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title: 'Senior Financial Controller at Bitvavo'
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# Senior Financial Controller at Bitvavo

- **Company:** Bitvavo
- **Location:** Headquarters
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bitvavo/3b640c01-3ac0-4ece-b660-9c2f48b824b5

## Job description

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone.

In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year.

Our team, located in Amsterdam, is looking for self-driven, talented people who can help make digital assets available for everyone.

## About the Role

Bitvavo is looking for you, an ambitious Senior Financial Controller who has accounting and reporting in their DNA. You do not shy away from learning new things every day and taking responsibility for various financial projects. We are on the mission to stay the European Market Leader as a cryptocurrency exchange and expand our offering to enable access to better returns for our customers. In the next couple of years, we will be considerably expanding our operations all around Europe and you will have the opportunity to be part of it. You will be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of our accounting, and solid reporting to our stakeholders. This means a lot of impact and opportunities to set up new and improve existing processes. You will be an important player in the finance team. For us, finance is not just a support department. Finance is at the very core of our business processes. As we scale up our reporting to meet new IFRS requirements, run our first Big 4 audit, and expand into new revenue lines, this role carries real ownership over how we get there.

## What You Will Be Doing

- Owning accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and yearly closing and financial reporting, as well as ad hoc reporting
- Contributing to our IFRS conversion project, ensuring our accounting policies and financial statements are IFRS compliant
- Consolidating group entities and preparing consolidated and company only financial statements, including multi entity and business line reporting
- Taking initiative to implement process improvements and further strengthen the control function over accounting processes
- Identifying data requirements and setting up reporting to comply with new crypto regulation

## What We Look For

- University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
- 8-10 years of experience, ideally including Big 4 audit experience or a senior in-house reporting role
- Strong knowledge of external reporting (IFRS), including consolidation and technically complex areas such as share based payments and revenue recognition
- Experience coordinating or managing an external audit
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Organized, flexible, detail oriented, and able to take ownership of complex projects. Able to work independently, prioritise and multi task

Please note that for this role we are only considering candidates who are already based in the Netherlands. Experience in the local market is mandatory for this position, and relocation is therefore not offered.

At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate.

## What We Offer

At Bitvavo, we believe in attracting, motivating and retaining talented people through market-competitive offerings that go beyond compensation alone. To learn more about our total rewards package and the benefits we offer, visit our Life at Bitvavo page.

## About Bitvavo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bitvavo is a European cryptocurrency exchange platform that makes digital asset trading simple, secure, and transparent for retail and institutional customers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Mark Nuvelstijn, Tim Baardse, Jelle de Boer

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cryptocurrency exchange / digital asset trading
- **Target customers**: B2C (retail traders) and B2B (institutional investors); primarily European market
- **Mission or purpose**: To enable customers to outperform the traditional financial system by making crypto accessible to all — simple, secure, and transparent.

## Products & Services
- **Bitvavo Trading Platform**: A web and mobile app offering trading in 400+ cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, etc.) with transparent tiered fees (max 0.25%) and direct euro deposits via 8 payment methods.
- **Staking & Earn Program**: Allows users to earn passive returns on crypto holdings while retaining full access to their assets.
- **Bitvavo Account Guarantee**: Reimburses up to €100,000 for losses due to unauthorized account access.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: €100B+ assets managed, 2M+ active users across Europe, 500+ employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed; Bitvavo is independently backed and regulated under MiCA by the Dutch AFM.
- **Growth Signals**: Licensed under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) — the first major crypto exchange to hold a MiCA license; consistently ranked among top European crypto platforms; 4/5 Trustpilot rating from 17,600+ reviews.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Regulatory moat**: Fully authorized as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), giving it a compliance edge in the EU.
- **Transparent low fees**: Maximum 0.25% trading fee with tiered discounts; no hidden costs.
- **Security & trust**: Strict segregation of customer funds, proof of reserves, and a €100,000 account guarantee.
- **Localized experience**: Dutch-founded, Amsterdam-based with a deep understanding of European regulatory and payment ecosystems.

## Strategic Focus
- Becoming the #1 consumer crypto exchange in Europe.
- Scaling responsibly through regulatory compliance, product innovation, and a hybrid work culture.
- Expanding staking and earn products to increase user engagement and retention.
- Building a high-performance engineering and product organization to maintain platform reliability and speed.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Open, performance-driven, and growth-oriented with values like “Do the right thing, always”, “Take full ownership”, and “Win together”.
- **Work model**: Hybrid — balance between in-office collaboration (Amsterdam headquarters) and flexibility.
- **Benefits**: Competitive base salary + discretionary performance bonus + equity opportunities; fresh breakfast/lunch/snacks at the office; generous learning & development budget; flexible wellbeing budget; travel allowance or Swapfiets subscription; robust pension plan; fully covered OpenUp mental health subscription.
- **Relocation**: Full support for international hires — visa for family, flights, paid temporary housing, permanent housing search assistance, and administrative help (BSN, bank account, healthcare).
- **Events**: Regular team gatherings, pizza nights, themed dinners, and annual traditions like Vavoween (Halloween party) and Vavofest (company-wide celebration).

## Sources
1. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en/about) — Company overview, stats, founders, regulation
2. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en) — Product details, fees, security, Trustpilot rating
3. [jobs.bitvavo.com](https://jobs.bitvavo.com/about) — Culture, values, teams, mission
4. [jobs.bitvavo.com](https://jobs.bitvavo.com/life-at-bitvavo) — Benefits, relocation, events

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