Accounting Lead

About the Role

Gauntlet is seeking an Accounting Lead to take ownership of our month-end close, revenue and expense cycles, digital asset accounting, and other core accounting processes. This is a high-impact role where you’ll serve as the operational backbone of our accounting team to help drive accuracy, efficiency, and audit readiness. Through your role, you will work across revenue, digital asset ledgers, vendor management, expense accounting, and financial controls.

You will also help facilitate relationships with our external tax and audit providers. You will have the opportunity to grow your leadership skills through supervising and mentoring a Senior Accountant while collaborating closely with the Controller and CFO of Gauntlet.

• Own the entire monthly close process
• Prepare & review accruals, prepaids, reconciliations, and GL classifications
• Maintain the digital asset subledger: cost basis, MTM, realized/unrealized G&L
• Ensure proper accounting documentation, SOPs, and internal controls
• Oversee the revenue cycle from billing to collections
• Maintain revenue recognition schedules
• Review JEs and collaborate with Controller on complex accounting matters
• Oversee AP and expense workflows
  
  Review spend analyses and ensure proper GL mapping
• Prepare work papers for financial audit and tax filings
• Draft initial tax notice responses, maintain nexus tracking, maintain tax filing tracker
• Drive automation improvements with systems and processes

• At least 4 years of accounting experience; mix of public accounting + industry preferred
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting, revenue recognition, and financial reporting (ASC 606, asset valuations, GAAP)
• Experience owning or heavily contributing to period end close processes
• High proficiency with Google Suite, Xero (or other accounting ERP), and modern tools
• Ability to operate in ambiguity with strong ownership and accountability
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail
  
  Excellent communicator with cross-functional partnership experience

• Crypto or digital asset accounting experience
• Understanding of yield-bearing products, staking, or DeFi vault structures
• Prior startup experience in a high-growth environment
• CPA, or progress toward one
• Prior experience managing or leading a team

• Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!
• Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk
• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees
• $1,000 WFH stipend
• Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data
• Unlimited vacation
• 100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Fertility benefits
• Opportunity for incentive compensation

Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.

The national pay range for this role is $120,000 - $140,000 base plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide.

Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

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