Remote Technical Accounting Policy Leader

Coinbase, Inc.; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 171,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Technical Accounting Policy Manager to join the Accounting team. This highly visible individual contributor role sits at the intersection of Technical Accounting Policy, Controllership, and strategic business initiatives.

You'll shape how Coinbase accounts for new and evolving crypto products, complex transactions, and emerging accounting matters while partnering across Finance, Legal, Tax, Product, and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Strong US GAAP knowledge, including technical accounting, investment accounting, consolidation, and business combinations.
• Experience drafting technical accounting memos and disclosures and communicating complex conclusions clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience managing external consultants or advisors and holding them to clear quality and timeline standards.

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 their impact on Coinbase, and recommend practical, risk-aware 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, evaluating deal terms, and advising on purchase accounting under ASC 805 when applicable.
• Deliver original footnote, MD&A, and transaction-related disclosures for 10-Q and 10-K filings, and help ensure related SOX controls are designed and operating effectively.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, FP&A, Product, and Controllership to support new product launches, strategic initiatives, and post-close integration activities.
• Manage external advisors as needed, including scoping engagements, reviewing deliverables, and maintaining quality and timeline accountability.

Skills

US GAAP expertise

Technical accounting

Financial statement disclosures

CPA required

Big 4 experience preferred

Cross-functional communication

Management of external advisors

Generative AI usage

Education

CPA certification

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Technical Accounting Policy Manager to join the Accounting team. This highly visible individual contributor role sits at the intersection of Technical Accounting Policy, Controllership, and strategic business initiatives.

You'll shape how Coinbase accounts for new and evolving crypto products, complex transactions, and emerging accounting matters while partnering across Finance, Legal, Tax, Product, and external advisors.