Financial Reporting Manager
Gemini
Summary
Join Gemini, a global crypto and Web3 platform, as a Manager, Financial Reporting. This leadership role requires strong operational accounting experience and involves establishing financial systems, managing accounting staff, developing accounting policies, and ensuring financial reporting accuracy. You will be a cross-functional business partner supporting the Finance department and specific Gemini products. The ideal candidate possesses excellent attention to detail, expertise in complex accounting topics, and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity grant, comprehensive health plans, 401k matching, paid parental leave, and flexible time off. A hybrid work policy is available for those near NYC or Seattle offices.
Requirements
- A Bachelorβs degree in accounting, economics, finance or related field
- 6-8+ years of experience in Accounting and/or Audit, preferably Big4 and fin-tech or financial service industry experience
- CPA required
- Comprehensive and current understanding of US GAAP, including recently issued accounting pronouncements, and SEC reporting principles and regulations
- Able to work well in a dynamic environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work autonomously and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience working through ambiguity to communicate clear accounting positions and operational solutions
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills; ability to query large data sets desirable
Responsibilities
- Establishes financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information, and managing accounting staff
- Involved in recruiting, selecting, training, and managing certain accounting team resources
- Responsible for developing and enhancing accounting policies and procedures, and operating internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR)
- Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing to financial close processes
- Evaluates accounting and financial processes end-to-end to implement enhancements, improve automation, and develop controls
- Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; and preparing special reports
- Maintains accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures
- Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues
- Maintains financial security by establishing internal controls
- Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing accounting regulations, and recommending new procedures
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Workiva, Looker, Netsuite / Sage, Floqast
- Basic knowledge of blockchain technology and the crypto industry
- Experience with high-growth companies, ideally with online platform businesses
- An advanced graduate degree
Benefits
- Competitive starting salary
- A discretionary annual bonus
- Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
- Comprehensive health plans
- 401K with company matching
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible time off