CFO & FinOps Leader — Self-Clearing FinTech, Hybrid

Market Access Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Job summary

Market Access Staffing seeks a seasoned Chief Financial Officer to build and lead the financial and regulatory framework for a growing self-clearing broker-dealer/FinTech in New York, hybrid arrangement. You will own FINOP responsibilities, capital planning, and regulatory reporting while shaping a modern, scalable finance function for global-scale operations.

The role requires active FINRA Series 27, deep SEC rule mastery, CMA experience, and a hands-on leader able to design processes from the

Qualifications

• Active FINRA Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal) is mandatory.
• Direct self-clearing experience: 10 years in a registered broker-dealer.
• Deep command of SEC Rule 15c3-1 and 15c3-3, SIPC, US GAAP broker-dealer accounting standards.
• Experience navigating FINRA CMA (or similar CMA/NMA) for clearing/expansion is preferred.
• Fluency with modern multi-currency ledgers and automated regulatory reporting tools.
• Leadership mindset: building processes from scratch and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Own all financial reporting obligations under SEC Rule 17a-5 and related forms.
• Direct capital, reserve computations and real-time monitoring for compliance.
• Lead the CMA regulatory authorization process and FINRA interactions.
• Develop and enforce WSPs, controls for treasury operations and capital adequacy.
• Oversee clearinghouse and banking relationships, settlement liquidity, and collateral management.
• Collaborate with engineering to automate reconciliations and feeding regulatory data.
• Lead strategic financial planning, budgeting, audits, and board reporting.

Skills

FINOP Series 27

Self-clearing broker-dealer

Regulatory knowledge

SEC Rule 15c3-1

CMA experience

Multi-currency ledgers

Leadership

Tools

Regulatory reporting tools

DTCC/NSCC/DTC systems

Job description

Market Access Staffing seeks a seasoned Chief Financial Officer to build and lead the financial and regulatory framework for a growing self-clearing broker-dealer/FinTech in New York, hybrid arrangement. You will own FINOP responsibilities, capital planning, and regulatory reporting while shaping a modern, scalable finance function for global-scale operations.

The role requires active FINRA Series 27, deep SEC rule mastery, CMA experience, and a hands-on leader able to design processes from the