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As the Assistant Controller, Global GL Operations, you'll lead Coinbase's Global GL Operations Accounting team within Finance and own the end-to-end close process across our global entity structure. You'll manage a team of accounting professionals through monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles while partnering with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Source-to-Pay to ensure accurate consolidated and statutory reporting. This role carries broad scope, from maintaining international subsidiaries' parallel books under local GAAP to driving automation and process improvements that scale with a high-growth crypto business.
What you'll do:
- Own month-end and quarter-end close processes across global entities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis for Operating Expenses, Capitalized Software, and Operating Cash.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Source-to-Pay teams to ensure proper accounting treatment, accurate financial reporting, and timely resolution of intercompany and multi-entity issues.
- Drive improvements to accounting systems, processes, and internal controls, including leading critical financial infrastructure projects such as vendor transitions, system integrations, and reporting automation.
- Execute the preparation and review of global consolidated audit deliverables and international subsidiary statutory financial statements, including maintaining parallel books of account under local country GAAP.
- Build and develop a high-performing accounting team by managing work deliverables, conducting detailed reviews, and fostering professional growth for junior team members.
- Support board and senior management reporting by delivering monthly management reports, analytical reviews, and ad hoc financial analyses that inform leadership decisions.
Required Skills and Experience:
- CPA (or equivalent) with 13+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a mix of Big 4/professional services and publicly traded fintech or SaaS company experience.
- Minimum 4+ years of direct team management and leadership, with demonstrated ability to develop junior staff and manage deliverables across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Expert-level knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance, with hands-on experience leading monthly book close processes and preparing audit-ready deliverables.
- Proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements that increased close efficiency, reduced errors, or improved reporting accuracy in a multi-entity environment.
- Proficiency with large ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel, with working knowledge of data visualization or analytics tools.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Job #: P75213
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- AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants. The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation. Coinbase is also piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes, allowing our interviewers to fully focus on you as the candidate. Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.
