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Alpaca · Télétravail · North America - Remote

Who We Are:

Alpaca is a US-headquartered, global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 10 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by $400 million in funding from top-tier global investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Opera Tech Ventures, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Unbound, Peak XV, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 400+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond!

We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Accounting Senior Manager to lead our cryptocurrency accounting operations and support complex accounting matters across the organization.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role that combines ownership of the crypto accounting function with broader technical accounting responsibilities, audit leadership, and internal controls development.

The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, navigating complex accounting and regulatory requirements, and partnering cross-functionally with business leaders, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and external auditors.

This individual will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and scalability of our accounting processes as the business grows and evolves.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Assets Accounting & Financial Reporting

  • Own the end-to-end accounting function for the company's crypto and tokenization-related activities, including month-end and quarter-end close processes, reconciliation review, journal entry reviews, and financial reporting.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance accounting policies, procedures, and controls related to cryptocurrency transactions, digital assets, and associated business activities.
  • Partner closely with crypto business leadership to understand new products, transaction flows, and business developments, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and financial reporting.
  • Oversee accounting for crypto-related transactions, including digital asset holdings, transfers, fees, settlements, and other relevant activities.
  • Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Compliance, and other stakeholders to support regulatory reporting requirements applicable to the crypto business.
  • Drive process improvements, automation, and scalable accounting solutions to support growth in crypto transaction volumes and business complexity.
  • Serve as the primary accounting point of contact for crypto-related initiatives, providing proactive guidance on accounting implications and operational considerations.

Audit Ownership & Regulatory Support

  • Lead and manage the external financial statement audit process for the crypto business, serving as the primary liaison with external auditors.
  • Coordinate audit planning, prepare supporting schedules and documentation, resolve accounting questions, and ensure timely completion of audit deliverables.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to address audit findings, strengthen accounting processes, and implement appropriate remediation measures.
  • Support regulatory examinations, inquiries, and reporting requirements related to the crypto business, in coordination with Legal and Compliance.
  • Maintain audit-ready documentation and ensure accounting processes are supported by effective internal controls.

Technical Accounting & Complex Transactions

  • Serve as a key technical accounting resource across the broader organization, researching and evaluating complex or nonroutine transactions under US GAAP.
  • Prepare technical accounting memoranda documenting accounting conclusions, relevant guidance, and financial statement implications.
  • Partner with Finance and business leaders to evaluate the accounting impact of new products, strategic initiatives, contracts, and unique business arrangements.
  • Support accounting assessments for complex topics, which may include revenue recognition, equity transactions, investments, business combinations, digital assets, and other emerging accounting matters.
  • Monitor evolving accounting standards and regulatory developments, assess their impact on the company, and support implementation of new requirements.
  • Collaborate with external advisors and auditors to resolve technical accounting matters and ensure consistent application of accounting policies.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
  • 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in public accounting and/or a complex corporate accounting environment.
  • Strong understanding of US GAAP, technical accounting research, and financial reporting requirements.
  • Experience managing month-end close processes, preparing financial statements, and coordinating external audits.
  • Experience with cryptocurrency, digital assets, financial services, fintech, or similarly complex transaction environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently research, analyze, and document complex accounting matters.
  • Experience designing, implementing, or improving accounting processes and internal controls.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work across multiple teams.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex accounting topics into clear, actionable guidance for non-accounting stakeholders.
  • Comfortable working both strategically and hands-on in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Preferred

  • CPA with a combination of Big Four or national public accounting firm experience and industry experience.
  • Direct experience with cryptocurrency accounting, including digital asset transactions, reconciliations, custody arrangements, and related reporting requirements.
  • Experience supporting regulated financial services or crypto-related entities.
  • Experience leading financial statement audits and working directly with external auditors on complex accounting matters.
  • Familiarity with SOC 1 and/or SOC 2 readiness, internal control frameworks, and audit evidence requirements.
  • Experience implementing accounting automation, improving financial systems, or scaling accounting operations.
  • Experience partnering with senior leadership on new products, business initiatives, or complex commercial arrangements.

How We Take Care of You:

  • Competitive Salary & Stock Options
  • Health Benefits
  • New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
  • Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card

Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.

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À propos de Alpaca

Who We Are:

Alpaca is a US California headquartered brokerage infrastructure technology company and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, Options, Cryptocurrencies, and more, and has raised over $170 million in funding. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company in multiple countries, and we serve hundreds of financial institutions globally such as broker-dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges as well as millions of individual customers all over the world.

 

Alpaca’s globally distributed team members bring in diverse experiences such as engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals to achieve our Mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We are also deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community. We will continue to enhance and improve our award-winning developer-friendly API and the brokerage infrastructure behind it.



Our Team Members:

We’re a team of 200+ globally distributed members who love working from our favorite places worldwide. Our team spans the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and more!

We’re looking for candidates eager to join Alpaca’s growing organization, who are excited about our Mission of “Open[ing] financial services to everyone on the planet” and share our Values of “Stay Curious,” “Have Empathy,” and “Be Accountable.”

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