Director, Technical Accounting & Financial Reporting

Who are we?

FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and 
cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-
evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

Department: Accounting / Finance
Reports to: Corporate Controller

Who are we?

FalconX is a pioneering team of operators, investors, and builders committed to revolutionizing institutional access to the crypto markets. Operating at the intersection of traditional finance and cutting-edge technology, FalconX addresses the industry's foremost challenges: Navigating the digital asset market can be complex and fragmented, with limited products and services that support trading strategies, structures, and liquidity found in conventional financial markets. As a comprehensive solution for all digital asset strategies from start to scale, FalconX operates as the connective tissue empowering clients with seamless navigation through the ever-evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Technical Accounting to lead our technical accounting and financial reporting functions. This role will be pivotal in ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, resolving complex accounting issues, and supporting strategic initiatives across the organization. The Director will report directly to the Controller and work closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial results and proper accounting treatment.

Responsibilities

• Technical Accounting Guidance: Be the primary technical accounting resource ensuring proper accounting treatment for all company activities. 
• Leadership & Development: Act as a subject matter expert, working with the business partners in accounting and other functions (e.g., legal, corporate development, stock administration) to identify financial risks associated with new or contemplated transactions and resolve complex accounting issues.
• Financial Reporting: Own internal and external financial reporting processes including the preparation of financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as well as external/regulatory reporting requirements
• Policy Initiatives: Lead all policy initiatives, including the implementation of new accounting standards. Ensure internal accounting policies are maintained and up to date.
• Strategic Initiatives: Support cross-functional strategic initiatives, including product launches, new revenue models, or structural reorganizations, ensuring accounting impacts are proactively addressed.
• Internal Control: Own the internal controls over financial reporting process maintaining control narratives and proposing solutions for identified segregation of duties and control gaps
• Audit Committee Participation: Participate in audit committee meetings, including the presentation of required communications.
• External Auditor Management: Manage the relationship with external auditors and act as the key point of contact between the auditors and internal finance teams.
• M&A Support: Support due diligence and the integration of M&A deals. Lead the purchase price and opening balance sheet accounting.
• System implementation: Implement tools for financial statement reporting (ie., Workiva)
• Special Projects: Represent reporting and technical accounting in special projects such as finance transformation and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of total experience with increasing levels of responsibility, including people management.
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, and SEC reporting (10-Q, 10-K) requirements. Expert in technical accounting issues and public company readiness initiatives.
• Exceptional technical accounting memo writing skills.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills, high energy, and initiative - with a proven ability to manage significant initiatives across the organization, as well as develop and motivate staff.