Senior Accountant, Zora labs
NFT auction marketplace
Open for applications
NFT auction marketplace
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
Zora's mission is to build a new creator and community-owned economy.
Role
Who you are
- CPA license preferred but not necessary
- 3-6 years of progressive accounting experience including a mix of audit, public and private startup experience
- Able to work US working hours (PST, Mountain time, CST or EST)
- Some experience in crypto, consumer internet, e-commerce, FinTech, or related technology fields
- A self-starter that is motivated to find optimal and efficient ways of doing things and establishing scalable new processes
- Driven and excited to help build a scalable and efficient accounting and finance department, including its OKRs/KPIs (full cycle experience)
- Deep understanding of GAAP / Strong knowledge of internal controls and financial reporting
- Experience with doing state sales tax registration and filings
- Have a great sense of autonomy, organization, and teamwork - meets deadlines without regular supervision
- High attention to detail and excellent critical thinking
- Strong communication skills: including the ability to articulate financial results and variances according to audience
- Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills
- Experience with our tech stack: QBO, Airbase, Brex, and Integral/Bitwave
- Excited by our mission and the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated success in environments that require managing ambiguity and multiple deadlines among various stakeholders, and can quickly adapt to changing priorities
- Willingness to learn about NFTs, art, cryptocurrency, and anything web3
- BA/BS in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- Ability to take ownership of and grow out all accounting functions
- Bonus points if you are already familiar with crypto accounting or are interested in learning!
What the job involves
- ZORA is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant who will help bring the accounting function in-house and take full ownership of the day-to-day accounting
- Responsible for managing the books and performing day-to-day accounting operations (AR/AP, cash reconciliation, Crypto Cost Accounting, Accruals, Monthly Close, Tax, Payroll, Audit (future), and any special projects)
- Manage the preparation and integrity of GAAP-compliant monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements by reviewing journal entries, reconciliations and variance analysis
- Establish, document, and maintain adequate and effective accounting controls and policies to improve the monthly close and to ensure timely and accurate reporting, especially when dealing with crypto transactions
- Implement internal controls and safeguards over company assets, payments of authorized expenses, compliance with contractual obligations, and compliance with company policies
- Improve existing processes, automate activities, and reduce redundant reports
- Assist in annual budgeting process and educate and guide teams on how to allocate/plan budgets
- Act as the primary liaison with our external tax consultants and auditors and manage these relationships to maintain compliance and ensure due diligence readiness
- Work cross functionally to support other departments and act as trusted partner and colleague
- Lead ERP exploration and implementation in the future
Our take
Zora is one of a number of companies leading the growth of pro-creator platforms in the Web3 space with its Ethereum-based NFT marketplace. The company was founded in 2020 as NFTs began to dominate headlines, and swiftly raised major funding as a potential competitor to the incumbent leader in this space, OpenSea.
Though its rival OpenSea is the undisputed leader in the NFT marketplace, a number of growing pains and controversies have led to a demand for more decentralized avenues.
Zora has moved swiftly to take advantage of the growing pains and controversies plaguing its rival, quickly gaining a customer base of individuals and companies looking for alternatives. One of Zora's major strengths is that the marketplace protocol that it creates is also used by a number of third-party sites. In essence, Zora is both a sales platform and a SaaS for other businesses.
While the future of NFTs is difficult to predict given the extreme volatility the sector has experienced since 2022, Zora looks well-positioned to thrive as long as the market does. That being said, it is branching out into the AI space, under the understanding that there is a crossover market between the aforementioned and crypto.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2022
$50m
EARLY VC
Oct 2020
$2m
SEED
Total funding: $52m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible time-off policy
- New Macbook Pro for full-time employees
- Company equity
- Remote work
Company values
- To win together
- To build together
- To collaborate to make this happen
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
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Leadership
Jacob Horne
(Co-founder)Involved in Crypto since 2015, while still studying. Joined Coinbase as a Product Designer out of university and became Product Manager, before co-founding Zora.
Slava Kim
(Co-founder)Served as a Lead Designer at online and mobile advertising company Rambler & Co, before joining Coinbase as a Product Designer.
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