Job description
Who are we?
FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry’s foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever- evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
Department: Accounting / Finance
Reports to: Corporate Controller
Who are we?
FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry’s foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Technical Accounting to lead our technical accounting and financial reporting functions. This role will be pivotal in ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, resolving complex accounting issues, and supporting strategic initiatives across the organization. The Director will report directly to the Controller and work closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial results and proper accounting treatment.
Responsibilities
- Technical Accounting Guidance: Be the primary technical accounting resource ensuring proper accounting treatment for all company activities.
- Leadership & Development: Act as a subject matter expert, working with the business partners in accounting and other functions (e.g., legal, corporate development, stock administration) to identify financial risks associated with new or contemplated transactions and resolve complex accounting issues.
- Financial Reporting: Own internal and external financial reporting processes including the preparation of financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as well as external/regulatory reporting requirements
- Policy Initiatives: Lead all policy initiatives, including the implementation of new accounting standards. Ensure internal accounting policies are maintained and up to date.
- Strategic Initiatives: Support cross-functional strategic initiatives, including product launches, new revenue models, or structural reorganizations, ensuring accounting impacts are proactively addressed.
- Internal Control: Own the internal controls over financial reporting process maintaining control narratives and proposing solutions for identified segregation of duties and control gaps
- Audit Committee Participation: Participate in audit committee meetings, including the presentation of required communications.
- External Auditor Management: Manage the relationship with external auditors and act as the key point of contact between the auditors and internal finance teams.
- M&A Support: Support due diligence and the integration of M&A deals. Lead the purchase price and opening balance sheet accounting.
- System implementation: Implement tools for financial statement reporting (ie., Workiva)
- Special Projects: Represent reporting and technical accounting in special projects such as finance transformation and automation initiatives.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of total experience with increasing levels of responsibility, including people management.
- Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and SEC reporting (10-Q, 10-K) requirements. Expert in technical accounting issues and public company readiness initiatives.
- Exceptional technical accounting memo writing skills.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills, high energy, and initiative - with a proven ability to manage significant initiatives across the organization, as well as develop and motivate staff.
- Ability to work cross-functionally to obtain all relevant facts, understand the business requirements, articulate the accounting requirements and communicate the conclusions reached.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, excellent soft-skills, and ability to motivate and influence all levels of management.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or equivalent required.
- Experience with M&A due diligence and purchase accounting preferred. Prior working experience in a similar industry (Banking, Broker-Dealer, etc.) and ideally exposure to trading. Digital asset experience is highly preferred.
- Experience with muiti-national and multi-currency accounting and with complex business structures.
Nice to Haves:
- Big 4 audit or advisory experience
- Experience with SEC reporting requirements and public company readiness initiatives
- Familiarity with SOX compliance.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Netsuite).
- Basic knowledge of SQL and experience with analytics tools
- Experience or knowledge in cryptocurrency is a bonus but not required.
Additional Information
- Flexibility to work across different time zones during crucial periods such as month-end closes.
- Ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
The base pay for this role is expected to be between $230,000 - $311,000 for a Director level in the New York City and San Francisco Bay Area. This expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role will also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for a successful candidate will be determined based on a number of factors such as location, skillset, experience, qualifications and the level at which the candidate is hired.
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Inclusivity Statement
FalconX is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, and safe workspace for all people. Our roles are intended for people from all walks of life. We encourage all those interested in applying to our organization to submit an application regardless if you are missing some of the listed background requirements, skills, or experiences!
As part of our commitment to inclusivity, FalconX would like to acknowledge that the EEOC survey has limited potential responses that you can select. For legal reasons, FalconX must use this language to align with federal requirements, however, we want to ensure that you are able to provide a response to our own voluntary survey questions about your identity that best aligns with your most true self.
FalconX is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on FalconX. Please inform FalconX’s People team at [email protected], if you need assistance with participating in the application process.
