Assistant Financial Controller

Crypto.com • Chicago, IL

9d • $100,000 - $145,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Financial Controller will lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for U.S. and Canadian entities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to close calendars. This role involves reviewing and posting journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses across multiple legal entities. The position requires preparing consolidated and standalone financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including footnote disclosures, and managing intercompany recharges, settlements, and eliminations across the Crypto.com group. A key responsibility is researching and documenting positions on complex or emerging accounting issues (e.g., ASC 606, ASC 810, ASC 842, digital asset accounting), and drafting/maintaining accounting policies and position memos, presenting conclusions to the Financial Controller and external auditors. The role also involves monitoring new accounting standards and assessing their impact on U.S. entities. In terms of internal controls and compliance, the Assistant Financial Controller will design, implement, and maintain internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP, and perform/supervise control procedures. This includes supporting the Financial Controller in managing internal and external audit engagements, preparing regulatory filings (CFTC, NFA), and maintaining organized workpapers. Operational finance duties include overseeing accounts payable, vendor management, and payment processing controls, reviewing and improving month-end reporting packages, supporting budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, driving process improvements and automation, and supporting tax return preparation. Leadership responsibilities include leading, developing, and retaining a high-performing U.S. Accounting team, setting clear goals, coaching, and holding the team accountable. The role also involves partnering closely with Treasury, Compliance, Legal, and other business functions, coordinating with global Finance counterparts, and serving as a trusted business partner to senior leadership. Finally, the role champions the adoption of process automation and AI tools, identifies manual processes for automation, implements solutions, and documents key workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university.
• CPA designation (active).
• 5–9 years of progressive accounting experience, including a combination of public accounting and industry roles.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, with experience researching and resolving technical accounting issues.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidations and intercompany accounting.
• Prior experience supporting or managing external audit engagements.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience — managing, developing, and holding team members accountable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a regulated financial services environment (e.g., exchange, FCM, broker-dealer, bank).
• Working knowledge of CFTC, NFA, or SEC regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience with digital assets, crypto markets, or prediction markets.
• Experience implementing process automation or AI tools in an accounting function.
• Hands-on experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for U.S. and Canadian entities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to close calendars.
• Review and post journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses across multiple legal entities.
• Prepare consolidated and standalone financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including footnote disclosures.
• Manage intercompany recharges, settlements, and eliminations across the Crypto.com group.
• Research and document positions on complex or emerging accounting issues (e.g., ASC 606, ASC 810, ASC 842, digital asset accounting).
• Draft and maintain accounting policies and position memos; present conclusions to the Financial Controller and external auditors.
• Monitor new accounting standards and assess their impact on the U.S. entities.
• Design, implement, and maintain internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Perform and supervise control procedures to ensure completeness and accuracy of books and records.
• Support the Financial Controller in managing internal and external audit engagements — preparing schedules, responding to requests, and resolving findings.
• Prepare regulatory filings, including CFTC and NFA financial reports as applicable.
• Maintain organized workpapers and documentation to support all reported balances.
• Oversee accounts payable operations, vendor management, and payment processing controls.
• Review and improve month-end reporting packages for U.S. management and group reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in coordination with the Director of Finance.
• Drive process improvements and automation of manual accounting and reporting workflows.
• Support tax return preparation and related supporting schedules.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing U.S. Accounting team — setting clear goals, coaching team members, and holding the team to high standards of accuracy and accountability.
• Set clear, measurable expectations and hold team members accountable through performance scorecards.
• Drive team performance and build bench strength, ensuring robust backup coverage across all critical functions.
• Partner closely with Treasury, Compliance, Legal, and other business functions to support regulatory compliance and governance requirements.
• Coordinate with global Finance counterparts to meet group reporting deadlines and drive consistency in accounting policies across jurisdictions.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, providing financial insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
• Champion the adoption of process automation and AI tools within the accounting function.
• Identify manual processes suitable for automation and build business cases for investment.
• Implement solutions that reduce cycle time, improve accuracy, and increase scalability.
• Document and maintain process narratives and desktop procedures for all key workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Attractive annual leave entitlement including: birthday, work anniversary
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Eligible for company-sponsored group health, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance
• Work Flexibility Adoption. Flexi-work hour and hybrid or remote set-up
• Aspire career alternatives through us. Our internal mobility program can offer employees a diverse scope.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level