Accounting Senior Manager
Alpaca · Finance · Lead · 15d ago
Open to candidates across North America.
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Open to candidates across North America.
“North America - Remote”
Teammates span the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond.
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- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
This role is a high-impact, hands-on position combining ownership of cryptocurrency accounting operations with broader technical US GAAP research, audit coordination, and internal control enhancements. The ideal candidate will partner closely with product leadership, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to ensure financial reporting accuracy and regulatory compliance across expanding transaction volumes.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end accounting operations, close processes, and financial reporting for digital assets and tokenization activities.
- Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls for cryptocurrency transactions and holdings.
- Lead and manage the external financial statement audit for the crypto business, serving as the main liaison for external auditors.
- Serve as the primary technical accounting resource under US GAAP for complex transactions, drafting technical accounting memos.
- Support regulatory inquiries, filings, and examinations in coordination with Legal and Compliance teams.
- Drive process improvements and automation to support scalable crypto transaction handling.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA strongly preferred).
- 8+ years of progressive accounting experience in public accounting and/or complex corporate environments.
- Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP, accounting research, and financial reporting requirements.
- Proven experience managing month-end closes, preparing financial statements, and coordinating external audits.
- Hands-on experience with cryptocurrency, digital assets, financial services, or fintech transactions.
About Alpaca
Alpaca is a global developer of agent-first brokerage infrastructure supporting trading across stocks, ETFs, crypto, and fixed income via institutional-grade APIs. Backed by top-tier global venture firms, the company powers over 10 million brokerage accounts across 40 countries.
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