About The Role & TeamWebull Pay, a Money Transmitter License (MTL) regulated cryptocurrency subsidiary of Webull Corporation, is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the company's finance organization. Please note this role carries the CFO title in order to satisfy the entity's regulatory requirement for a CFO, but is leveled internally at the Associate Director level. This individual will oversee all financial operations, regulatory financial reporting, capital planning, treasury, accounting, internal controls, and audit functions while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements applicable to a digital asset financial services business.
The ideal candidate has significant experience serving as a senior finance executive within a regulated money service business (MSB), fintech, cryptocurrency, digital asset, broker-dealer, payments, or financial institution. This individual will partner closely with executive leadership, legal, compliance, operations, risk management, and external regulators to maintain a strong financial control environment and support the company's continued growth.
In This Role, You WillFinancial Leadership
- Lead all accounting, finance, treasury, tax, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
- Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with the company's business objectives.
- Provide financial analysis and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
- Oversee cash management, liquidity planning, and capital management.
Regulatory Reporting & Compliance
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of all required state Money Transmitter License (MTL) financial reports and call reports.
- Oversee preparation of GAAP-compliant financial statements.
- Coordinate regulatory examinations and financial inquiries from state regulators.
- Maintain compliance with applicable financial reporting requirements for regulated money transmission and digital asset activities.
- Support enterprise risk management and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Customer Asset Protection
- Establish and maintain financial controls ensuring proper custody, segregation, reconciliation, and safeguarding of customer fiat and digital assets.
- Collaborate with Operations to ensure daily reconciliations of customer balances, custodial accounts, and settlement accounts.
- Ensure financial processes comply with regulatory expectations regarding customer asset protection.
- Partner with Operations, Compliance, and Engineering to strengthen financial controls around custody infrastructure.
Accounting & Internal Controls
- Maintain a robust internal control framework over financial reporting.
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
- Implement accounting policies consistent with U.S. GAAP.
- Evaluate and improve accounting systems, automation, and financial processes.
Audit Management
- Lead annual financial statement audits and coordinate with independent external auditors.
- Manage internal audit findings and remediation efforts.
- Ensure timely completion of regulatory and financial audits.
- Support SOX readiness and internal control enhancements, where applicable.
Treasury & Banking
- Manage banking relationships and payment infrastructure.
- Monitor liquidity, reserve requirements, and capital adequacy.
- Oversee treasury operations supporting fiat and cryptocurrency activities.
- Prepare payment invoices.
Leadership
- Foster a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Product, Operations, and Technology teams.
The Skills You Bring- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5+ years strong accounting experience or equivalent senior finance leadership role within a regulated crypto financial services organization.
- Experience with cryptocurrency, digital assets, fintech, payments, broker-dealer, banking.
- Demonstrated experience managing financial reporting for regulated entities.
- Experience preparing and submitting state MTL call reports and regulatory financial filings.
- Experience overseeing annual financial statement audits.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting standards.
- Experience designing and maintaining effective internal controls.
- Proven ability to lead finance organizations through periods of growth and regulatory change.
What Makes You Stand Out- Experience with licensed cryptocurrency exchanges or digital asset custodians.
- Familiarity with state Money Transmitter License requirements.
- Experience working with customer asset segregation and safeguarding requirements.
- Knowledge of stablecoins, blockchain settlement, and digital asset accounting.
This role is based in our New York Office (44 Wall Street), where in-person collaboration fuels growth, mentorship, and innovation. At Webull, we're committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation. The base salary range is $135,000 - $150,000 annually, plus a discretionary bonus and full benefits. Final offers consider experience, location, and relevant qualifications. 
