Technical Accounting and Reporting Manager - Zero Hash
Chicago, IL
About the Job
About the Role
As the Technical Accounting and Reporting Manager, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP for Zero Hash Holdings and the U.S. subsidiaries, and IFRS for the international subsidiaries. You will work closely with the Global Corporate Controller and Accounting Directors to streamline financial reporting for various external and internal stakeholders, interpret U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting standards to determine appropriate accounting treatment for new and existing products, and enhance accounting policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., regulators and investors). This includes monthly and quarterly reporting requirements in addition to the annual audited financial statements and footnotes
- Manage the annual financial statement audit by ensuring key audit deliverables are tracked, coordinated with cross-functional teams, and delivered on time
- Enhance and streamline existing, and develop new, accounting policies and procedures over areas including revenue recognition, measurement of digital assets, and stock based compensation
- Maintain the Finance controls register and coordinate with internal audit to identify and remediate findings related to Finance processes, procedures, and controls
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to to determine the accounting treatment for new and existing products which includes the research and preparation of technical accounting memos
- Track emerging U.S. GAAP and IFRS accounting updates, assess impact, and communicate findings to management
- Assist in month end close activities for multiple legal entities, which may include processes related to internal crypto reconciliation, stock based compensation, and consolidation
Requirements
- 7+ years' experience in accounting and reporting at regulated financial services firms (FinTech, banking, payments, lending, broker dealer, crypto) and/or public accounting experience
- 3+ years prior public accounting experience
- Deep understanding of U.S. GAAP accounting and experience with the audit process
- Strong technical accounting knowledge over revenue recognition, stock based compensation, the accounting for digital assets, and consolidation including foreign currency revaluation
- Attention to detail in reviewing accounting transactions, preparing financial statements, accounting policies and procedures
- Experience in implementing policies and procedures to comply with new legal or regulatory requirements
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and management about the financial statements and technical accounting matters
- Expertise in one or more ERP systems. (NetSuite (preferred), Oracle Cloud ERP, Sage Intacct, SAP ERP, Microsoft Dynamics)
- CPA (or equivalent) required
Preferred
- IFRS accounting experience a plus
- Experience with accounting for non-depository trust activity
- Experience implementing a digital assets accounting tool (TaxBit, Tres Finance, Cryptio)
Benefits
We believe a happy, motivated, and healthy team is the best way to succeed. We offer the following benefits:
- Chance to earn equity
- Maternity & Paternity leave
- WeWork Membership
- WFH Yearly Stipend
- L&D Stipend (after 6 months)
About Zero Hash
Zero Hash is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that allows any platform to integrate digital assets natively into their own customer experience quickly and easily (a matter of API endpoints). We power neo-banks, broker-dealers, and payment groups to offer digital asset trading and custody, crypto-backed rewards and round-up programs.
Our thesis is very simple: every financial services firm will offer digital assets within the next 2 years and will do so through platforms such as Zero Hash. Zero Hash is defining the new FinTech vertical of crypto-as-a-service.
Clients include MoneyLion, Wirex, Deserve, MoonPay, Tastytrade. Backed by Point72 Ventures, NYCA, Bain Capital, Tastytrade.
The Zero Hash Culture
All Zero Hash employees are guided by the following characteristics and core principles:
- Independence/Ownership - An ability to work autonomously. Join Zero Hash, pitch ideas, and shape the work you do.
- Passion - We are innovating quickly and challenging the status quo. We want you to think big, be creative and make a difference every day.
- Collaborative - A good attitude and respect for others. We're teammates, not co-workers. Everything we do is a shared success and equally a shared failure - we talk in terms of “we” not “me”.
- Initiative - An ability and passion for learning and asking questions. We will champion you, challenge you and push you to achieve your best - and we expect you to do the same.
- Empathy - An ability to listen, respect, and understand your co-workers, customers, and everyone you interact with no matter how different they are to you.
- Adaptability - An ability to respond quickly. We are in a fast-paced industry and so we expect you to be creative when solving a new problem and comfortable under pressure.
- Transparency - We believe that transparency is critical to empowering everyone to make the best decisions, both the company to its people and vice versa.
- Integrity - Integrity creates trust. As both an organization collectively and as individuals, it is our most valuable asset.
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