Senior Compliance Accountant

Location - South East UK (Commutable to London)

The Accounting & Finance team at Chainalysis splits its time between fine-tuning the details and evaluating the 30,000-foot view of our business. Our job is to help the company plan for growth by investing in the right resources and audit our expenditures and revenues to ensure we’re being fiscally responsible.

The Senior Compliance Accountant is responsible for overseeing the Company’s Treasury operations and ensuring audit, statutory, and direct and indirect tax compliance across multiple international jurisdictions. This role partners closely with Finance, Tax, Legal, and external advisors to maintain strong controls, drive process improvements, and ensure the Company remains compliant, and audit-ready. Success is measured by the timely and accurate completion of audits and tax filings, proactive management of compliance risks, and consistent weekly reporting of global cash positions to the Leadership Team.

In this role, you will

• Monitor daily cash positions and report weekly the cash position to Leadership Team

• Monitor entity-level cash balances and forecast near-term funding requirements, coordinating intercompany funding or transfers as needed.

• Manage relationships with banks and review/update Treasury policies

• Partner with Finance and Accounting to support cash management processes, including payment timing, working capital considerations, and system alignment.

• Support the opening, maintenance, and closure of global bank accounts, including coordination with Legal, Tax, and external banking partners.

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements under local GAAP and/or IFRS, ensuring timely and accurate submission.

• Assist in the preparation of the corporate tax and deferred tax returns for legal entities

• Work closely with external accounting firms on various compliance projects

• Take responsibility for filing of VAT/GST/sales tax returns accurately and on time in each country

• Partner with Tax and external advisors on VAT/GST matters, audits, and process improvements.

• Work with external agencies to recover EU VAT and support VAT registrations, reconciliations, and ongoing compliance as new entities or business models are introduced.

• Prepare and review intercompany recharge calculations across EU, APAC, and UK entities, ensuring alignment with transfer pricing policies and economic substance.

• Support the execution and ongoing maintenance of the Company’s global transfer pricing framework, including intercompany cost allocations, markup calculations, and documentation support.

• Identify opportunities to standardize, streamline, and automate international compliance and reporting processes.

We’re looking for candidates who have…

• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience

• Qualified CIMA/ACCA, or qualified by experience

• Experience of NetSuite, MultiBooks experience is advantageous

• Working knowledge of IFRS and local statutory reporting requirements.

• Experience in a multi-entity, multinational environment, ideally within a high-growth or SaaS organization.

• Strong Excel and Google Sheet skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team

• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced, ever-changing environment

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

At Chainalysis, we help government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions track and investigate illicit activity on the blockchain, allowing them to engage confidently with cryptocurrency. We take care of our people with great benefits, professional development opportunities, and fun.

About Chainalysis

Blockchain technology is powering a growing wave of innovation. Businesses and governments around the world are using blockchains to make banking more efficient, connect with their customers, and investigate criminal cases. As adoption of blockchain technology grows, more and more organizations seek access to all this ecosystem has to offer. That’s where Chainalysis comes in. We provide complete knowledge of what’s happening on blockchains through our data, services, and solutions. With Chainalysis, organizations can navigate blockchains safely and with confidence.

You belong here. 

At Chainalysis, we believe that diversity of experience and thought makes us stronger. With both customers and employees around the world, we are committed to ensuring our team reflects the unique communities around us. We’re ensuring we keep learning by committing to continually revisit and reevaluate our diversity culture.

We encourage applicants across any race, ethnicity, gender/gender expression, age, spirituality, ability, experience and more. If you need any accommodations to make our interview process more accessible to you due to a disability, don't hesitate to let us know. You can learn more here. We can’t wait to meet you.