Analyst, Business Controller

About the role

This role focuses on ensuring financial integrity and compliance for new product launches at Coinbase. The successful candidate will partner with finance stakeholders and business leads to evaluate new trade strategies, define financial requirements, and coordinate implementation across various departments including accounting, tax, treasury, and operations. This involves acting as a key advisor, streamlining the process for product teams navigating the finance organization.

A core part of the work involves producing detailed documentation for fund flows, identifying key financial risks, and making accounting treatment decisions. The analyst will also be responsible for providing regular updates to executive management. This requires a strong ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.

Success in this position means scoping, designing, and implementing robust financial controls in collaboration with business and process owners. This is crucial for addressing key risks and ensuring operational effectiveness, which supports audit and regulatory readiness. The role also involves working with external vendors and IT to automate processes, building scalable workflows for Coinbase's expanding product portfolio.

The target annual base salary for this position is between $100,000 and $110,000 USD, excluding equity and bonus eligibility.

Skills that matter here

• finance: The role requires a background in finance to evaluate trade strategies and manage financial requirements for product launches.
• accounting: A strong foundation in technical accounting, including CPA certification, is necessary for documenting accounting treatment decisions and ensuring compliance.
• controllership: Experience in controllership is applied when scoping and implementing financial controls to manage risks and ensure operational effectiveness.
• crypto exchanges: Direct exposure to crypto exchanges is beneficial for understanding the unique financial and operational context of Coinbase's products.
• fintech: Experience in fintech operations helps in navigating the fast-evolving landscape of financial technology and its impact on product development.
• financial services: A background in financial services product operations provides the context needed to advise on new trade strategies and financial controls.

Who this role suits

• Someone with a meticulous approach to financial documentation, capable of detailing fund flows and accounting treatments.
• An individual who can effectively coordinate across multiple internal teams (accounting, tax, legal, treasury) and external partners.
• A professional who thrives in a demanding environment and is driven to ensure financial integrity and compliance.
• A candidate who can act as a trusted advisor, simplifying complex financial processes for business stakeholders.

From the employer

What you'll do:

• 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

Required Skills and Experience:

• 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.

Pay Transparency Notice:

The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision). Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): £78,840—£87,600 GBP

• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.