Analyst, Business Controller

Coinbase; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,840 - 87,600; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is looking for an Analyst, Business Controller to join their team in Greater London. This role focuses on evaluating new trade strategies and ensuring that product launches are compliant and financially sound. You'll engage with various finance stakeholders and coordinate across teams, delivering high-quality documentation of financial processes.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience in finance, with CPA certification, preferably with a background in crypto exchanges. This position also offers a competitive salary range between £78,840 and £87,600 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or controllership.
• Big 4 public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong ability to coordinate across multiple finance functions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate new trade strategies and finance requirements.
• Produce documentation of fund flows and financial risks.
• Implement financial controls for audit readiness.

Skills

Finance experience in crypto exchanges

Strong documentation skills

Cross-functional coordination

Financial control implementation

Generative AI utilization

Education

CPA certification (or in progress)

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for \"good enough,\", you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” Learn more about working at Coinbase.

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.

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 GBP - £87,600 GBP

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.