Manager, Accounting

Kraken

The team

The Accounting team plays a pivotal role at Kraken. We are an agile globally distributed team of accountants, a group of hard-working crypto enthusiasts, who are shaping the future of crypto accounting.

The opportunity

• Review and approve business unit transactions before they are recorded in the general ledger

• Reconcile G/L accounts and review G/L account reconciliations prepared by others

• Take ownership of business unit general ledgers, understand the regulatory requirements in the jurisdiction of the business unit and be a point of contact for statutory audits

• Ensure that business unit transactions are recorded in a timely, accuracy, and complete manner

• Prepare business unit financial statements

• Interact effectively with multiple business units throughout the company; Payroll, Accounts Payable, Platform Operations, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Human Resources and Compliance

• Assist in the implementation of internal controls and accounting processes and procedures including documentation of process narratives, process flowcharts etc.

• Assist with the adoption of new U.S. GAAP accounting standards including coordinating with accounting process owners, developing implementation plans, and executing process, system, and financial reporting disclosure changes

• Interact with internal and external auditors

• Perform intercompany accounting including reconciliation of intercompany balances, identifying and resolving gaps between assigned entities and respective counterparties globally

• Work with Treasury and other departments to ensure proper accounting treatments of complex transactions

• Perform ad-hoc tasks as needed

Skills you should HODL

• University degree in Accounting or equivalent with at least 7 years of relevant working experience

• Chartered Accountant preferred

• Experienced in IFRS and UK or Irish GAAP

• Background in accounting for financial services, fintech, banking, or an exchange strongly preferred

• Experienced working in multi-entity organization with complex intercompany structure

• Collaborative, innovative, flexible, and adept at building relationships across the organization

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Attention to detail and ability to understand complex financial transactions and technical accounting concepts in a regulatory environment

• Ability to work independently and adjust priorities to achieve accurate and timely results

• Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities

• Google and Microsoft suite proficiency required, including having such skills in excel such as utilizing pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, SUMIF

• Working experience with ERP systems such as Netsuite or Oracle

• Experience or knowledge in cryptocurrency is preferred