Senior Staff Accountant

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About Kraken

As one of the largest and most trusted digital asset platforms globally, we are empowering people to experience the life-changing potential of crypto. Trusted by over 8 million consumer and pro traders, institutions, and authorities worldwide - our unique combination of products, services, and global expertise is helping tip the scales towards mass crypto adoption. But we’re only just getting started. We want to be pioneers in crypto and add value to the everyday lives of billions. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Join us to bring crypto to the world.

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About the role:

As a member of the Global Finance Team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of accounting procedures across the organization. You will also have the opportunity to identify and implement improvements to our current processes. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of a rapidly expanding industry.

What you'll do:

Execute month-end close processes, including but not limited to preparation of journal entries, account analyses, and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for assigned entities

Responsible for the amortization of prepayments, intangible assets and depreciation of fixed assets

Responsible for the preparation of audit schedules and balance sheet fluxes

Perform intercompany accounting including reconciliation of intercompany balances, identifying and resolving gaps between assigned entities and respective counterparties globally

Work with Treasury and other departments to ensure proper accounting treatments of complex transactions

Assist in the implementation of internal controls and accounting processes and procedures

Liaise with auditors and tax agents to comply with statutory reporting requirement

Perform ad-hoc tasks as needed

Who you are:

Minimum Diploma/Degree in Accounting with at least 5 years of relevant working experience

Preferably some years of audit experience

Background in accounting for financial services, fintech, banking, or an exchange strongly preferred

Experienced with accounting for complex business entities especially a parent organization with multiple subsidiaries

Knowledge of US GAAP strongly preferred

Collaborative, innovative, flexible, and adept at building relationships across the organization

Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities

High proficiency in Microsoft Excel including macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, SUMIF

Google and Microsoft suite proficiency required

Working experience with ERP systems

Familiarity with SOX is a plus

Experience or knowledge in cryptocurrency is preferred

We’re powered by people from around the world with their own unique and diverse experiences. We value all Krakenites and their talents, contributions, and perspectives, regardless of their background. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!

As an equal opportunity employer we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.