Jr. Crypto Operations Analyst

Finst is hiring!

About

Finst is the fastest-growing cryptocurrency investment platform in The Netherlands and offers a unique combination of transparency, safety and the lowest fees in the market.

We are a mission-driven start-up led by the former core team of DEGIRO and backed by some of the most successful entrepreneurs and investors on the continent (DEGIRO co-founders, Deribit). We aim to become the largest and most-trusted regulated digital assets platform in Europe within 5 years.

Job Description

Your career and the team

We are looking for a sharp and proactive Junior Crypto Operations Analyst to support and expand our digital assets trading operations.

You will report to the CEO and get the chance to start your career within an innovative, regulated and fast-growing cryptocurrency exchange processing significant amounts of digital assets trading. This is a unique opportunity to professionalize yourself in the crypto industry and make a significant impact at a mission-driven and ambitious start-up that aims to serve millions of investors all over Europe.

Your daily adventures will include

  • Managing, and enhancing daily trading operations across a broad range of cryptocurrencies

  • Being responsible for daily settlements and reconciliation with external partners such as banks, custody providers, and other financial institutions

  • Monotoring and rebalancing internal positions with custody providers

  • Assisting in listing and configuring new digital assets on our trading platform

  • Overseeing business activities, and mitigating risk exposure across several product lines and pre/post-trade processes such as settlement and reconciliation

  • Building and owning dashboards to monitor trading operations, settlement activities, and post-trade processes

  • Analyzing and reporting to leadership on key metrics related to platform and trading operations

Why you will love it here

  • Great skills come with great benefits – we offer competitive fixed remuneration (evolving with you) + bonus scheme

  • Work with a tightly-knit and multi-cultural team of senior professionals – we strive to keep the talent density very high

  • Fast decision-making and open environment, freedom, trust, and the opportunity to make a unique impact

  • Work from a very cool office in the heart of Amsterdam (canal view and big garden included)

  • 25 paid holidays per year to reload

  • Get the tech you need: MacBook, Windows, standing desks – you name it

  • Flexibility: although we like and encourage being together in the office, it ultimately doesn’t matter where and when you work, as long as you get it done

  • No office politics – we’re too busy changing the world

  • Monthly team drinks and yearly off-sites – work hard, play harder

Preferred Experience

What you’ll need to be successful

  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in finance, business administration, mathematics, quantitative finance or related field

  • 1-2 years of experience in managing complex operations, preferably in the financial industry at a bank, broker/exchange, prime broker, or trading firm - fresh graduates will also be considered

  • Deep understanding of clearing, settlement & reconciliation processes within the financial industry

  • Strong knowledge and affinity with cryptocurrency trading, blockchain and digital assets

  • Exceptional numerical, analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills

  • Ability to thrive in a highly demanding environment - this is not a 9-5 job

  • Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal. Fluent in English.

  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking

  • Experience with SQL, Tableau, Looker Studio or related software is a plus

  • Start-up mentality – you roll-up your sleeves, get things done, dream big and adapt easily

  • Enthusiastic, ambitious, resilient, reliable, hands-on, team and solution-oriented

Recruitment Process

Believe it’s a match?

Then we can’t wait to talk to you! Please apply directly with your English resume or send it via email at join@finst.com and we will get back to you before you expect it! For more information, visit www.finst.com.

Finst welcomes everyone and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for employees of all backgrounds and cultures.

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Start Date: 01 June 2024
  • Location: Amsterdam
  • Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience: > 1 year
  • Occasional remote authorized