Accounting Manager, Tokenized Equities
About the role
Senior accounting lead for Coinbase Tokenized Equities, responsible for building the accounting and reporting model from ground up, ensuring regulatory compliance, controls, and scalable finance systems for a tokenized equities product issued in Abu Dhabi.
Responsibilities
- Build the accounting model from the ground up — covering token issuance and redemption, asset tracking, intercompany flows, and the close process
- Own regulatory compliance and reporting to the FSRA for this business. Liaise with regulator to ensure understanding of rules, build robust reporting processes, and respond to ad hoc queries
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Legal, Tax, Compliance, Treasury, FP&A, and Finance Data to ensure new flows are accurate, controlled, and scalable
- Sign off on flow of funds, posting rules, account setup, ledger structure, reconciliations, and reporting before launch
- Lead accounting analysis for new structures under US GAAP and IFRS, including dividends, splits, and balance sheet treatment
- Build the reporting framework for issuer entity, including annual audited IFRS financials, local filings, and external audit support
- Set up a control environment for a regulated launch — audit trails, books and records, and data integrity across on-chain and off-chain systems
- Identify accounting, controls, and reporting risks early and ensure each has a clear owner and plan
Qualifications
- A degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA, CA, or similar strongly preferred
- Strong accounting or finance experience in a regulated setting (capital markets, broker-dealer, exchange, custody, clearing, or digital assets)
- Experience working directly with a financial regulator — inquiries, exams, or filings
- Proven ability to apply accounting rules to new or complex products
- Experience building new finance processes for a new product, entity, or regulatory regime
- A strong controls mindset and the ability to shape how systems are built before launch
- Clear communication skills and comfort in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Familiarity with the FSRA and its regulatory framework and rulebook
- Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality
Skills
About Coinbase
Buy, sell, and manage cryptocurrencies.
Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use.
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