Director of Accounting
Arbitrum is a finance-native blockchain platform providing enterprise-grade infrastructure for applications, tokenization, and dedicated blockchain environments. It serves finance, consumer, and gaming applications, enabling developers and companies to build apps or launch their own chains with near-instant speed, low costs, and Ethereum-grade security.
About Arbitrum
Arbitrum positions itself as the enterprise-grade infrastructure for global finance, consumer, and gaming applications onchain. It offers a flexible platform allowing users to either build an app on Arbitrum One (using Solidity or Stylus, which supports Rust, C, and C++) or launch a fully customizable dedicated chain with configurable gas tokens, governance, access controls, and privacy. The platform emphasizes performance, confidentiality, customization, and compliance for institutional and blockchain-native developers alike. Arbitrum's ecosystem hosts hundreds of finance, consumer, and gaming applications, including major DeFi protocols like Aave, Pendle, GMX, Morpho, and Uniswap, as well as consumer and gaming projects such as The Beacon, Otherside, Wildcard, and Golden Tides. Clients and partners range from institutional finance players (e.g., Robinhood) to Web3-native consumer apps and game studios, reflecting its focus on serving both enterprise-grade finance use cases and mass-adoption consumer/gaming experiences.
Skills
About the Role
You'll partner with the Head of Finance to build out the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting while implementing strong financial operating procedures. You'll roll up your sleeves and work both independently and as a manager, thriving in a high-growth environment while solving complex blockchain-related accounting problems. You'll bring a strong grasp of US GAAP, work with accounting systems and integrations, and focus on automation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Accounting department builder at heart
- 10+ years experience with time spent at a Big 4 accounting firm
- 2+ years of recent experience at a crypto company or crypto native
- Experience or familiarity with digital asset accounting is highly preferred
- Prior experience leading a financial audit in partnership with external auditors
- CPA license holder
- Experience with multi-entity operations
- Strong proficiency in accounting software, financial planning tools and Microsoft Excel
- Great communicator with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and highly organized and tactical
- Ability to think strategically about department building and rolling out new processes
Responsibilities
- Lead the monthly close process and prepare and analyze financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flow
- Drive opportunities for process improvements and automation, optimize accounting systems and tools, and lead the implementation of accounting best practices
- Ensure consistent implementation of accounting principles and procedures in compliance with US GAAP, staying up to date with FASB and SEC guidance, especially related to digital asset policies
- Develop, implement and enforce financial controls and policies
- Oversee payroll, accounts payable, expense reimbursements, and accounts receivable
- Own digital asset reporting and reconciliations
- Provide support to the management team in making informed financial decisions
- Work with tax partners to prepare and file tax documents and returns
- Build and mentor the Accounting team
Benefits
- Annual company offsite + team onsites
- Professional reimbursement program (facilitates industry conference attendance, certifications, and more)
- Medical, dental & vision coverage (US + some other countries)
- 401k retirement plan + company match (US only)
- Wellness stipend
- Home office set up / ergonomic equipment program