Finance Specialist

About Bullish Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services.

These include

• Bullish Exchange – a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity.
• Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar.
• Coin Desk Indices – a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries.
• Coin Desk Data - a broad suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics.
• Coin Desk Insights – a digital asset media and events provider and operator of Coindesk. com, a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology.
• Reports to: Head of Statutory and Regulatory Reporting

This role provides day-to-day execution capacity for BEU’s German regulatory reporting, HGB financial accounting, and internal control obligations across its licenses (KWG, Mi CA, PSD2/ZAG).

All work is performed under the supervision and sign-off of the local Finance Manager as well as for global matters with sign-off from the Head of Statutory and Regulatory Reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• German regulatory returns - preparation and on-time submission: Bundesbank AWV statistics (Z4, Z10, Z5 series); Mi CA prudential returns (Fina Risiko V, CRR Own Funds, LCR/NSFR, Fixed Overhead Requirement); PSD2 returns (STZAG/GVZAG, WAZAG, ZIEV/ZEM), with full source-data audit trails.
• German GAAP (HGB) close: prepare monthly HGB financial statements; process HGB-layer adjustments (institutional settlement, group loans, leases); reconcile to IFRS for Group reporting.
• Reconciliation and substantiation: period-end accruals, balance-sheet reconciliations, and bank reconciliations, with clear, auditable documentation and written valuation basis for each material item.
• Internal Control System (ICS): draft and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and the accounting manual; prepare four-eyes working papers; operate day-to-day controls and sample-testing protocols for Manager review and sign-off.
• Asset segregation: support daily reconciliation of BEU customer and corporate assets under Ba Fin segregation requirements (Mi CA/KWG); maintain audit evidence; contribute to the Group reconciliation-automation programme.
• Audit and AP support: support the annual HGB statutory audit and ad-hoc Ba Fin/Bundesbank information requests; process local invoices and accounts payable.
• Wider BRSR support: assist the BRSR Function and centralised Financial Control team across entities during audits, peak periods, or absence, as directed by the Manager.

Essential Qualifications

• 2–4 years in financial accounting, financial control, or regulatory reporting within a regulated financial services environment (bank, payment institution, or crypto-asset firm).
• Solid grounding in German GAAP (HGB): accruals, balance-sheet valuation, reconciliation and period-end close; ability to reconcile HGB to IFRS.
• Working knowledge of German regulatory reporting (AWV/Bundesbank, Ba Fin prudential returns), or a demonstrable ability to acquire it rapidly.
• Fluent German (C1+ written and spoken) and professional working English - both mandatory for regulatory submissions and Group-level reporting.
• Understanding of internal control principles and documented control frameworks; disciplined, auditable documentation.
• Desirable Familiarity with Mi CA, PSD2, or CRR reporting obligations; Fina Risiko V / Bundesbank reporting portals.
• Exposure to digital assets, crypto-asset markets, or blockchain-adjacent financial processes; NPP / new-product governance experience.
• Workday (General Ledger) and/or Flo Qast (financial close); part-qualified or working towards WP, St B, ACCA, or equivalent.

Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community.

With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.

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