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Coinbase is building the infrastructure for an open financial system. As Accounting Manager, Global GL Operations, you will own end-to-end global close activities and lead core GL operations across corporate OpEx, operating cash, capitalized software, and intercompany accounting. You will play a pivotal role in scaling our systems, strengthening internal controls, and collaborating with Product, Engineering, FP&A, Treasury, and Tax to turn complex product launches into close-ready operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead month-end and quarter-end close activities across global entities, including journal entries, reconciliations, account analysis, and consolidated reporting.
- Own accounting operations for corporate OpEx, including accruals, reclasses, recurring entries, and variance analysis in partnership with FP&A and Source-to-Pay.
- Oversee operating cash reconciliations, aging of reconciling items, and close-related partnership with Treasury.
- Guide accounting for capitalized software, including capitalization assessments, asset additions, amortization, and related controls.
- Oversee intercompany processes, including routine billings, shared-services recharges, cash settlement support, eliminations, and foreign-currency considerations.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance Systems, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and Payroll to support new products, market expansion, and scalable accounting processes.
- Strengthen the close through automation, SOX-compliant controls, clear documentation, audit readiness, and effective leadership of accounting team members and BPO partners.
Required Skills and Experience
- 9+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including experience leading or managing a team, FTEs, or BPO resources.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred.
- Strong experience leading multi-entity month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, and consolidated reporting.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SOX controls, and accounting process documentation.
- Experience across several of the following: operating expenses, cash reconciliations, capitalized software, intercompany accounting, consolidations, or foreign-currency accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to improve accounting processes, partner cross-functionally on product or market expansion, and exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Experience with an ERP system such as NetSuite, Oracle, or SAP; strong spreadsheet skills and responsible AI fluency, with SQL or analytics-tool experience a plus.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
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Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus)
$166,345 - $195,700 USD
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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About Coinbase
Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in San Francisco, is the largest US-listed crypto exchange (NASDAQ: COIN) with 110M+ verified users and $300B+ quarterly traded volume. Products span retail, Advanced Trade, Wallet self-custody, Base L2 and institutional prime. Public since 2021, Coinbase drives US policy engagement and proof-of-reserves standards. The bar is high for security thinking, regulatory judgment and shipping consumer-grade crypto products. As the premier US-listed digital asset platform, Coinbase sets industry standards for security architecture, regulatory engagement, and developer-first Web3 ecosystem scaling. Coinbase recruits across engineering, risk compliance, product design, and business development to expand compliant Web3 financial services.