Senior Accountant

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom around the world, and we couldn’t do this without hiring the best people. We’re a group of hard-working overachievers who are deeply focused on building the future of finance and Web3 for our users across the globe, whether they’re trading, storing, staking or using crypto. Know those people who always lead the group project? That’s us. There are a few things we look for across all hires we make at Coinbase, regardless of role or team. First, we look for candidates who will thrive in a culture like ours, where we default to trust, embrace feedback, and disrupt ourselves. Second, we expect all employees to commit to our mission-focused approach to our work. Finally, we seek people who are excited to learn about and live crypto, because those are the folks who enjoy the intense moments in our sprint and recharge work culture. We’re a remote-first company looking to hire the absolute best talent all over the world.

Ready to #LiveCrypto? Who you are:

• You’ve got positive energy. You’re optimistic about the future and determined to get there. 
• You’re never tired of learning. You want to be a pro in bleeding edge tech like DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, and Web 3.0. 
• You appreciate direct communication. You’re both an active communicator and an eager listener - because let’s face it, you can’t have one without the other. You’re cool with candid feedback and see every setback as an opportunity to grow.
• You can pivot on the fly. Crypto is constantly evolving, so our priorities do, too. What you worked on last month may not be what you work on today, and that excites you. You’re not looking for a boring job.
• You have a “can do” attitude. Our teams create high-quality work on quick timelines. Owning a problem doesn’t scare you, but rather empowers you to take 100% responsibility for achieving our mission.
• You want to be part of a winning team. We’re stronger together, and you’re a person who embraces being pushed out of your comfort zone.

Coinbase is looking for a highly motivated accounting professional to join our Accounting team and play a key role in our continued growth and achievement of operational excellence. The Senior Global GL Operations Accountant must possess strong accounting and payroll operational expertise, an ability to operate effectively in a rapidly scaling environment, and effective interpersonal communication skills. Reporting to the GL Operations lead, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for assisting in all areas of the company’s general ledger accounting including payroll related accounting. The position will involve collaborating with a team of over 5 individuals. This position will support Global GL accounting, expense accruals, prepaid expenses recording and reconciliation and will directly own Global Payroll accounting, Stockbased compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) accounting including reconciliations, analysis, ensuring completeness and accuracy of expenses. The position will also include reviewing international payroll inputs and output reports, Payroll vendor management, ensuring timely payroll and statutory payments amongst others. The role will also include significant involvement in the month-end close process including accounting reconciliation and analysis. The role will need collaboration with various teams across the organization; design and implementation of controls and process improvements and assistance in streamlining the process and resolving accounting issues as they arise.  

What You'll Be Doing (i.e., Job Duties) 

• Support Global general ledger accounting, including ensuring completeness of expense accruals, reconciling prepaid expenses and fixed asset balances
• Support with month end and quarter end close book close process and ensuring accounting and reconciliations are performed in a timely manner  
• Own and maintain various areas of the company’s operational accounting, review daily journals and review valid supporting schedules.
• Own the company’s Global Payroll accounting, review payroll journals and review valid supporting documents.
• Manage accountability for accuracy through identification of process improvements, variance analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with review of reconciliations and supporting schedules prepared by junior members of the accounting team.
• Review International payroll inputs before they are shared with Payroll processors and review the processed payroll output reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Liaison with Payroll vendors and internal treasury teams to ensure Payroll is processed on a timely basis including payment of statutory payments. 
• Prepare and provide supporting documentation for external audits, including international subsidiary statutory financial statements. 
• Participate in critical projects, including the transitioning to new external vendors, integration, automation or enhancements.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date process documentation and procedures for all tasks.
• Support ad hoc financial information requests and analyses and other special projects as assigned.

 

What We Look For In You (ie. Job Requirements)

• Chartered Accountant/CPA or related degree.
• 7+ years of core accounting experience including payroll operations; experience with a multinational company.
• A mix of publicly-listed or high-growth start-up companies or public accounting is desired.
• Expert knowledge and experience with Accounting Standards; USGAAP knowledge a plus.
• Solid technical skills - Excel, GSheets, ERP systems. 
• Knowledge of accounting month-end book close process.
• International payroll knowledge is a plus.
• Impeccable organization skills and the ability to manage high volume workloads simultaneously in a fast paced, hyper growth environment.
• Proven ability to work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work autonomously and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent time and self-management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work and collaborate with large teams and also ability to collaborate with cross functional teams.

 

Nice to haves

• Experience working in Netsuite, FloQast and Google Suite
• Experience working in a SOX control environment.
• Experience working with Large payroll vendors

 

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