Senior Director, Strategic Finance

Summary

Join Kraken's Finance leadership team as a strategic finance leader, working closely with the CFO. Lead strategic financial planning, analysis, and reporting, partnering with business unit leaders to support growth decision-making. Develop robust budgeting and forecasting frameworks, drive financial insights, and manage key financial reports. Collaborate cross-functionally to provide financial support and identify growth opportunities. Oversee the annual budgeting process, refine forecasts, and ensure alignment with business strategies. Support M&A integration and capital allocation, and implement process improvements for efficiency. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting (MBA preferred), 12+ years of experience in financial planning, and strong analytical and communication skills. Kraken offers a fully remote work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field; MBA preferred
• 12+ years experience and 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 strong passion in 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)

Responsibilities

• Develop robust budgeting and forecasting framework, while collaborating with the CFO and business leaders to define strategic priorities, analyze business performance, and assess the financial impact of growth initiatives, including ROI and capital allocation
• Build/buy/partner decision support with key BU 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
• Ensure alignment of financial forecasts with business strategies and provide recommendations for optimizing financial performance
• Partner with business units (BUs), Marketing, and Strategy teams to provide financial support, identify growth opportunities, and improve the business partnership model
• Lead monthly budget reviews, track performance against key business drivers, and help bridge the gap between internal finance and investor relations
• Oversee the annual and departmental budgeting process, continuously refine forecasts, and align assumptions with business leaders
• Oversight of the procurement function and collaboration 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
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of VBA and macros
• Crypto experience

Benefits

Fully remote company