Since being founded in 2018, Copper has been building the standard for institutional digital asset infrastructure with a focus on custody, collateral management, and prime services.
Led by Amar Kuchinad, Copper's Global CEO, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody. Copper’s multi-award winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications and even staking pools without the assets leaving the custody.
Built on top of this state-of-the-art custody, ClearLoop is the first solution in the market that overcomes a growing industry challenge; counterparty risk with exchanges. This solution underpins a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges, and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from the safety of their MPC-secured wallets. By reducing settlement time for transfers to a few milliseconds (without blockchain network dependency) and offering enhanced security measures, ClearLoop is rapidly reshaping the way asset managers trade and manage capital.
In addition to industry-leading security certifications, Copper has one of the strongest insurance coverages in the industry from an A+ rated insurer, positioning the firm as the partner of choice for institutions seeking to safeguard their assets.
Department environment
Copper’s finance team provides critical information to the company's leadership to facilitate effective management, strategic decision making and provide insights into key data and metrics driving our businesses growth. Our team has several disciplines including Finance Operations, Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Revenue Operations and Procurement. Each of these teams plays an important role in supporting the wider business through day-to-day operations (commercial deal support, invoice processing, cash collection, etc.), regular reporting (budget v actuals, forecasting, cash and liquidity management etc.), performance management (KPI, sales metrics and financials) and other specialised activities (tax compliance/structuring, vendor selection etc.). Our team's goal is to be a best-in-class support function to the global Copper business and help ensure all departments performance against objectives as our business scales to build an optimum financial architecture and create value for shareholders.
Key Responsibilities of the role
The purpose of the Head of Finance role is to ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting for Copper Markets (US) Inc, Copper Technologies (US) Inc. and across the Copper Group by supporting with the preparation of statutory accounts, managing external audits, providing expert technical accounting guidance and performing management accounting activities. This role plays a critical part in maintaining a robust financial control environment, oversee financial operations, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory standards in accordance with FINRA and SEC.
Statutory/Regulatory Reporting & Compliance
- Ensure fully compliance with all reporting requirements in accordance with local regulatory and accounting standards, such as FOCUS reports and net capital rules.
- Manage the external audit process, liaising with the auditors and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate delivery
- Prepare technical accounting memos and provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions
- Establish a robust financial control environment and ensure financial reporting meets the latest regulatory requirements
- Take full ownership of producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis as part of the Group month-end close process
- Prepare detailed breakdowns and summaries for ad-hoc reporting requests to meet the needs of finance leadership or local management.
Collaboration and Operational oversight
- Be the go-to finance team member for technical accounting guidance across the group
- Collaborate with FP&A, tax, treasury, and legal and operational teams to support cross-functional initiatives and operational tasks
- Stay updated with FINRA and SEC examination priorities and industry best practices.
- Support FP&A with the preparation and maintenance of management accounts, ensuring accurate and complete department allocations are correct and performing detailed variance analysis month-on-month.
In addition to the above, this role may be required to support the wider Copper Group and its subsidiaries on each of the responsibilities above where needed.
Your experience, skills and knowledge
- Qualified accountant (e.g. CPA, or equivalent) with strong knowledge of US GAPP and IFRS
- Active Series 27 license, as mandated by FINRA Rule 1200 series, formerly NASD Rule 1022.
- Proven experience in FINRA or SEC audit preferred
- Extensive experience in financial services, with a preference for backgrounds in digital asset custody, trading, or settlement operations.
- Experience in blockchain based financial instruments and related regulatory frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to prepare annual financial statementsregulatory reporting
- Deep understanding of how to create, maintain and explain balance sheet reconciliation files.
- Deep understanding of financial statements and accounting standards / principals.
- Strong communication skills to convey financial information clearly.
- Aptitude for identifying issues and developing effective solutions.
- Proficient in relevant software (Excel, NetSuite, Salesforce).
The benefits offered
- Paid Time Off - 25 days annual leave per annum in addition to local bank holidays. Employees also receive one additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
- Comprehensive health cover - medical, optical and dental benefits.
- Life Insurance
- Commuter Benefit Programme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
In return for everything you can bring to Copper, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with career opportunities and welcoming working environment.
If you think you have everything we're looking for and more, then we'd love you to apply for the opportunity.
This role is deemed anApprovedPersons role and will require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications and pass fitness and propriety assessments.
Copper is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and equal opportunities in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. So, bring us your experience, perspectives, and skills. It is in our differences that we will continue to grow and ensure Copper is transforming how institutional investors engage with digital assets. Copper is a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you have a disability. If you require us to provide any assistance during the recruitment process, then we would ask you to highlight this to us and we will be happy to accommodate.
