Accountant/BookKeeper
Job Description
Job Title: Accounting & Bookkeeping Lead
About Us
We’re an early-stage, venture-backed fintech startup building next-generation infrastructure for digital-asset trading and embedded payments. Our investors include top-tier regional and Silicon Valley VCs. As we scale, world-class financial stewardship is critical to our success—and that’s where you come in.
The Opportunity
You will own the entire accounting function, from day-to-day bookkeeping through audit-ready financial statements. You’ll design processes from the ground up, partner directly with founders and the Board, and become the single source of truth for everything numbers-related—mission-critical as we prepare for subsequent funding rounds and rapid revenue growth.
What You’ll Do
| Core Area | Key Responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Financial Reporting & Audit | • Build and maintain our general ledger and chart of accounts• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements• Lead year-end audits; liaise with audit firms• Compile investor data rooms and prepare for VC due-diligence requests |
| Derivative P&L & Treasury | • Design daily P&L attribution for our proprietary derivatives trading desk (futures, options, perpetual swaps)• Implement valuation and hedge-effectiveness testing for complex instruments• Reconcile exchange wallets, custodial accounts, and on-chain addresses |
| Controls & Compliance | • Establish scalable bookkeeping, payables, and receivables workflows • Own tax filings (VAT/GST, withholding, corporate income) and liaise with external advisors• Draft and maintain internal finance policies, SOX-lite controls, and segregation of duties |
Requirements
What You Bring
- 1+ years progressive experience in accounting or audit, ideally at a Big 4 firm You thrive in ambiguity, communicate crisply, and love automating manual tasks with software and APIs.
- Basic fluency in English.
*Optional*
Interview process
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Flexible hours & remote-first culture
- Work alongside serial founders and seasoned derivatives traders .
How to Apply
Email [email protected] with your résumé and a short note (max 300 words) on the most complex audit or derivatives-accounting problem you’ve solved. We review applications on a rolling basis.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at all levels.
About us
Block River Technologies is a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions in DLT research, FinTech, and Algorithmic Trading. We're revolutionizing the financial industry through innovative technologies and data-driven insights.
In this dynamic environment, we are seeking talented individuals to join our team. As a significant contributor, you will play a key role in our web3 platform, delivering premium derivatives trading and risk management products
for both retail and institutional traders. With a rich history of crafting traditional finance and Web3 products, we are on a mission to bring financial independence to the masses.
We welcome talented and passionate individuals who are ready to embrace the complexities and challenges of fintech, DLT and Web3 technologies.