At a glance
- Experience
- 8-12 years experience
- Location
- Singapore
About the role
- BitGo is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to own the finance and accounting function for BitGo in Singapore, with a focus on the MAS-regulated Major Payment Institution entity.
- This is a senior individual contributor role where you will be the sole finance professional in-market, responsible for both running the work and owning it.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end accounting function across BitGo's Singapore entities, including month-end and year-end close, general ledger integrity, reconciliations, accruals and intercompany eliminations.
- Produce monthly management accounts and entity P&L reporting for local and group consumption.
- Prepare statutory financial statements under IFRS and manage the annual audit, acting as primary liaison with external auditors.
- Ensure accurate accounting treatment for digital asset holdings, trading activity, client assets and multi-currency transactions.
- Deliver timely and accurate reporting to the global Finance team, including consolidation inputs and variance analysis.
- Maintain and strengthen the internal control environment to meet both regulatory expectations and listed-company standards.
- Support regulatory readiness through strong financial governance and documentation, partnering with Compliance, Legal and Operations as required.
- Oversee ACRA and IRAS obligations in conjunction with external providers.
- Provide the Managing Director with timely financial insight to support commercial decision-making, including entity P&L, cost management and revenue analysis.
- Own budgeting and forecasting for the Singapore business, and support group capital planning.
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CA Singapore, CPA Australia or equivalent) with expert knowledge of IFRS.
- 8–12 years of accounting experience across professional practice and industry.
- Familiarity with cryptocurrency and digital asset trading activity, including valuation, custody and client asset treatment.
- Track record of owning a statutory audit end to end.
- Advanced Excel and ERP proficiency.
- Effective communicator across time zones, with experience working with a global head office.
Preferred qualifications
- US GAAP familiarity advantageous given group reporting.
- Experience in a MAS-regulated Major Payment Institution and/or Capital Markets Services (CMS) licensee strongly preferred.
- NetSuite strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, bonus, and stock options
- Computer equipment to suit your needs
- Generous paid time off
- Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
Skills
- Excel
- NetSuite
- IFRS
- US GAAP
- ERP
