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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 PL Treasury • Design daily PL 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