Accountant

Accountant

Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance. The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), payments, stablecoins, and more. Many of the world's largest financial services institutions have also adopted Chainlink's standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, ANZ, Aave, GMX, Lido, and many others.

Chainlink Labs is a world-class team of over 600 developers, researchers, and capital markets experts, and has ranked among Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology, Fortune's Best Medium Workplace, and the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces. Learn more at chain.link or chainlinklabs.com.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Accountant to manage the day-to-day accounting, reporting, and cash flow operations. This hands-on role will oversee monthly closes, reconciliations, bill payments, and both fiat and crypto transactions.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, continually improves processes, and strengthens governance and controls while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and discretion.

Your Impact

Monthly Reporting & Accounting

Prepare accurate monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow reports

Maintain general ledger entries across multiple entities

Reconcile bank, trust, and crypto accounts on a monthly basis

Track and categorize inflows, outflows, and transfers

Payment & Liquidity

Manage bill payments, invoices, and reimbursements

Ensure adequate liquidity across bank, trust, and crypto accounts

Maintain organized supporting documentation for all transactions

Tax Support

Ensure books are tax-ready with proper categorization and documentation

Work closely with internal tax team and external advisors to prepare filings for US Tax filings

Stay current on filing deadlines and assist with extensions, estimates, and required payments

Crypto & Financial Support

Record and reconcile crypto activity in line with accounting standards

Support execution of crypto transfers, including wallet management

Prepare projections, forecasts, and cash flow planning

Handle ad hoc financial requests from founders and executives

Process Improvement & Governance

Proactively identify inefficiencies and propose improved workflows

Contribute to establishing accounting governance (documentation, approvals, controls)

Implement best practices for reconciliations, reporting packages, and audit readiness

Act as a resource for continuous improvement across family office operations

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

At least 35 years of professional accounting / bookkeeping experience

Hands-on monthly close, reconciliations, and reporting

Self-starter with bias toward action and ownership

Strong process orientation, with proven ability to improve systems

High integrity and discretion handling sensitive information

Proficiency with Google Sheets and accounting software

Attention to detail with excellent organizational skills

Clear communicator

Preferred Requirements

Exposure to crypto accounting or willingness to learn quickly

Big 4 Experience

Spanish speaker preferred

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