Platform Accounting Analyst, Kraken

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or closely related field
• 2+ years of accounting/audit experience from the Big 4 or national accounting firms
• Knowledge of US GAAP and experience with SOX
• Collaborative, innovative, flexible, and adept at building relationships across the organization
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliverables in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Microsoft Excel proficiency including pivot tables, H & V-Lookup

Desirable

• The Finance team at Kraken is a group of specialists charged with managing the firm’s liquidity, capital and risk, and providing the overall financial controls and reporting functions for executive decision making, compliance, and audit readiness
• Our work contributes directly to Kraken’s success
• The Platform Accounting team is an integral part of the Finance organization responsible for financial accounting and reporting on a variety of trading products and transactions including fiat, digital assets, futures, margin, options and other new company initiatives
• In addition, the Platform Accounting team oversees Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) operations, serving Kraken’s high-networth individuals and financial institutional clients
• The Platform Accounting team is a dynamic organization at the forefront of building best in-class accounting processes and infrastructure to support Kraken’s mission of widespread adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology as a whole
• The team is highly motivated, collaborative, supportive and continuously strives for improvement
• You will join a high performing and passionate team to work on projects that have a global reach, offering a broader perspective on finance and accounting
• We are seeking a Platform Accounting Analyst who will play a crucial part in our month end close and reporting, by supporting business processes and products from an accounting and reconciliation perspective
• Areas that you will be involved in include but are not limited to digital asset reconciliations for corporate & custodial crypto, fiat reconciliations, spot trading, margin, futures, custodial staking, EARN product suite, Realized & Unrealized gain loss, and new product launches
• You will work closely with your finance/accounting leaders & business partners to prepare reconciliations and related reports, and support financial and regulatory audits
• There will also be ample opportunities to work on projects to help automate close processes and improve the quality of our financial statements
• Interface daily with internal systems and our proprietary exchange platform to assist with fiat and digital asset position reconciliations across our various banks and crypto wallets
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for month-end close to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Promptly research and correct discrepancies while communicating findings and actions to the appropriate stakeholders cross functionally
• Support financial reporting & regulatory requests by providing complete, accurate and timely support for areas we are responsible for
• Ensure accounting on both consolidated and stand alone financials comply with various different regulatory environments and entities across the globe
• Independently manage and develop current reconciliation processes for greater efficiency and transparency, while analyzing data against business drivers to identify issues and trends
• Maintain and review daily, monthly and yearly reconciliations for financial accounting issues and reporting
• Provide support for internal and external audits
• Document processes and procedures to ensure proper controls are maintained
• Participate in ad hoc requests as assigned
• Additional duties and responsibilities as required