Bastion

Financial Services

VPFinance

$200–275k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“VP Finance at Bastion. Skills: Finance systems, Financial reporting, Strategic finance, FP&A. Build scalable finance systems. Build scalable finance processes”

What You'll Achieve.

Speak to financial position with confidence; Speak to close process with confidence; Speak to regulatory obligations with confidence; Assessment of internal controls environment; Prioritized remediation plan for gaps; Finance team understand operating style; Cross-functional partners understand operating style; Close runs on predictable calendar; Procedures documented; Regulatory filings submitted on time; Clear audit trail; Leadership has usable financial reporting; Internal controls tested; Finance function exceeds expectations; Board trusts numbers; Leadership trusts numbers; Financial reporting accurate; Financial reporting timely; Financial reporting actionable; Internal controls are strength; Documented tested control environment

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Controller background, Senior accounting background, Meaningful exposure to strategic finance, Comfortable reviewing journal entries, Comfortable presenting financial analysis to board, Experience in highly regulated industries

Nice to Have

Experience in financial services

What You'll Do.

Build scalable finance systems

Build scalable finance processes

Build scalable finance infrastructure

Own the numbers end to end

Own regulatory filings

Drive strategic financial planning

Build FP&A capabilities

Partner with leadership on decisions

Review journal entries

Present financial analysis to board

Immerse in financial infrastructure

Review regulatory reporting obligations

Understand filing requirements

Understand preparation of submissions

Understand regulatory landscape

Understand reporting obligations

Understand regulatory evolution

Integrate accounting workflows

Integrate treasury workflows

Track actuals against plan

Provide spending visibility

Identify visibility gaps

Run month-end close process

Drive close process improvements

Reduce close cycle time

Improve close accuracy

Eliminate manual workarounds

Establish close calendar

Take ownership of regulatory reporting

Ensure filing accuracy

Ensure filing completeness

Ensure timely filing submission

Build sign-off process

Provide monthly budget-vs-actual reporting

Provide department cost allocation

Provide variance analysis

Provide financial visibility

Document internal controls framework

Begin testing controls

Own annual planning process

Build financial model

Facilitate department-level budgeting

Prepare finance function for complexity

Ensure reporting capabilities scale

Ensure controls scale

Ensure processes scale

Develop team capabilities

Make hiring recommendations

Build finance organization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with leadership; Partner with team; Cross-functional partners

Communication Scope

Present financial analysis; Board-level reporting

Full Job Description

ABOUT BASTION Bastion builds regulated financial infrastructure for modern businesses. Bastion's full stack product suite covers stablecoin issuance, custodial wallet infrastructure, and global asset conversion rails, with the flexibility to deploy individual capabilities or combine them end-to-end. Bastion's regulated foundation underpins a compliance-first approach to risk management, ensuring the integrity and security of all financial activity within its systems. Bastion holds the appropriate licenses for its own operations, but can also act as a service provider, offering compliance and financial operations support under our customers’ licenses. OVERVIEW We are hiring a VP of Finance to Build scalable finance systems, processes, and infrastructure. This is a hands-on leadership role. you'll own the numbers end to end, from month-end close to regulatory filings to the financial models that inform how the company allocates capital and prices its products. You need to be someone who has lived inside the details of accounting and financial reporting, and who can also zoom out to drive strategic financial planning, build FP&A capabilities, and partner with leadership on decisions that shape the business. The ideal candidate comes from a controller or senior accounting background with meaningful exposure to strategic finance—someone who's equally comfortable reviewing journal entries and presenting financial analysis to the board. Experience in highly regulated industries (financial services in particular) is a strong bonus. You'll report to the COO. While there is a preference for the role to be based in NYC, we are open to candidates across the United States. WORK TO BE DONE Instead of a list of requirements, we want to give you a directional look into the first 30, 90, and 180 days on the job. We are a startup, so the pace is fast and the specific work will change. People who thrive here are finding ways to contribute in their first week, and fully productive in t

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