Kraken is hiring a Senior Director, Strategic Finance to join our Finance leadership team. You will work closely with the CFO to lead strategic financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the company, supporting growth decision-making, KPI design, M&A, and IPO readiness. This is a key role at a mission-focused company accelerating the global adoption of cryptocurrency.
What You'll Do
- Develop a robust budgeting and forecasting framework, collaborating with the CFO and business leaders to define strategic priorities, analyze business performance, and assess the financial impact of growth initiatives.
- Provide build/buy/partner decision support with key business unit leaders, Corporate Development, and Business Development teams.
- Drive the creation and delivery of monthly financial insights, including variance analysis, and manage the preparation of key financial reports for management and the Board.
- Partner with business units, Marketing, and Strategy teams to provide financial support, identify growth opportunities, and improve the business partnership model.
- Oversee the annual and departmental budgeting process, continuously refine forecasts, and align assumptions with business leaders.
- Provide oversight of the procurement function and collaborate with accounting, treasury, and tax teams to ensure tight alignment of forecast and actuals.
- Lead efforts to improve forecasting tools, systems, and methodologies to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Support the M&A team in incorporating acquisitions into long-term financial plans, ensuring smooth integration and alignment with forecasting and budgeting.
- Analyze capital allocation and make recommendations to deploy resources efficiently across the business.
- Identify and implement opportunities for improving financial processes, reporting accuracy, and the overall efficiency of the FP&A function.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
- 12+ years of experience and a proven track record in financial planning, investment banking, or strategic finance roles in the financial services, fintech or technology industries.
- Knowledge of financial markets and a strong passion for cryptocurrency.
- Experience in global organizations.
- Experience in public companies.
- Strong strategic and creative thinking, analytical and project management skills.
- Strong understanding of M&A and inorganic growth initiatives.
- Ability to establish strong working relationships across all levels of management, and to work collaboratively and independently.
- Effective at communicating complex topics and influencing others.
- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills.
- Problem-solving and investigative skills, coupled with a creative analytical orientation.
- Experience building complex financial models for valuation, forecasting or pricing strategies.
- Experience using FP&A tools (e.g., Hyperion).
- Experience using BI and analytics tools (e.g., BI360 or Tableau).
Nice to Have
- MBA preferred.
- Expert knowledge of VBA and macros preferred.
- Crypto experience.
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Finance leadership team, reporting to the CFO.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote role, with Krakenites located in 70+ countries.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.
