kraken • Equal opportunity employer committed to non-discrimination and harassment-free employment • Job-related skills or work-style assessments used consistently in the hiring process