Global Markets Accounting Lead

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.   Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.   The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn. 

With the evolving landscape of digital threats and an increasing volume of sophisticated attacks by malicious actors, we have a security policy mandating all new hires complete an in-person onboarding process - no exceptions. Security is our foundation and we prioritize physical identity verification and secure IT setup. While our security and IT logistics require physical presence to protect our infrastructure from sophisticated global threats, this move is equally about our Village culture. We believe that a laptop can be shipped, but our culture cannot.

The Global Markets Accounting Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our rapidly expanding prime services business. This individual will be responsible for overseeing all brokerage related accounting and reporting functions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading the design, documentation, and implementation of policies, processes, and controls. This role will also be responsible for working cross functionally with legal, compliance and other teams within Anchorage as we prepare for swap-dealer registration with the National Futures Association. The role presents a unique and exciting opportunity to navigate the complexities of trading digital assets, derivatives and engaging in digital asset borrowing and lending   We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the The Global Markets Accounting Lead role:  

Technical Skills:

Demonstrate expertise in US GAAP with a focus on ASC 606 and ASC 815 and regulatory accounting requirements, ensuring accurate application to revenue recognition and accounting for prime brokerage services.

Expertise in accounting and regulatory reporting requirements for swap-dealers or related businesses, including knowledge of NFA filings and development of related procedures

Resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways, suggesting different potential approaches and adapting to new circumstances rapidly.

Established expertise in designing, implementing, and continuously improving daily and month-end prime brokerage accounting practices, ensuring full compliance with GAAP and industry best practices.

Apply advanced skills in Google Sheets to efficiently and reliably work with large data sets.

Proven ability to account for complex matrix organizational structures and intercompany transactions.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

Lead the accounting team through the intricacies of accounting related to digital asset and OTC derivative prime brokerage activities and products, ensuring alignment with customer contracts as well as evolving regulatory and industry best practices.

Drive the development of scalable and automated financial processes and controls, leveraging your technical expertise to design and implement internal end-to-end trading system reporting, as well as integration of external software tools, as needed.

Perform and/or review month end accounting close responsibilities for brokerage related legal entities, including reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, and FBO fiat and digital asset account reconciliations.

Provide support for internal and external audits related to specific areas of responsibility.

Create and maintain detailed documentation of core accounting and regulatory reporting processes.

Identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies.

Organizational Knowledge:

Cultivate effective cross-functional communication with the brokerage, legal, operations and technical accounting teams to ensure comprehensive documentation and understanding of transactions and their appropriate accounting treatment.

Stay informed and socialize with the broader organization on industry pronouncements, emerging trends, and developments in accounting and reporting for digital assets, SEC regulations, and lending practices.

Communication and Influence:

Leverage accounting expertise to provide guidance and requirements to product, brokerage operations, legal and engineering teams in designing and implementing new products that meet financial reporting and compliance requirements.

Assist with internal and external audits to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.

Interact with regulators such as the NFA and CFTC as we navigate the swap-dealer registration process and ongoing regulatory compliance, including examinations.

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

10+ years of related accounting experience, with a mix of Big 4 public accounting experience and/or in a fast paced startup/Fintech environment.

Knowledge of blockchain technology and the crypto economy.

Able to work well in a dynamic environment, implement process improvements, work autonomously and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Experience accounting for digital assets, prime brokerage services, digital asset borrowing/ lending, and/or derivatives.

NFA Series 3 License or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

Knowledge of blockchain technology and the crypto economy.

You have worked at or with investment advisors or institutional investment funds.

You can write Python scripts, SQL queries or build data integrations into Google Sheets/Excel.

You have SOX compliance experience.

Experience working in Netsuite and G-suite.

Experience accounting for digital asset prime brokerage services.

You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)

About Anchorage Digital: Who we are   The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in  the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.    Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.   Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.   Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital, and we work to maintain the trust and confidence of our clients when handling personal or financial information. Please see our privacy policy notices here.