Finance & Accounting Manager - Bullish DE

Focused on developing products and services for the digital assets sector, Bullish has rewired the traditional exchange to benefit asset holders, enable traders and increase market integrity. Supported by the group’s treasury, Bullish’s new breed of exchange combines deep liquidity, automated market making and industry-leading security and compliance to increase the accessibility of digital assets for investors. Bullish exchange is operated by Bullish (GI) Limited and is regulated in Gibraltar.

Bullish through its German subsidiaries (Bullish DE) have applied for a crypto custody and principal brokerage/proprietary trading licenses. In line with these commitments we are expanding into Germany.

Mission: To make trading with digital assets more rewarding and secure.​

Vision: To be the most innovative, respected, and trusted leader in crypto.

Reports to:

Vice President, Group Financial Control & Tax

The Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Financial and Accounting Manager with primary key responsibilities listed below. The ideal candidate should have at least 8 years of experience, CPA or equivalent accounting credentials, strong data analysis skills, and the ability to work independently and other qualifications.

Key Responsibilities 

• Maintain ledger and manage monthly ledger activities and month-end closing processes, including bank reconciliations, transfer pricing schedules, prepayments, and accruals.

• Prepare regular reconciliations of transactions and positions for financial and regulatory reporting returns and schedules, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards (IFRS and German GAAP), tax, and other regulatory requirements.

• Assist in the preparation of local audited financial statements with disclosure footnotes, management report and other documents necessary for the local audit

• Preparation and filing of regulatory returns, and handle queries from regulator

• Handle various tax matters with support from Group Tax function, including transfer pricing operational support, income tax and VAT tax compliance, and tax operational information reporting.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders (finance, legal, compliance, data teams, etc) and external auditors, and tax consultants.

• Ensure internal controls over financial reporting are established and adhered to, and identify opportunities for improvements.

• Monitor monthly cash flow movements and advise the Treasury of any need for intercompany funding or cash replenishment and assistance with settlements.

• Assist the Group Financial Controller teams with ad-hoc work and projects.

Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of work experience in financial accounting and tax, preferably in a regulated industry with exposure to regulatory reporting;

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and with CPA or local equivalent designation

• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.

• Experience with Workday ledger preferred, strong proficiency in MS Office applications and ability to adapt to using various business and data systems.

• Self-directed with the ability to work autonomously and make informed decisions.

• Be able to collaborate with remote teams and deal with diversity of regional culture.

• Experience in a blockchain, fintech or financial services environment is preferred.

• Must be proficient in English and German.

• The successful applicant must be eligible to work in the member states of the European Union.

Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community. With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.