Assistant Controller, Prime Brokerage & Digital Assets
Coinbase
Assistant Controller, Prime Brokerage & Digital Assets
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end technical accounting architecture for Coinbase's Institutional Prime Brokerage division, from new product design through to financial reporting.
- Serve as the lead technical accounting subject matter expert (SME) for all prime brokerage activities, including derivatives, structured lending, collateral management, and digital asset settlement.
- Author and defend technical accounting memos on novel, complex, and first-of-their-kind crypto-native transactions, interfacing directly with external audit partners.
- Partner directly with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) in Product, Engineering, and Legal to design and implement the accounting infrastructure for new, highly complex financial products before they launch.
- Design, implement, and scale automated, SOX-compliant accounting processes to ensure the integrity of financial data and support a timely and accurate month-end close.
- Lead the accounting strategy for all digital assets held within the prime brokerage, ensuring compliance with all emerging FASB and SEC guidance.
- Mentor and develop senior accountants on the team, acting as the primary technical resource for complex problem-solving and career development.
- Drive continuous process improvement, identifying and executing on opportunities to increase efficiency, automate manual workflows, and enhance internal controls.
Required Qualifications
- CPA license (active) required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of "Big 4" public accounting and deep industry experience in fintech, prime brokerage, or capital markets.
- Experience working at a publicly traded company and in-depth knowledge of SOX controls.
- Expert-level understanding of US GAAP and a proven track record of applying it to complex financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, complex lending, structured products).
- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior, non-accounting stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers) to drive strategic business outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling accounting processes in a fast-paced, high-growth, or start-up environment.
- A proactive and curious mindset; you are a self-starter who runs toward complex problems and thrives in ambiguity.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill highly complex technical concepts into simple, actionable insights.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep, hands-on experience accounting for digital assets, blockchain technology, and the crypto economy. You must be able to "speak crypto" fluently.
- Proficiency in writing SQL queries to pull and analyze large datasets.
- Working knowledge of financial systems such as Netsuite and Floqast.
- Previous experience in a remote-first environment.
- An advanced degree (e.g., Master's in Accounting or MBA).
Required Skills
- CPA license
- US GAAP expertise
- SOX controls knowledge
- Technical accounting for complex financial instruments (derivatives, lending, structured products)
- Partnering with non-accounting stakeholders
- Designing and scaling accounting processes
- Communication and presentation skills
- Proactive and curious mindset
- SQL queries (preferred)
- Netsuite and Floqast (preferred)
- Digital assets and blockchain accounting (preferred)
Benefits
- bonus eligibility
- equity eligibility
- benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
Salary Range
$212200 - $212200 CAD
Locations
- US Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only), United States (Remote)
Salary
212,200 - 212,200 CAD / yearly
Skills Required
- CPA licenseintermediate
- US GAAP expertiseintermediate
- SOX controls knowledgeintermediate
- Technical accounting for complex financial instruments (derivatives, lending, structured products)intermediate
- Partnering with non-accounting stakeholdersintermediate
- Designing and scaling accounting processesintermediate
- Communication and presentation skillsintermediate
- Proactive and curious mindsetintermediate
- SQL queries (preferred)intermediate
- Netsuite and Floqast (preferred)intermediate
- Digital assets and blockchain accounting (preferred)intermediate
Required Qualifications
- CPA license (active) required. (experience)
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of "Big 4" public accounting and deep industry experience in fintech, prime brokerage, or capital markets. (experience)
- Experience working at a publicly traded company and in-depth knowledge of SOX controls. (experience)
- Expert-level understanding of US GAAP and a proven track record of applying it to complex financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, complex lending, structured products). (experience)
- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior, non-accounting stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers) to drive strategic business outcomes. (experience)
- Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling accounting processes in a fast-paced, high-growth, or start-up environment. (experience)
- A proactive and curious mindset; you are a self-starter who runs toward complex problems and thrives in ambiguity. (experience)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill highly complex technical concepts into simple, actionable insights. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep, hands-on experience accounting for digital assets, blockchain technology, and the crypto economy. You must be able to "speak crypto" fluently. (experience)
- Proficiency in writing SQL queries to pull and analyze large datasets. (experience)
- Working knowledge of financial systems such as Netsuite and Floqast. (experience)
- Previous experience in a remote-first environment. (experience)
- An advanced degree (e.g., Master's in Accounting or MBA). (experience)
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end technical accounting architecture for Coinbase's Institutional Prime Brokerage division, from new product design through to financial reporting.
- Serve as the lead technical accounting subject matter expert (SME) for all prime brokerage activities, including derivatives, structured lending, collateral management, and digital asset settlement.
- Author and defend technical accounting memos on novel, complex, and first-of-their-kind crypto-native transactions, interfacing directly with external audit partners.
- Partner directly with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) in Product, Engineering, and Legal to design and implement the accounting infrastructure for new, highly complex financial products before they launch.
- Design, implement, and scale automated, SOX-compliant accounting processes to ensure the integrity of financial data and support a timely and accurate month-end close.
- Lead the accounting strategy for all digital assets held within the prime brokerage, ensuring compliance with all emerging FASB and SEC guidance.
- Mentor and develop senior accountants on the team, acting as the primary technical resource for complex problem-solving and career development.
- Drive continuous process improvement, identifying and executing on opportunities to increase efficiency, automate manual workflows, and enhance internal controls.
Benefits
- general: bonus eligibility
- general: equity eligibility
- general: benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
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Assistant Controller, Prime Brokerage & Digital Assets
Coinbase
Assistant Controller, Prime Brokerage & Digital Assets
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end technical accounting architecture for Coinbase's Institutional Prime Brokerage division, from new product design through to financial reporting.
- Serve as the lead technical accounting subject matter expert (SME) for all prime brokerage activities, including derivatives, structured lending, collateral management, and digital asset settlement.
- Author and defend technical accounting memos on novel, complex, and first-of-their-kind crypto-native transactions, interfacing directly with external audit partners.
- Partner directly with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) in Product, Engineering, and Legal to design and implement the accounting infrastructure for new, highly complex financial products before they launch.
- Design, implement, and scale automated, SOX-compliant accounting processes to ensure the integrity of financial data and support a timely and accurate month-end close.
- Lead the accounting strategy for all digital assets held within the prime brokerage, ensuring compliance with all emerging FASB and SEC guidance.
- Mentor and develop senior accountants on the team, acting as the primary technical resource for complex problem-solving and career development.
- Drive continuous process improvement, identifying and executing on opportunities to increase efficiency, automate manual workflows, and enhance internal controls.
Required Qualifications
- CPA license (active) required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of "Big 4" public accounting and deep industry experience in fintech, prime brokerage, or capital markets.
- Experience working at a publicly traded company and in-depth knowledge of SOX controls.
- Expert-level understanding of US GAAP and a proven track record of applying it to complex financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, complex lending, structured products).
- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior, non-accounting stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers) to drive strategic business outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling accounting processes in a fast-paced, high-growth, or start-up environment.
- A proactive and curious mindset; you are a self-starter who runs toward complex problems and thrives in ambiguity.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill highly complex technical concepts into simple, actionable insights.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep, hands-on experience accounting for digital assets, blockchain technology, and the crypto economy. You must be able to "speak crypto" fluently.
- Proficiency in writing SQL queries to pull and analyze large datasets.
- Working knowledge of financial systems such as Netsuite and Floqast.
- Previous experience in a remote-first environment.
- An advanced degree (e.g., Master's in Accounting or MBA).
Required Skills
- CPA license
- US GAAP expertise
- SOX controls knowledge
- Technical accounting for complex financial instruments (derivatives, lending, structured products)
- Partnering with non-accounting stakeholders
- Designing and scaling accounting processes
- Communication and presentation skills
- Proactive and curious mindset
- SQL queries (preferred)
- Netsuite and Floqast (preferred)
- Digital assets and blockchain accounting (preferred)
Benefits
- bonus eligibility
- equity eligibility
- benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
Salary Range
$212200 - $212200 CAD
Locations
- US Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only), United States (Remote)
Salary
212,200 - 212,200 CAD / yearly
Skills Required
- CPA licenseintermediate
- US GAAP expertiseintermediate
- SOX controls knowledgeintermediate
- Technical accounting for complex financial instruments (derivatives, lending, structured products)intermediate
- Partnering with non-accounting stakeholdersintermediate
- Designing and scaling accounting processesintermediate
- Communication and presentation skillsintermediate
- Proactive and curious mindsetintermediate
- SQL queries (preferred)intermediate
- Netsuite and Floqast (preferred)intermediate
- Digital assets and blockchain accounting (preferred)intermediate
Required Qualifications
- CPA license (active) required. (experience)
- 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of "Big 4" public accounting and deep industry experience in fintech, prime brokerage, or capital markets. (experience)
- Experience working at a publicly traded company and in-depth knowledge of SOX controls. (experience)
- Expert-level understanding of US GAAP and a proven track record of applying it to complex financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, complex lending, structured products). (experience)
- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior, non-accounting stakeholders (e.g., engineers, product managers) to drive strategic business outcomes. (experience)
- Demonstrated experience in designing and scaling accounting processes in a fast-paced, high-growth, or start-up environment. (experience)
- A proactive and curious mindset; you are a self-starter who runs toward complex problems and thrives in ambiguity. (experience)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill highly complex technical concepts into simple, actionable insights. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep, hands-on experience accounting for digital assets, blockchain technology, and the crypto economy. You must be able to "speak crypto" fluently. (experience)
- Proficiency in writing SQL queries to pull and analyze large datasets. (experience)
- Working knowledge of financial systems such as Netsuite and Floqast. (experience)
- Previous experience in a remote-first environment. (experience)
- An advanced degree (e.g., Master's in Accounting or MBA). (experience)
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end technical accounting architecture for Coinbase's Institutional Prime Brokerage division, from new product design through to financial reporting.
- Serve as the lead technical accounting subject matter expert (SME) for all prime brokerage activities, including derivatives, structured lending, collateral management, and digital asset settlement.
- Author and defend technical accounting memos on novel, complex, and first-of-their-kind crypto-native transactions, interfacing directly with external audit partners.
- Partner directly with senior leadership (Directors, VPs) in Product, Engineering, and Legal to design and implement the accounting infrastructure for new, highly complex financial products before they launch.
- Design, implement, and scale automated, SOX-compliant accounting processes to ensure the integrity of financial data and support a timely and accurate month-end close.
- Lead the accounting strategy for all digital assets held within the prime brokerage, ensuring compliance with all emerging FASB and SEC guidance.
- Mentor and develop senior accountants on the team, acting as the primary technical resource for complex problem-solving and career development.
- Drive continuous process improvement, identifying and executing on opportunities to increase efficiency, automate manual workflows, and enhance internal controls.
Benefits
- general: bonus eligibility
- general: equity eligibility
- general: benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
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