Senior Accountant, Coinbase

• Possesses 5–7 years of public accounting and/or industry, including required experience within brokerage, asset management, investment advisory, or other regulated financial services organizations
• Previous people management experience leading or mentoring team members
• Must have the ability to work EST hours to meet daily regulatory filing deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and COSO
• Advanced knowledge of reporting and compliance requirements for an SEC registered investment advisor and NFA registered commodity trading advisor
• Experience in fund accounting
• Experience in serving as a trusted finance and accounting advisor to business executives
• Ability to work cross-functionally to obtain all relevant facts, understand the business requirements, articulate the accounting requirements and communicate the conclusions reached
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational skills, timeline management skills and attention to detail
• A desire to work in a fast growing, exciting and agile business

Desirable

• Coinbase is looking for a highly motivated accounting professional to serve as a Senior Accountant for the Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) business
• This business is a registered investment advisor, commodity trading advisor, and is a premier institutional digital asset manager
• In this role you will partner with the business and act as an accounting lead on compliance, technical accounting topics and provide other finance insights
• The ideal candidate will possess a solid knowledge of US GAAP, compliance requirements for an registered investment advisor and commodity trading advisor, and a working knowledge of fund accounting
• ​​The candidate will combine this with exceptional soft skills necessary to be successful in this role including: being able to manage through ambiguity, executing against tight deadlines, maintaining strong relationships with finance and business partners and able to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously, doing whatever it takes to get the job done
• Manage accounting operations for CBAM including monthly close, account reconciliations and ensuring compliance with US GAAP
• Liaise with the fund controller to review and record management fees from funds under management and manage expense allocations in accordance with fund agreements
• Lead compliance activities as necessary based on the requirements for an SEC registered investment advisor NFA registered commodity trading advisor
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial results presentations for CBAM management
• Analyze data against business drivers to identify trends / issues
• Stay informed on industry pronouncements, emerging trends, and developments in accounting, SEC regulations, NFA regulations, and fund accounting practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide accounting insights and recommendations
• Prepare the annual US GAAP financial statements for CBAM and support annual audit processes
• Partner with other members of the accounting team to implement new accounting standards, changes in accounting policies or to operationalize the accounting for new or modified products
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures in line with Coinbase global requirements and assist in the design and implementation of new controls and processes
• Ensure the internal controls related to CBAM are designed, implemented and operating effectively for SOX compliance
• Streamline, automate, maintain & improve processes, systems and internal controls
• Enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency of the Controllership organization
• Support management in completing special projects as assigned
• Oversee vendor billing relationships by liaising with accounts payable team to address payments and queries in a timely manner
• Prepare (or review) receivables and payables to/from fund entities
• Liaise with Compliance and Regulatory teams for quarterly and annual filings