Corporate Assistant Controller

Title: Corporate Assistant Controller

Office Status: Hybrid 2x a week in Stamford CT

Salary: $140,000-$170,000 20% Bonus

A multi-billion-dollar tech-driven investment firm in Stamford, CT is looking for a Corporate Assistant Controller. They launched in 2013 and now the largest crypto asset manager in the world by aum, they have become the second largest commodity-based ETF and the world's largest spot Bitcoin ETF by AUM as of January 2024.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting operations for the Asset Manager of multiple trusts including maintaining the general ledger, recording revenue, accounts payable, accrued expenses, amortization of pre-paid expenses, fair value measurements of digital assets, recognized unrealized and realized gains and losses, lease accounting, non-cash compensation, capitalization of eligible expenses related to software and website development and prepare monthly reconciliations of digital assets and cash accounts.
• Provide financial expertise and leadership in coordinating and managing the financial closing process.
• Assist in managing the annual budgeting process, as well as tracking and reporting actual vs budget performance and strategic financial analysis for new initiatives.
• Overseeing the recommendation, design and implementation of internal control procedures that ensure proper safekeeping of digital assets, as well as ensuring accurate record keeping and recording.
• Engage and support external service providers including but not limited to external accountants, auditors for annual financial statement reports, and tax advisors and preparers.
• Produce periodic management financial reports to ensure timely and accurate financial information is available to decision makers.
• Ensure that the General Ledger and accounting systems, including the chart of accounts and all dimensions, are designed and maintained to capture and report the financial data for all entities to ensure all aspects of reporting are timely and accurate for US GAAP.
• Manage the consolidations and intercompany activities to ensure that all intercompany activity and positions are documented and accurately tracked and eliminated for financial reporting purposes, as well as ensuing that consolidated financial information is available and accurate.
• Experience with transition from existing general ledger to NetSuite (strongly preferred).
• SEC Financial Reporting experience (preferred) including aggregation of data for MD&A sections.

Prior Experience/Requirements

• Undergraduate degree (in accounting or finance). CPA and MS/MBA highly preferred or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Broker/Dealer and or Asset Management experience highly preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of advanced experience in an accounting and financial reporting environment (The Big Four experience preferred)
• Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Strong technical accounting and analytical skills.
• Strong understanding of financial and operational controls.
• NetSuite experience required.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced complex environment working with multiple and diverse responsibilities.