Senior Accountant - San Francisco - Gemini

Description

About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2014, offering a wide range of simple, reliable, and secure crypto products and services to individuals and institutions in over 70 countries. Our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom by providing trusted access to the decentralized future. We envision a world where crypto reshapes the global financial system, internet, and money to create greater choice, independence, and opportunity for all — bridging traditional finance with the emerging cryptoeconomy in a way that is more open, fair, and secure. As a publicly traded company, Gemini is poised to accelerate this vision with greater scale, reach, and impact.

The Department: Controllership

The Role: Senior Accountant

Gemini is looking to hire a dynamic Accounting Senior Associate responsible for creation and maintenance of financial reports and associated data supporting various legal entities across Gemini. You'll be joining a rapidly growing and high quality, established digital asset exchange that is regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services and others globally. This appointment will be central to our continued scaling as an organization and efforts to increase transparency and public company readiness. This role will be involved in key / high priority growth projects impacting the Finance department as well as the overall organization.

This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY office.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and disclosures related to receivables, accruals, derivatives and other digital asset activity
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages / material for the consumption of the CAO and CFO
• Work with the business and regulatory teams to ensure transactions and new developments are appropriately recorded and presented in the financial statements
• Analyze fluctuations and trends in financial statement line items and provide insightful commentary
• Document and implement accounting policies in-line with the latest GAAP and SEC Reg S‑X requirements for use by team members around the globe
• Support general automation and general ledger upgrade efforts taking into consideration multiple stakeholder needs
• Support external relationships with audit professionals, consultants, and tax advisors, inclusive of networking and building contingency plans for possible future transactions and related accounting permutations
• Assist with the preparation of footnote disclosures
• Support outsourcing financial activities to Gemini affiliates and any sub‑outsourcing to other third party service providers, ensuring services are provided in accordance with the respective regulatory requirements and internal policies, processes and procedures and agreed service level agreements
• Contribute to special projects, including system upgrades, process automation, or technical accounting assessments

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, finance or related field
• 4+ years work experience in accounting
• Big 4 accounting firm experience is a plus
• CPA (or equivalent license)
• Experience with SEC financial reporting
• Willingness and commitment to learn and go deep; crypto experience is a plus but not required
• Experience in a regulated industry preferably financial services will be advantageous
• Experience managing numerous competing deliverables
• An understanding of consolidation, fair value, and CECL accounting
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and ownership of complex areas
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast‑paced and changing financial environment with the demonstrated capacity for excellent judgment, communication, and negotiation skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and relationship building abilities

It Pays to Work Here

The compensation & benefits package for this role includes:

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long‑term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Salary Range

The base salary range for this role is between $92,400 - $132,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate's compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

In the United States, we offer a hybrid work approach at our hub offices, balancing the benefits of in‑person collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. Expectations may vary by location and role, so candidates are encouraged to connect with their recruiter to learn more about the specific policy for the role. Employees who do not live near one of our hubs are part of our remote workforce.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.