Digital Assets Risk Advisory Leader

Cherry Bekaert LLP; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking a Manager in Digital Assets within our Risk Advisory practice in the United States. You will lead engagements focused on digital asset custody, smart contracts, and blockchain risk for exchanges, custodians, trading firms, and token issuers, while guiding clients on regulatory, financial, and operational controls.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in digital asset engagements, COSO knowledge, and CPA/CISA certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a consulting capacity or internal role focused on the digital asset or fintech space.
• Demonstrated experience delivering engagements or projects within the digital asset ecosystem, such as exchanges, custodians, trading firms, or token issuers.
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, risk management, internal controls, and frameworks such as COSO.
• Technical expertise in blockchain mechanics, custody and wallet architecture, centralized and decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, and tokenized assets.
• The ability to evaluate risks involving private keys, smart contracts, protocols, reserves, and digital asset accounting and valuation.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, project management, and client‑service skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams and developing professionals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Claude, and Copilot.
• CPA or CISA certification.
• Experience with banks, broker‑dealers, asset managers, fintech companies, blockchain analytics, data analytics, or process automation is preferred.
• Ability to travel based on client needs, not expected to exceed 15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal audit, internal controls, and operational risk engagements for digital asset and financial services clients.
• Advise exchanges, custodians, trading firms, token issuers, and financial institutions on financial, operational, compliance, technology, and fraud risks.
• Evaluate controls over digital asset custody, private key management, wallet and exchange operations, reserve management, token issuance, and staking.
• Assess blockchain‑related risks involving smart contracts, protocols, third‑party dependencies, oracles, and on‑chain and off‑chain data.
• Help clients address AML/BSA, sanctions, state licensing, and federal securities and commodities requirements.
• Translate complex transaction flows, from onboarding and trading through custody, settlement, and reporting, into practical process, risk, and control recommendations.
• Manage engagements from planning through execution and reporting, maintaining quality, budgets, timelines, and client expectations.
• Present audit findings and actionable recommendations to senior management and audit committees.
• Work with clients operating across open and closed‑loop distributed ledgers, trading various tokens and securities including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Injective, USDC, USDT, USAT, XAUT, tokenized deposits and securities, and more.
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to address broader business needs.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor staff and senior associates while supporting their professional development.
• Contribute to recruiting, training, marketing, and other firm initiatives.
• Stay current on developments in digital asset regulation, blockchain technology, internal audit, and risk management.

Skills

Analytical

Project management

Client-service

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/CS/SE

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Claude

Copilot

Job description

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking a Manager in Digital Assets within our Risk Advisory practice in the United States. You will lead engagements focused on digital asset custody, smart contracts, and blockchain risk for exchanges, custodians, trading firms, and token issuers, while guiding clients on regulatory, financial, and operational controls.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in digital asset engagements, COSO knowledge, and CPA/CISA certification.