Assistant Controller - Digital Assets

As an Assistant Controller at Yellow Card Financial, you support the finance function of the largest licensed stablecoin-based infrastructure provider operating across 20 African countries and emerging markets. You reconcile crypto balances and on-chain movements, manage month-end and year-end close activities, and help drive financial reporting and audit preparation for a rapidly scaling organization.

What you'll do

• Reconcile customer crypto balances, crypto inventory, and on-chain movements to the ledger, investigate breaks, and ensure they are cleared and documented.
• Upload and reconcile bank statements and statements from financial institutions, including PSPs and liquidity providers, into NetSuite.
• Perform and review month-end and year-end close activities for assigned GL accounts, subledgers, and entities, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and post journals entered by team members, and keep NetSuite records accurate, correctly coded, and supported by documentation.
• Review monthly financial results for your areas, challenge numbers that are off trend, and communicate and document financial risks.
• Support the preparation of consolidated management accounts and group financial statements, and assist the VP Finance and Controllers with investor reporting, due diligence requests, and ad hoc analysis.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for external audit, and work with FP&A, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance, and Product to meet statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Contribute to finance transformation, including reconciliation automation and reporting workflows, maintain templates and standard operating procedures, and mentor junior accountants as the company scales across new markets.

What you bring

• Direct crypto experience reconciling customer crypto balances, inventory, and on-chain movements.
• Big 4 audit or mid-tier advisory experience with demonstrable exposure to complex financial reporting environments.
• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certification (SAICA, CPA, ACCA, ACMA/CGMA, ICAEW, CFA) or at final stages of qualification.
• 5 years of experience in controlling or finance roles, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Experience working with reporting assets held on behalf of clients.
• Strong accounting knowledge and understanding of IFRS principles.
• Experience with IFRS reporting and intercompany reconciliations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in financial reporting and preparation of consolidated statements.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks.
• Ability to work with multi-currency transactions and reconciliations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively.

Nice to have

• NetSuite experience, including managing COA, opening new entities, and creating custom NetSuite reports.
• Exposure to tax compliance and audit processes.

What we offer

• Fully remote work environment.
• Competitive compensation and meaningful health coverage.
• Stock option plan participation for all full-time employees.
• Access to learning and development resources and professional growth support.
• Mental health support services.
• Opportunity to work with a global and diverse team across 25+ countries.

About Yellow Card Financial

Yellow Card is the largest and first licensed stablecoin-based infrastructure provider operating in 20 African countries and emerging markets. The company empowers businesses to make international payments, protect financial assets, manage treasury functions, and access hard currency liquidity using stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, delivered through a commercial trading function, a Payments API, and a Treasury Portal.