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Salary: USD 250,000 - 300,000 / annual
Bitwise Asset Management, a leading crypto asset manager with $15B+ in client assets, is seeking an experienced Global Controller to design, institutionalize, and lead a world-class global accounting function across multiple jurisdictions.
You will own the integrity of the company's accounting environment, establish consistent policies and reporting standards across all global entities, and build the processes, controls, and documentation required to support sophisticated audit scrutiny and continued growth. This is a strategic and hands-on role requiring equal comfort operating at both the big-picture and detailed levels.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the global accounting function and serve as the senior accounting authority across all global entities
- Design and maintain a scalable global accounting architecture with consistent policies, processes, account structures, and reporting standards
- Independently assess accounting practices, financial statement balances, and key processes across entities within the first 30 days; identify risks and drive issues through resolution
- Own the global accounting policy framework and serve as the technical accounting authority for complex and non-routine matters under US GAAP
- Oversee accounting across local jurisdictions, including IFRS and Swiss statutory requirements, and ensure appropriate reconciliation to US GAAP for consolidated reporting
- Establish and continuously improve key accounting and financial reporting controls, including reconciliations, journal-entry review, close controls, intercompany controls, and segregation of duties
- Own the global close process, including entity-level review, multi-entity consolidation, foreign currency translation, intercompany accounting, and eliminations
- Lead consolidated financial reporting under US GAAP, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely, and decision-useful
- Drive consistency and alignment in accounting practices across all global entities and jurisdictions
- Lead the accounting integration of newly acquired entities, including opening balance sheets, purchase accounting, chart-of-accounts alignment, policy alignment, and consolidation into group reporting
- Lead PCAOB audit readiness and oversee the parent company and independent subsidiary audits
- Proactively identify accounting and reporting risks and translate findings into prioritized remediation plans
- Build and develop a high-performing global accounting organization with clear roles, strong review discipline, and appropriate accountability
Requirements:
- CPA required
- At least 4 years of experience as a Controller or Assistant Controller in a multi-entity, global, or public-company environment
- Deep expertise in US GAAP, consolidation, foreign currency accounting, and technical accounting; IFRS experience is a plus
- Experience in asset management or broader financial services; digital asset or crypto industry experience is a significant plus
- M&A and post-acquisition integration experience is a plus
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to influence leaders outside of direct reporting lines
- Ability to operate in ambiguity, create structure where it does not yet exist, and drive improvement with urgency and consistency
- Ability to operate effectively at both the strategic and detailed levels
