Senior Accountant
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Canada
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally including full cycle accounting in a global multi-entity environment involving subsidiary accounting, reporting, and consolidations.
- CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) or equivalent license.
- Prior experience working with external auditors.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including experience researching and documenting technical accounting positions.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business/Commerce.
- Intermediate SQL proficiency; previous experience with Snowflake or other data warehouses is an asset.
- Proven track record of meeting deadlines and ownership of complex areas.
- Strong analytical and database skills with proven ability to deal with large volumes of unstructured data from a variety of sources.
- Strong working knowledge of multi-currency transactions, multinational environments, and related impacts on the financial statements.
- Excellent technology skills and comfortable with learning new tools, including AI. You are keen to embrace AI tools to accelerate learning, enhance decision-making, improve quality of work product, an
- Must be willing to undergo applicable background checks, in compliance with local laws and regulations, if selected
- Applicants must have the right to work in Canada at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Nice to have
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Background and understanding of financial services products (loans, trading, savings).
- Experience working at a startup or in fintech.
- Understanding of crypto networks, Bitcoin and Ethereum, is an asset.
- Crypto or industry experience preferred, but not required
Full description
Senior Accountants, Ledn is interested in hearing from you!About Ledn
Ledn is the leading bitcoin-backed lender dedicated to providing secure, transparent, and efficient digital asset-based solutions. Our mission is to help clients build long-term wealth in hard assets by offering a suite of innovative products, including interest-earning accounts, loans, and trading services. Serving 100+ markets with $11B in loans issued since 2018, Ledn continues to expand its reach, ensuring clients can access reliable financial products wherever they are.
Our team at Ledn is a passionate group of individuals from diverse backgrounds. What we all have in common is an unshakeable conviction that digital assets can democratize access to the global economy and Ledn’s suite of products & services can play a critical role in doing so. The core values that guide us are: act with integrity always, own it, have a passion for progress, and lead with empathy. Combining these values with our conviction make Ledn an unstoppable force in changing the world for the better. Come join us as we build, innovate and revolutionize financial services!
The Opportunity:
Ledn is looking for a full-time Senior Accountant who is passionate about bitcoin and improving the current financial systems to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this role will be responsible for maintaining an accurate accounting book of records in accordance with US GAAP, assisting in external audit engagements, and providing financial analysis to support management and business decisions.
The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of US GAAP and audit practices, strong technical accounting and analytical skills, and the ability to manage complex, multi-entity accounting and reporting in a fast-growing, multinational digital asset business.
This role is based in Canada and requires ongoing Canadian work authorization.
About the Role:General Ledger, Reporting & Consolidations
- Maintain full cycle month-end close, including the preparation and processing of journal entries, account reconciliations, and working papers.
- Handle reconciliations for a large set of daily transactions between internal and external data, investigating any discrepancies that arise.
- Account for fiat and digital asset transactions, customer custodial funds, loan revenue recognition and other new products
- Collaborate with the Data and Operations teams to prepare data and month-end reports.
- Develop, automate, and test the reconciliation process using tools such as Snowflake, Microsoft Excel, or Google Sheets.
- Support the global consolidation and reporting process, including accounting for the impact of foreign exchange rates, digital asset revaluation, and elimination of intercompany balances and investments in subsidiaries.