Controller -- Pre-IPO / Public Company

Job Description

Clear Markets operates regulated electronic marketplaces for crypto, prediction markets, and AI compute derivatives (Swaps). The company is a multi-entity, multi-currency group (US, UK, and Japan; six subsidiaries) possibly preparing to go public via a SPAC merger. We are building our public-company finance function from the ground up — first-time PCAOB audit, a new multi-entity ERP, and the controls and reporting infrastructure a public company requires. The Controller will be the operational backbone of that build, reporting directly to the CFO and serving as the day-to-day owner of accounting across the group. This is a builder’s role, not a caretaker’s: you will replace manual processes, stand up systems, and set the standards the company runs on for years.

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Key Responsibilities Include:

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•  Own the monthly and quarterly close and the multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation (USD/GBP/JPY) across six subsidiaries — replacing the current spreadsheet-based consolidation with a systematized process.

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•  Lead accounting support for the first-time PCAOB audit; act as primary liaison to external auditors and coordinate the Japan entity’s local accountant/auditor into the group audit.

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•  Lead or co-lead implementation of NetSuite OneWorld (or equivalent), including chart-of-accounts redesign, migration from QuickBooks, and intercompany and FX automation.

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•  Design and operate revenue recognition for trading-commission revenue under ASC 606, including the trade-capture integration needed to process high transaction volumes automatically.

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•  Build the accounting policies and procedures manual and establish internal controls over financial reporting (SOX 404(a)); drive remediation of identified control gaps.

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•  Support de-SPAC and SEC financial reporting — S-4/proxy financial statements and go-forward 10-Q/10-K filings — working alongside outside advisors and counsel.

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•  Manage intercompany accounting, foreign-currency translation (ASC 830), and support for regulatory financial reporting across regulated entities (CFTC, FCA, JFSA), in partnership with Compliance.

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Required Qualifications:

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•  CPA with 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including time as Controller or Assistant Controller at a publicly traded company .

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•  Direct experience with a PCAOB audit (first-time preferred) and public-company SEC reporting.

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•  Hands-on expertise with NetSuite OneWorld or an equivalent multi-entity ERP , including multi-entity consolidation and multi-currency.

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•  Strong US GAAP technical accounting: revenue (ASC 606), consolidation (ASC 810), and foreign currency (ASC 830); working comfort with stock compensation (ASC 718) and income taxes (ASC 740).

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•  Demonstrated experience building or strengthening internal controls (SOX/ICFR) and authoring accounting policies.

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•  Experience consolidating international subsidiaries across multiple currencies.

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Preferred Qualifications:

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•  Financial-services background — broker-dealer, FCM, inter-dealer broker, exchange, or trading firm.

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•  Experience through a SPAC merger / de-SPAC or IPO .

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•  ERP implementation experience (led or heavily participated in a go-live).

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•  Experience with UK and/or Japan subsidiaries and cross-GAAP conversions (IFRS/FRS 102, JGAAP → US GAAP).

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•  Comfort in a lean, pre-revenue, fast-scaling environment where you build rather than inherit.

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First 9 months will be:

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• Close the FY2026 audit alongside our advisors, stand up a new ERP and retire the Excel consolidation, establish the core control environment, and have commission revenue recognition live and tested before revenue turns on.
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