Member of Accounting, Portugal Accounting Center of Excellence
Accounting & Finance
Portugal
Posted 6+ months ago
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
With the evolving landscape of digital threats and an increasing volume of sophisticated attacks by malicious actors, we have a security policy mandating all new hires complete an in-person onboarding process - no exceptions. Security is our foundation and we prioritize physical identity verification and secure IT setup. While our security and IT logistics require physical presence to protect our infrastructure from sophisticated global threats, this move is equally about our Village culture. We believe that a laptop can be shipped, but our culture cannot.
Anchorage Digital is building an Accounting Center of Excellence in Portugal - a unique opportunity to be part of a newly developing business lines at a high growth leader in the digital asset space. The Member of Accounting will play a critical role in daily and month end close activities across subsidiaries in multiple locations and overall maintain the accuracy of our financial statements through in-depth accounting analysis. As our company, revenue, and team continue to grow, we are searching for an individual who thrives on challenges, has a keen eye for detail, and desires to make a significant impact across our organization in a dynamic role.
We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the Member of Accounting role:
Technical Skills:
- Perform daily, month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities for our consolidated US legal entity and other group entities
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data in accordance with US GAAP, local GAAP (when applicable) and company’s policy
- Analyse and process GL / AP / AR transactions, including identifying issues and investigate / resolve them on a timely manner
- Resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways, suggesting different potential approaches and adapting to new circumstances rapidly.
- Apply advanced skills in Google Sheets to efficiently and reliably work with large data sets
- Support coordination of internal and external audits by providing documentation and explanations as needed
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in the face of uncertainty and ambiguity, to reach conclusions and move the business forward
- Be accountable for the output of the accounting policies and procedures by reviewing material entries prior to finalising financial reporting, ensuring high-quality output and execution
- Partner closely with internal teams to facilitate a timely and efficient month-end close process
- Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and implement effective controls to mitigate financial risks
- Assist with ad hoc projects as they arise, while proactively communicating the impact to other in-progress projects and recurring responsibilities
Organizational Knowledge:
- Understand the company’s strategy and its various business lines
- Actively engage with different groups to comprehend historical transactions and requirements for implementing the global strategy going forward
- Collaborate with other team members across Finance as well as cross-functionally to develop plans for meeting business needs and promote a shared understanding of the company’s needs
- Work on complex financial issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the company
Communication and Influence:
- Communicate effectively complex issues with clarity and credibility across a wide range of audiences
- Build effective relationships and rapport with stakeholders including other team members, team managers, cross-functional partners, and external partners
- Communicate, organise and execute on cross-team goals and projects, leveraging relationships and resources across functions to address problems effectively
- Contribute to shared consciousness at the company by actively asking questions and solving problems in public forums, while intentionally documenting solutions and conclusions for the benefit of others
- Position yourself as the go-to point of contact for the area you are working in
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance and/or Audit
- 2+ years of experience in financial management, reporting, accounting and/or audit, namely any of the following:
- GL role: posting journal entries for a variety of transactions such as cash movements, payroll, accruals, etc and review / reconcile balances for balance sheet items
- AP role: processing vendor invoices / credit cards / expense reports, managing vendor records, managing vendor / employee communication related with these AP processes and review / reconciliation of the AP ageing
- AR/revenue role: processing customer invoices, managing customer invoice-related communications, posting journal entries for revenue recognition and review / reconciliation of the AR aging
- Proficiency in accounting software
- Advanced MS Excel / G-Sheets skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to multi-task, thrive in the face of ambiguity and excel in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving organization
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate extensively across all levels of organization
- Solid English language skills (reading / writing / listening / speaking), as this is the primary language we use to communicate across the company
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- Prior experience on a Big 4 firm
- CPA certification
- Working knowledge of US GAAP including SOX compliance
- Prior experience with tax compliance and other reporting requirements
- Proficiency with NetSuite
- Proficiency with Airbase
- Prior experience on multinational companies and/or fast-paced startup/fintech environment
- Blockchain and crypto knowledge
- You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
About Anchorage Digital: Who we are
The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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