Senior Manager, Platform Accounting - Futures & OTC

Summary

Join a dynamic Finance team at Kraken to drive improvements and automation for all internal processes as a Senior Accounting Manager on OTC and Futures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a closely related field required
• Minimum of 7-10 year of experience in audit and/or accounting, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role
• Collaborative, innovative, flexible, and adept at building relationships across the organization
• Working experience from the Big 4 or national accounting firms and/or industry, preferred in Financial Services, Fintech, broker-dealer, banking or exchange
• Knowledge of US GAAP and experience with SOX
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent leadership and team management skills
• Ability to handle and lead multiple projects and deliverables in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Microsoft Excel proficiency including pivot tables, H- & V-Lookup
• CPA in good standing
• Experience with high volume transactions
• Experience using an ERP system such as Netsuite, SAP
• Knowledge or experience with cryptocurrency (preferred or willingness to learn)
• Experience and knowledge with SQL

Responsibilities

• Interface daily with internal systems and our proprietary exchange platforms to ensure fiat and digital asset transactions are properly recorded and reconciled to various bank accounts and crypto wallets
• Coordinate and record transfers and related accounting between various platforms (Spot, Futures, OTC and others) by collaborating with business units, Treasury and Data Engineering teams
• Lead the Futures and OTC accounting team on monthly and quarterly close to ensure that revenue and related balance sheet are recorded timely and accurately
• Document internal control policies and procedures on Futures and OTC revenue and provide regular updates
• Provide schedules and reconciliation support for financial and regulatory reports and internal and/or external audits
• Support the deployment of Futures products to new regions by partnering with the OTC and Futures product and business teams to stay abreast of new product developments and enhancements so that proper accounting treatments can be determined and close and reconciliation procedures can be implemented timely and accurately
• Identify automation opportunities and actively work with Finance Transformation, Product Engineer, Tax and Regulatory Legal teams to streamline processes to gain greater efficiency and transparency
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accountant and financial analysts
• Set goals, monitor performance, and provide feedback to ensure the professional growth and development of the team
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment