Senior Derivative Accountant
Ripple provides payments, custody and stablecoin solutions that help financial institutions integrate blockchain and digital assets.
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About Ripple
Ripple helps financial institutions transform global payments by providing blockchain-powered infrastructure for cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and stablecoin solutions. With it, users can enable instant settlements, reduce costs, and access new markets. The company was originally founded as OpenCoin in 2012 and rebranded to Ripple in 2015.
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About the Role
You will own derivative accounting from documentation through disclosures, assess hedge effectiveness, prepare journal entries, and support audits. You will apply accounting guidance to hedging decisions, communicate technical conclusions clearly, and improve internal methodologies and technical guidance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on derivative instruments and hedge-accounting experience
- Deep knowledge of ASC 815 and IFRS 9
- Experience with fair-value measurement under ASC 820 or IFRS 13
- Familiarity with derivative valuation methodologies
- Ability to manage multiple client engagements and deadlines
- Ability to communicate complex accounting conclusions to non-technical audiences
- Experience with hedge-accounting platforms is preferred
- CPA is preferred
- Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end derivative accounting across client portfolios
- Prepare and review hedge documentation, designation memos, risk-management objectives, and effectiveness testing
- Execute quantitative and qualitative hedge-effectiveness assessments
- Prepare journal entries and financial-statement disclosures
- Apply judgment to hedge accounting elections and de-designation scenarios
- Translate FASB and IASB guidance into actionable client impact summaries
- Lead audit support and engage with external auditors
- Strengthen internal methodologies, templates, and technical guidance
Benefits
- Bonuses and equity
- Healthcare, retirement, family-forming, and family-support benefits
- Employee giving match
- Mobile phone stipend
- R&R days
- Wellness reimbursement
- Vacation policy
- Parental leave
- Family planning benefits
- Catered lunches
- Stocked kitchens with snacks and beverages
