Manager, Accounting

Summary

Join Gemini, a global crypto and Web3 platform, as a Manager, Accounting, responsible for day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining compliance. This role involves managing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, working with various teams, and supporting audits. You will be involved in key growth projects and implementing new accounting standards. This position requires in-person work twice a week in Seattle, WA, New York City, NY, or Miami, FL. Gemini offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity grant, comprehensive health plans, 401k matching, paid parental leave, and flexible time off.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, finance or related field
• 6+ years work experience in accounting
• CPA (or equivalent license)
• Experience working in an accounting function within a large enterprise general ledger (Sage Intacct, Netsuite, etc.)
• Willingness and commitment to learn and go deep
• Previous Finance experience in a regulated industry, preferably in financial services. We highly value experience managing numerous competing deliverables
• An understanding of consolidation accounting
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and ownership of complex areas
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced and changing financial environment with the demonstrated capacity for excellent judgment, communication, and negotiation skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and relationship building abilities

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries and reconciliations
• Work with the business and regulatory teams to ensure the accounting for derivatives and other bespoke products is in line with contracts and related requirements
• Analyze fluctuations and trends in financial statement line items and provide insightful commentary
• Document and implement accounting policies in-line with the latest GAAP and SEC Reg S-X requirements for use by team members around the globe
• Support general automation and general ledger upgrade efforts taking into consideration multiple stakeholder needs
• Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Legal, and Operations teams to support business initiatives and ensure proper accounting treatment
• Support the preparation of audit schedules and coordinate with external auditors for annual financial statement audits
• Support external relationships with audit professionals, consultants, and tax advisors, inclusive of networking and building contingency plans for possible future transactions and related accounting permutations
• Support strategic client and equity partnerships with a focus on long-term sustainability and efficiency for accounting operations
• Assist in implementing new accounting standards and system improvements
• Lead or support special projects as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Big 4 accounting firm experience
• Crypto experience
• Experience with enhancing and scaling financial accounting software

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