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Xapo Bank is a Bitcoin-first, regulated credit institution headquartered in Gibraltar, operating as a fully distributed team of 160+ employees across 50+ countries. As Financial Controller, you will own the integrity of financial reporting across the Xapo group and report to the Director of Finance.
You will lead the Financial Controlling and Regulatory Reporting teams through the complete financial close cycle: consolidated and entity financial statements under IFRS and FRS 102, multi-entity close processes, regulatory returns to the GFSC and FCA, and external audit management. A key part of your role is applying IFRS to crypto assets, shaping accounting positions and policies, and working with the finance transformation team to build AI and automation into close and reporting processes.
Key responsibilities include:
**Financial Reporting & Control:** Prepare group consolidated and entity financial statements from first draft to sign-off; run month-end and year-end close for multi-entity groups in Gibraltar and the UK with consolidation and intercompany eliminations; oversee statutory accounts; maintain internal control system integrity.
**Regulatory Reporting:** Lead regulatory reporting to GFSC and FCA including prudential returns on capital and liquidity; work cross-functionally on client asset reporting; stay current with regulatory changes and update reporting as requirements evolve.
**External Audit:** Manage the full external audit cycle from planning through fieldwork, queries, and sign-off; serve as primary contact with auditors.
**Technical Accounting:** Support the Director of Finance on technical accounting including crypto asset treatment under IFRS; write technical accounting positions; contribute to finance systems and infrastructure decisions; draft accounting policies and decision records.
**Tax:** Own tax compliance and manage external tax advisors, including crypto asset tax treatment.
**Systems & Automation:** Improve finance processes and NetSuite reporting; collaborate with finance transformation team on AI and automation adoption; manage and optimize close and regulatory reporting review processes.
**Team Leadership:** Lead and develop Financial Controlling and Regulatory Reporting teams; foster high performance, accountability, and collaboration; set clear objectives, develop future leaders, and build team capability for evolving business and regulatory needs.
This is a 100% remote, full-time position with flexibility to work from anywhere globally.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred
- Minimum 5 years as a Controller leading an accounting function
- Experience in a bank, fintech, or crypto business
- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and FRS 102 with experience preparing financial statements under both
- Crypto asset accounting under IFRS, including fair value revaluation and on-chain reconciliations, with working understanding of blockchain
- Regulatory reporting experience including Basel capital and liquidity returns (e.g., COREP); GFSC or FCA exposure preferred
- External audit experience
- NetSuite proficiency (essential)
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets; SQL or BI tools (BigQuery, Looker) advantageous
- Experience using AI tools in finance roles and comfort working alongside AI-driven automations
- Experience leading and developing a finance team
- Clear writing ability; ability to explain complex financial information to non-finance colleagues and handle regulator/auditor correspondence in remote environment
- Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and high integrity standards
- Dedicated workspace and reliable high-speed internet connection required
