Remote: Senior Technical Accounting Policy Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 171,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is hiring a Technical Accounting Policy Manager to join the Accounting team. This high-visibility individual contributor role shapes how Coinbase accounts for new crypto products and complex transactions, partnering across Finance, Legal, Tax, Product, and external advisors.

Remote role with quarterly in-person surges. The position reports to the Director of Reporting and Technical Accounting Policy and requires strong US GAAP expertise, plus experience drafting memos and disclosures

Qualifications

• 9+ years of progressive accounting experience including public accounting and industry.
• CPA required; Big 4 experience strongly preferred.
• Strong US GAAP knowledge including technical accounting, investment accounting, consolidation, and business combinations.
• Experience translating complex transactions into clear accounting conclusions.
• Experience drafting technical accounting memos and original financial statement disclosures, and communicating conclusions to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience managing external consultants or advisors and ensuring quality and timelines.
• Strong judgment, organization, and ability to manage competing deadlines in a evolving business.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Shape Coinbase's accounting policies for new products and complex transactions; write technical accounting memos and bring conclusions to closure with external auditors.
• Monitor emerging accounting guidance and business developments; assess impact and recommend practical accounting conclusions.
• Lead accounting analyses for strategic investments and other complex transactions under ASC 321, ASC 323, and ASC 810, including equity-method, fair-value, and consolidation considerations.
• Support M&A and other strategic transactions by coordinating accounting diligence and advising on purchase accounting under ASC 805 when applicable.
• Deliver footnote, MD&A, and transaction-related disclosures for 10-Q and 10-K filings; help ensure SOX controls are designed and operating effectively.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, FP&A, Product, and Controllership to support new product launches and post-close integration.

Skills

CPA

Big 4

US GAAP

Technical accounting

Investment accounting

Consolidation

Business combinations

Memos & disclosures

External consultants mgmt

Cross-functional communication

Job description

Coinbase is hiring a Technical Accounting Policy Manager to join the Accounting team. This high-visibility individual contributor role shapes how Coinbase accounts for new crypto products and complex transactions, partnering across Finance, Legal, Tax, Product, and external advisors.

Remote role with quarterly in-person surges. The position reports to the Director of Reporting and Technical Accounting Policy and requires strong US GAAP expertise, plus experience drafting memos and disclosures