Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VelaFi is a fintech company building the future of global financial infrastructure. They are seeking an experienced Group Financial Controller to lead the financial control infrastructure, oversee financial reporting and compliance, and prepare for a planned public offering.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation and review of consolidated financial statements across multiple legal entities under US GAAP
- Manage multi-currency consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and monthly close processes
- Establish and maintain accounting policies, reporting standards, and chart of accounts governance
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across all operating entities
- Serve as the primary relationship owner for external auditors
- Coordinate audit planning, Prepared-by-Client (PBC) requests, fieldwork, and audit deliverables
- Build and implement a SOX-aligned internal control framework
- Ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements across all operating jurisdictions
- Lead financial reporting workstreams supporting a future public offering
- Coordinate preparation of SEC filings, financial statements, and supporting documentation
- Partner with legal counsel, external advisors, investment bankers, and executive leadership throughout the IPO process
- Drive continuous improvement of financial governance and reporting maturity
- Oversee NetSuite financial reporting architecture and accounting processes
- Improve reconciliation processes, accounting automation, and financial controls
- Partner with Treasury, FP&A, Accounting, and Operations to ensure accurate financial data and reporting
- Support implementation of scalable financial systems and reporting infrastructure
- Provide technical accounting leadership to global finance teams
- Mentor regional accounting leaders and establish best practices
- Partner closely with Treasury, FP&A, Legal, Compliance, Product, and Executive Leadership on strategic financial initiatives
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Active US CPA license required
- 10+ years of progressive accounting or controllership experience
- Extensive experience leading multi-entity consolidations under US GAAP
- Proven ownership of external audits
- Experience designing and implementing SOX internal controls
- Experience supporting IPO readiness or publicly traded company reporting
- Strong experience with NetSuite or comparable ERP platforms
- Professional English proficiency
- Mandarin proficiency
- Big Four public accounting background
- Experience in fintech, payments, stablecoins, or digital assets
- Experience with SEC reporting (10-K, 10-Q, S-1, F-1)
- Experience with Workiva, BitWave, or similar financial reporting platforms
- Experience operating across Latin America and multiple international entities
- Familiarity with AI tools that improve financial reporting, reconciliations, and close processes
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