Join Coinbase as a Senior Business Controller to drive financial integrity and support product launches in a dynamic environment.
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Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Business Controller at Coinbase, the individual will oversee the financial aspects of product launches, ensuring compliance and alignment across various teams. Key skills include a strong technical accounting background, experience in the fintech sector, and the ability to manage cross-functional projects effectively. This position is ideal for someone with significant experience in finance or accounting, particularly within the crypto space, who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 24 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
- Coinbase has 181 other open roles including Senior Data Scientist, Strategic Finance Manager, Platform, Product Manager II, Workspace and Multi-User.
- 49 active Fintech roles on Joblaze right now.
- 12 active crypto roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$119,000).
- Pays more than 16% of the 37 salaried Fintech roles we track (median $220,800).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Business Controller role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Remote - USA.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $140,080–$164,800 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Business Controller role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Remote - USA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Fintech, crypto.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Business Controller role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
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.
What You'll Do
- Own periodic prioritization meetings with Business Partners across Consumer, Institutional, Base, and Development to assess product launch pipelines and plan Finance support across workstreams
- Drive a culture of quality and compliance by overseeing the end-to-end product launch review process, maintaining up-to-date Finance Requirements documentation, and ensuring all launch blockers have assigned DRIs and ETAs
- Partner with finance stakeholders, business leads, and cross-functional teams to evaluate new product strategies, define finance requirements, and support timely implementation in a fast-paced environment
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business partners, helping them navigate the Finance organization and scale operations with minimal friction
- Collaborate with EAA and Finance Engineering teams to implement new reporting capabilities and automate processes where appropriate
- Perform accounting treatment reviews for new products and strategies, ensuring alignment with applicable standards and internal policies
- Partner with business and process owners to scope, design, and implement controls that address key financial risks and ensure ongoing operating effectiveness
- Produce high-quality documentation including fund flow analyses, key risk summaries, and executive-level status updates
- 5+ years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related field, with hands-on exposure to operational and accounting processes
- Big 4 public accounting experience required, with a strong technical accounting background
- CPA (or equivalent) required
- Deep crypto product knowledge, preferably gained at a major crypto exchange or crypto-native fintech
- Fintech industry experience with a solid understanding of the financial and regulatory landscape
- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or Business
- Proven ability to independently manage cross-functional workstreams and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing audit-ready documentation and executive-level reporting
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Job ID: P77747
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