Senior Accountant – Corporate

Paxos

. Own expense accounting and month-end close tasks outside of revenue, including balance sheet reconciliations and P&L flux analysis .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $113,000 - $129,675 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in expense accounting, month-end close processes, and blockchain technology, with a strong understanding of US GAAP and share-based compensation accounting. Proficient in using AI tools and SQL for financial reporting and automation.

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Expense AccountingUS GAAPBlockchain TechnologyShare-Based Compensation AccountingSQL Queries in Snowflake

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Hard Skills

Month-End CloseBalance Sheet ReconciliationP&L Flux AnalysisAccrual AccountingFinancial ReportingOn-Chain Transaction ReviewRealized and Unrealized Gains AccountingIntercompany EliminationsAdvanced Excel SkillsGoogle Apps Scripts

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaboration Across Time Zones

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeClaudeArkhamEtherscanBscScan

Certifications & Qualifications

CPABachelor's Degree in Accounting

Industry Keywords

DeFiDigital AssetsCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesEquity Platforms

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

FluxSnowflakeSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own expense accounting and month-end close tasks outside of revenue, including balance sheet reconciliations and P&L flux analysis
Book and support bonus and other accruals, and maintain prepaid schedules and amortization
Account for share-based compensation and support equity-related financial reporting
Reconcile the corporate balance sheet, including bank accounts, platform cash, digital assets, and DeFi positions
Tie the general ledger and subledger to bank, custodian, and on-chain balances
Review and trace transactions on-chain using Arkham, Etherscan, and BscScan
Follow activity from the blockchain through to the platform and support revenue accounting with on-chain tracing
Book realized and unrealized gains and losses and maintain supporting rollforwards
Account for related party transactions, including AP and loans, and prepare intercompany elimination entries
Own and extend AI agents built with Claude when adding chains or activity types
Run monthly Snowflake queries and Google Apps Scripts supporting the close
Use AI to update or troubleshoot queries and scripts
Identify manual close steps and automate them with review controls
Develop expertise in blockchain technology, enterprise and investor cryptocurrency, and Paxos’ regulation-first approach

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of accounting experience, ideally including public accounting or audit and time in-house
Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA (or equivalent) preferred
Strong working knowledge of US GAAP
Experience owning close areas with minimal oversight, including expense accruals, prepaids and amortization, balance sheet and bank reconciliations, and flux analysis
Working knowledge of share-based compensation accounting (ASC 718) and related party transactions
Hands-on experience reviewing transactions on-chain
Working understanding of wallets and addresses, tokens, gas fees, and stablecoin mint and burn
Ability to trace a transaction across multiple hops and explain what happened without being taught the basics
Understanding of realized versus unrealized gains and losses, including when an unrealized gain or loss becomes realized and how to book each, such as ASC 350-60 for in-scope crypto assets
Understanding of intercompany eliminations and consolidation
AI-forward; experience using tools like Claude in daily work and willingness to learn or experience maintaining AI agents
Comfortable running existing SQL queries in Snowflake and using AI to modify them
Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills
Ability to run and troubleshoot Google Apps Scripts
Clear written and verbal communication
Comfort working with colleagues across APAC and European time zones
Nice to have: DeFi experience, AI agents or automated close workflows, blockchain data integrations, digital asset subledger, NetSuite, Carta or similar equity platform, and prior crypto or financial services experience
For applicants with fewer than 4 years of relevant work experience, in-office attendance is required at the New York City Midtown office

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Bonuses based on individual performance and company performance
Competitive total compensation and benefits package
Remote-first organization
Final-stage candidates may meet in person with a Paxos team member before an offer is extended