Head of Finance, US

Bitget; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Bitget US is seeking an experienced Head of Finance to lead accounting, reporting, treasury, planning, and controls for the U.S. business. You will partner with Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology, and senior leadership to ensure strong financial processes and regulatory alignment.

This role requires a seasoned finance leader with deep controllership, treasury, and FP&A expertise in financial services or fintech, guiding a growing team and coordinating audits and external relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible finance, accounting, treasury, controllership, or FP&A experience.
• Experience leading accounting close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal-control processes.
• Strong understanding of cash management, liquidity planning, reconciliations, and financial risk management.
• Experience in financial-services, fintech, capital markets, or regulated environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly with senior management and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead core accounting operations including general ledger, accounts payable, reconciliations, accruals, close.
• Develop and maintain finance policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and management reporting.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and operating expenses.
• Manage treasury processes, banking relationships, cash forecasting, and investments.
• Coordinate inputs for filings, reports, examinations with Compliance, Legal, and external advisors.
• Partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and profitability initiatives.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support growth and risk management.
• Lead the finance team and scale operating processes.
• Coordinate audits, tax compliance, and financial statements for shareholders.

Skills

Finance leadership

Financial reporting

Treasury

Internal controls

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business

Job description

Bitget US is building a secure, customer-focused, and scalable digital-asset business serving the U.S. market. We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Head of Finance to lead accounting, financial reporting, treasury, planning, and control functions for the U.S. business.

The Head of Finance will help build and maintain a strong financial-control environment, support sound decision-making, and coordinate finance-related requirements with internal stakeholders and external service providers. The role will work closely with Legal, Compliance, Operations, Technology, and senior leadership to ensure financial processes are well documented, appropriately controlled, and aligned with applicable business, contractual, and regulatory obligations.

This position is well suited to a finance leader with strong controllership, treasury, financial-planning, and operational leadership experience in financial services, fintech, capital markets, or other regulated environments.

What you’ll do

Financial Operations and Controls

• Lead core accounting operations, including general ledger management, accounts payable, reconciliations, accruals, financial close, and maintenance of accurate accounting records.
• Develop, implement, and maintain finance policies, procedures, and internal controls appropriate to the business’s activities and risk profile.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes, including management reporting and financial statement preparation.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and operating expenses; identify and accelerate material financial risks and variances.
• Manage treasury processes, banking relationships, payment controls, cash forecasting, and authorized investment activity.
• Support the design and operation of controls relating to the handling, reconciliation, and safeguarding of customer-related assets or funds, where applicable.
• Coordinate finance inputs for filings, reports, examinations, and other requirements applicable to the business and its entities, in partnership with Compliance, Legal, and external advisors.

Business Partnership and Leadership

• Partner with executive leadership on budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, pricing, investment decisions, and profitability initiatives.
• Provide timely financial analysis and practical recommendations to support growth, resource allocation, and risk-management decisions.
• Lead and develop the finance team, establishing clear responsibilities, performance standards, and scalable operating processes.
• Coordinate annual audits, tax compliance, financial statement preparation, and reporting to shareholders or affiliated entities, as applicable.
• Build productive relationships with external auditors, banking partners, service providers, consultants, and other relevant counterparties.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Compliance, Legal, Technology, Product, and Commercial teams to understand business activity and strengthen financial processes.
• Support finance-related diligence, vendor oversight, new-product reviews, and operational readiness initiatives.

What you’ll need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible finance, accounting, treasury, controllership, or financial-planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading accounting close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and internal-control processes.
• Strong understanding of cash management, liquidity planning, reconciliations, and financial risk management.
• Experience working in a financial-services, fintech, capital-markets, payments, or similarly complex operating environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly with senior management and influence decisions through sound financial analysis.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, CFA, CTP, or similar professional credential.
• Experience supporting businesses with financial-services compliance, capital planning, customer asset protection, or regulatory reporting obligations.
• Experience with brokerage, futures, payments, banking, digital assets, custody, or related financial technology products.
• Familiarity with U.S. financial-services regulatory frameworks and the finance implications of regulated or regulated-adjacent business activities.
• Experience building finance functions, controls, and reporting processes in a high-growth organization.
• Bitget is the world’s leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world’s largest and most respected exchanges
• We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions
• We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey
• We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe
• We offer competitive salaries and benefits
• Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it!

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