Outbound Sales Engineer
•SerpApi· 3y
💻 Engineering⏰ Full-time📈 Mid Level💰 $80k-100k🌍 Worldwide
3y ago
Kraken.Com·1 day ago
Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.
Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our culture page to understand what drives us and how we work.
Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.
The Finance team at Kraken is a group of specialists charged with managing the firm’s liquidity, capital and risk, and providing the overall financial controls and reporting functions for executive decision making, compliance, and audit readiness. Our work contributes directly to Kraken’s success.
The Platform Accounting team is an integral part of the Finance organization responsible for financial accounting and reporting on a variety of trading products and transactions including fiat, digital assets, futures, margin, options and other new company initiatives. In addition, the Platform Accounting team oversees Over-the-Counter (“OTC”) operations, serving Kraken’s high-networth individuals and financial institutional clients. The Platform Accounting team is a dynamic organization at the forefront of building best in-class accounting processes and infrastructure to support Kraken’s mission of widespread adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology as a whole. The team is highly motivated, collaborative, supportive and continuously strives for improvement. You will join a high performing and passionate team to work on projects that have a global reach, offering a broader perspective on finance and accounting.
We are seeking a Platform Accounting Analyst who will play a crucial part in our month end close and reporting, by supporting business processes and products from an accounting and reconciliation perspective. Areas that you will be involved in include but are not limited to digital asset reconciliations for corporate & custodial crypto, fiat reconciliations, spot trading, margin, futures, custodial staking, EARN product suite, Realized & Unrealized gain loss, and new product launches. You will work closely with your finance/accounting leaders & business partners to prepare reconciliations and related reports, and support financial and regulatory audits. There will also be ample opportunities to work on projects to help automate close processes and improve the quality of our financial statements.
This is a remote role that requires you live and work within US timezones (Pacific to Eastern).
Interface daily with internal systems and our proprietary exchange platform to assist with fiat and digital asset position reconciliations across our various banks and crypto wallets
Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for month-end close to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
Promptly research and correct discrepancies while communicating findings and actions to the appropriate stakeholders cross functionally
Support financial reporting & regulatory requests by providing complete, accurate and timely support for areas we are responsible for
Ensure accounting on both consolidated and stand alone financials comply with various different regulatory environments and entities across the globe
Independently manage and develop current reconciliation processes for greater efficiency and transparency, while analyzing data against business drivers to identify issues and trends
Maintain and review daily, monthly and yearly reconciliations for financial accounting issues and reporting
Provide support for internal and external audits
Document processes and procedures to ensure proper controls are maintained
Participate in ad hoc requests as assigned
Additional duties and responsibilities as required
Bachelors degree in Accounting or closely related field
2+ years of accounting/audit experience from the Big 4 or national accounting firms
Knowledge of US GAAP and experience with SOX
Collaborative, innovative, flexible, and adept at building relationships across the organization
Ability to handle multiple projects and deliverables in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Microsoft Excel proficiency including pivot tables, H & V-Lookup
CPA in good standing
Industry experience in crypto, financial services, fintech, broker-dealer, banking, or exchange
Experience or knowledge of cryptocurrency
Experience and knowledge of SQL
Experience with high volume transactions
Experience using Netsuite
Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto.
We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.
As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether 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.
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