Senior Accountant, Asset Management

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At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up.

We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. To achieve this, we are building the most trusted and comprehensive platform for institutions to participate in the crypto economy. We are seeking a very specific candidate: someone who is passionate about our mission, relishes the pressure of solving the industry's hardest problems, and actively seeks feedback to operate as part of a championship team.

Coinbase is looking for a highly motivated accounting professional to serve as a Senior Accountant for the Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) business. This business is a registered investment advisor, commodity trading advisor, and is a premier institutional digital asset manager. In this role you will partner with the business and act as an accounting lead on compliance, technical accounting topics and provide other finance insights.

The ideal candidate will possess a solid knowledge of US GAAP, compliance requirements for an registered investment advisor and commodity trading advisor, and a working knowledge of fund accounting. The candidate will combine this with exceptional soft skills necessary to be successful in this role including: being able to manage through ambiguity, executing against tight deadlines, maintaining strong relationships with finance and business partners and able to manage multiple deliverables simultaneously, doing whatever it takes to get the job done.

• Manage accounting operations for CBAM including monthly close, account reconciliations and ensuring compliance with US GAAP.
• Liaise with the fund controller to review and record management fees from funds under management and manage expense allocations in accordance with fund agreements.
• Lead compliance activities as necessary based on the requirements for an SEC registered investment advisor NFA registered commodity trading advisor
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial results presentations for CBAM management.
• Analyze data against business drivers to identify trends / issues.
• Stay informed on industry pronouncements, emerging trends, and developments in accounting, SEC regulations, NFA regulations, and fund accounting practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide accounting insights and recommendations.
• Prepare the annual US GAAP financial statements for CBAM and support annual audit processes.
• Partner with other members of the accounting team to implement new accounting standards, changes in accounting policies or to operationalize the accounting for new or modified products.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures in line with Coinbase global requirements and assist in the design and implementation of new controls and processes.
• Ensure the internal controls related to CBAM are designed, implemented and operating effectively for SOX compliance.
• Streamline,…