Chief Financial Officer ,North America

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• Location: Chicago,IL
• Sector: Crypto Perp
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Chicago,IL

Corporate – Regional Finance /

Hybrid

is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms, serving over 100 million customers globally. Through its acquisition of the North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (Nadex),  operates a CFTC-regulated designated contract market (FCM/DCM) in the United States, offering derivatives and event contracts to U.S. participants. , the company’s prediction markets platform, extends this regulated infrastructure to event-based trading, positioning the organization at the forefront of the rapidly evolving intersection of digital assets, derivatives, and prediction markets.

We are seeking a CFO, North Americas to lead the financial function, with responsibility for managing all aspects of finance, audit, tax, accounting and treasury for our U.S. and Canadian entities. This executive will serve as the senior finance leader on the ground in North America, partnering closely with the Group CFO and global finance team while owning the regional financial architecture that supports a CFTC-regulated exchange, a crypto trading platform, a prediction markets business, new business lines, and a NY OCC Trust bank..

The ideal candidate brings a distinctive blend of financial services expertise, public accounting rigor, and hands‑on experience in the digital asset industry.

Strategic Finance & Leadership

• Own the financial strategy and long-range planning for all Americas entities, including Nadex (DCM),  prediction markets operations, and the U.S. crypto exchange business.
• Serve as the primary finance business partner to Americas leadership, providing data-driven insights on revenue, margin, product economics, and capital allocation.
• Build and present board‑ready financial narratives and investor materials as needed.
• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and scenario analysis across all Americas business lines.
• Lead the financial integration and operational setup of new business lines
• Oversee the preparation of U.S. GAAP financial statements, management reporting packages, and consolidation deliverables for global reporting.
• Ensure robust internal controls over financial reporting and SOX‑equivalent frameworks as required for a regulated exchange.
• Manage the external audit relationship and coordinate with global finance on group‑level audit and statutory requirements.
• Own technical accounting positions on complex topics including digital asset accounting, derivatives revenue recognition, and customer fund segregation.

Regulatory & Compliance Finance

• Ensure financial compliance with CFTC regulations applicable to designated contract markets, including capital adequacy, financial reporting to regulators, and customer protection rules.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on regulatory filings, examinations, and responses to CFTC, NFA, and state regulatory inquiries.
• Maintain and enhance financial controls for customer fund segregation and protection in accordance with Part 22 and related CFTC requirements.
• Monitor the evolving U.S. regulatory landscape for digital assets and prediction markets, advising leadership on financial and structural implications of new rules.

Treasury & Operations

• Oversee Americas treasury operations, including cash management, bank relationships, and liquidity planning across fiat and digital asset holdings.
• Manage intercompany transactions, transfer pricing, and funding structures between U.S. entities and the global group.
• Collaborate with Tax on federal, state, and international tax planning, compliance, and transfer pricing documentation.

Team Building & Cross-Functional Partnership

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