Vice President, Digital Assets Accounting & Shareholder Reporting

Fidelity • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The VP, Digital Assets Accounting & Shareholder Reporting will lead the integrated operating model supporting Fidelity’s digital asset investment products across accounting operations and fund administration, most notably shareholder reporting. This role is responsible for delivering a scalable, controlled, and forward-looking operational platform that supports a rapidly evolving digital asset product set. You will oversee end-to-end processes spanning books and records maintenance, digital asset pricing, NAV production, financial reporting, and regulatory filings across multiple product structures, including Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) and Limited Partnerships (LPs). The role requires a balance of operational execution, strategic leadership, and innovation to support both current-state delivery and future-state platform design. As a senior leader, you will drive the evolution from traditional operating models to a modern, digital asset-native framework, incorporating blockchain-based data, digital custody models, and emerging product structures. You will partner closely with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure operational readiness, scalability, and control effectiveness as the business grows. This role also requires leadership in identifying and implementing automation and data-driven solutions to enhance accuracy, reduce manual processes, and improve speed to market for new digital asset products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; advanced degree or CPA preferred
• 15+ years of experience in asset management operations, fund accounting, and/or fund administration, with increasing leadership responsibility
• Deep expertise across both accounting operations and fund administration, including NAV production, financial reporting, and regulatory filings for alternative or investment products
• Experience integrating blockchain-derived data into accounting, NAV, and financial reporting processes, including oversight of reconciliations between on-chain activity and traditional books and records
• Experience supporting financial reporting for complex product structures, including ETPs, partnerships, and registered investment products
• Advanced understanding of US GAAP and investment company reporting requirements, with the ability to apply accounting and reporting guidance to evolving digital asset products
• Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling operational teams and platforms, including driving organizational design and operating model transformation
• Proven ability to lead automation, process optimization, and data strategy initiatives, with a focus on improving operational efficiency and control environments
• Strong understanding of risk management, internal controls, and regulatory requirements, including experience operating in a SOX-compliant environment
• Experience managing relationships with third-party providers, including custodians, fund administrators, auditors, and technology vendors
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and senior leadership levels
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance execution excellence and long-term platform vision

Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated operating model supporting Fidelity’s digital asset investment products across accounting operations and fund administration, most notably shareholder reporting.
• Deliver a scalable, controlled, and forward-looking operational platform that supports a rapidly evolving digital asset product set.
• Oversee end-to-end processes spanning books and records maintenance, digital asset pricing, NAV production, financial reporting, and regulatory filings across multiple product structures, including Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) and Limited Partnerships (LPs).
• Drive the evolution from traditional operating models to a modern, digital asset-native framework, incorporating blockchain-based data, digital custody models, and emerging product structures.
• Partner closely with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure operational readiness, scalability, and control effectiveness as the business grows.
• Identify and implement automation and data-driven solutions to enhance accuracy, reduce manual processes, and improve speed to market for new digital asset products.
• Build and scale specialized capabilities that move beyond a traditional shared service model to support the unique demands of blockchain-enabled investment products.
• Develop and execute strategies that enhance the quality, consistency, and scalability of financial reporting and accounting processes.
• Integrate blockchain-derived data, improve transparency, strengthen controls, and enable efficient product onboarding and readiness through a cross-functional, platform-oriented approach.
• Support new business capabilities, deliver high-quality outcomes for customers, and advance the infrastructure required to operate at scale.
• Drive innovation in how digital asset products are accounted for, reported, and supported operationally across the firm.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage
• Emotional well-being support
• Market-leading retirement
• Generous paid time off
• Parental leave
• Charitable giving employee match program
• Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career

What This Job Offers

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