Financial Controller, EMEA

Blockchain.com is the world's leading software platform for digital assets. Offering the largest production blockchain platform in the world, we share the passion to code,
create, and ultimately build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.

We are looking for a Finance Controller, based in Vilnius, who is looking to roll up their sleeves to help build the accounting infrastructure and processes that will support growth in a fast, yet controlled manner. Reporting to and working with the Controller for the EMEA region, this person is comfortable and confident in a high growth company where structure, procedures, and policy are in development, familiar with a fast pace, and is able to prioritize in building a scalable, efficient accounting and reporting function.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Manage and maintain the general ledger, ensuring accurate and timely records of all financial transactions
• Responsible for financial reporting for regulatory and compliance
• Maintain P&L and balance sheet reconciliations, identify and research any large variances
• Review and approve invoices for payment and resolve any discrepancies
• Prepare and review financial statements and reports, ensuring compliance with local accounting standards and regulations
• Prepare VAT returns and ensure timely filing of returns
• Support in any financial statement audits required for your entities under remit
• Assist with establishing internal controls procedures and processes
• Perform ad-hoc projects

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, etc.)
• 5+ years experience in accounting
• Preference for prior experience in crypto, fintech, or start-up environments
• Ability to prioritize efficiently in a dynamic environment with constantly changing and competing demands.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS, UK/EU GAAP, US GAAP)
• Proficiency in Excel and accounting software (NetSuite, Trovata, FloQast)
• Interest in the crypto industry and awareness of the changes occurring in global regulations

OMPENSATION & PERKS

• Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
• Hybrid model working from home & awesome office location in Vilnius 
• Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
• Apple equipment
• The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field
• Flexible work culture 
• Depending on skill set and experience, the salary for this role starts at 50,000 - 70,000 EUR per year

Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

You may contact our Data Protection Officer by email at [email protected]. Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Controller’s recruitment related activities, which include setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes. Such processing is legally permissible under Art. 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) as necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, which are the solicitation, evaluation, and selection of applicants for employment.

Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf.  Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. Because the European Union Commission has determined that United States data privacy laws do not ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data collected from EU data subjects, the transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the standard contractual clauses. 

Your personal data will be retained by Controller as long as Controller determines it is necessary to evaluate your application for employment.  Under the GDPR, you have the right to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, and to request that processing of your personal data be restricted. You also have the right to data portability. In addition, you may lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority.