Accounting Manager

Role Description:

• Understand, develop, and evolve the revenue recognition and reporting process related to Anchorage’s lending, brokerage and custody business lines.
• Analyze contracts with customers and ensure accuracy and timeliness of reported revenue.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on accounting implications of new and existing product offerings.
• Establish and perform appropriate monthly close processes and internal controls, policies, and tools to ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and industry best practices.
• Serve as the primary point of contact on commercial banking relationships, including monitoring bank activity and trends as well as managing payables, receivables, and inter-company transactions. 
• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements including flux analysis and account reconciliations.
• Work with outside auditors to ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial data, including building and reconciling reporting relevant to audit preparation.
• Design and implement an ongoing process for Internal Capitalized Software.
• Prepare investor updates, including month over month cash burn analytics, and trend explanations.
• Assist in implementation and design of new financial/accounting software and integration tools.

Qualifications

• You have +7 years of related accounting experience at a high-growth pre-IPO startup (Broker-dealer and/or lending experience is a strong plus).
• You have 2+ years of experience doing audits at a Big 4 accounting firm.
• You have strong technical knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance.
• You have progressive experience with consolidations in a multi-currency, multiple legal entity environment, including international entities and foreign currency translation.
• You have a track record of driving strong financial performance and accountability. 
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to drive cross functional projects.
• You have excellent organization skills and the ability to manage multiple high volume workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• You self-describe as some combination of the following: creative, humble, ambitious, detail-oriented, hardworking, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action-oriented, and tenacious. 

Bonus Points: 

• You’re familiar with regulatory finance and operations and have interfaced directly with FINRA in the past.
• You have a BA/BS with a concentration in Accounting, Business, Economics and/or Finance, CPA strongly preferred.
• You've kept up to date with the proliferation of blockchain and crypto innovations.
• You have experience implementing an ERP system such as Netsuite, SAP or Oracle
• You have worked at or with institutional investment funds.
• You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)