Financial Controller

About BKN301

BKN301 is a London-based financial technology group that develops fintech solutions for banks, fintechs, and merchants, enabling them to scale and innovate across emerging markets. With offices in Milan, Doha, and San Marino, the company maintains an expanding international presence. BKN301 operates with a focus on speed, cross-border thinking, and collaborative teamwork to develop scalable financial products. The diverse backgrounds and expertise within its international teams contribute to faster innovation and robust client solutions.

The Opportunity in Riyadh

Joining BKN301 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offers the opportunity to contribute to the establishment and growth of the company's local presence. This full-time role is pivotal in shaping strategic growth initiatives, supporting market expansion, and building key relationships that contribute to BKN301's long-term success in the Kingdom. The company values individual contributions, supports experimentation, and encourages an open approach to innovation.

Role Summary: Financial Controller

As a Financial Controller, you will be responsible for establishing and managing the financial infrastructure of a new digital asset business. This involves designing processes and controls to ensure accurate recording, reconciliation, settlement, and reporting of transactions across both fiat and stablecoin flows. This is a hands-on position requiring oversight of execution and close involvement in day-to-day operations as the business launches and expands.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end procedures for payment and transfer approvals, reconciliation, settlement, and exception handling.
• Define segregation of duties, approval thresholds, documentation standards, and audit trails.
• Oversee reconciliations across escrow and cash accounts with local partner banks, USDT stablecoin balances, custody records, platform data, and on-chain transactions where applicable.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, ensuring that reconciliations are properly reviewed and signed off.
• Collaborate with Operations, Technology, banks, and external providers to establish reliable transaction flows and financial records.
• Support financial reporting activities in close coordination with finance leadership and external accounting advisers.
• Implement robust manual controls at launch and facilitate their progressive automation.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in financial control within financial services, fintech, payments, or other transaction-intensive businesses.
• Strong command of reconciliations, settlement processes, payment controls, and financial reporting.
• Proven track record in designing financial processes and controls, and overseeing their implementation.
• Experience in resolving discrepancies across multiple systems and data sources.
• Hands-on experience in detecting and preventing payment fraud, phishing, and scam attempts.

Essential Skills

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for financial integrity.
• Rigor and attention to detail, coupled with the ability to maintain a broader perspective.
• Risk awareness and sound judgment, particularly under pressure.
• Pragmatic, hands-on approach to operational execution.
• Ability to build trust with both internal teams and external partners.