Financial Reporting Analyst

Position Summary

Grayscale Investments is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst to support the continued growth of its existing investment products and play a key role in supporting other digital currency-focused investment vehicles. The Accounting Analyst will be involved in a range of accounting and finance activities for both the Grayscale Investment Products (Trusts/Funds) as well as Grayscale Investments, LLC, the Asset Manager.

The Analyst should have experience in finance / accounting for asset management or financial services businesses and their investment funds and products. The candidate must be able to think strategically to help maintain all financial and accounting aspects for the investment vehicles including but not limited to operations, fair market valuation, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements for trusts/funds/investment vehicles
• Generate underlying supporting documentation and tie-out of the quarterly financial statements (10-Qs and 10-Ks), including financial highlights and MD&A
• Support accounting needs for each of the investment trusts and funds with daily reconciliations of digital assets, calculation of each trust/fund’s net asset value and expenses incurred by the asset manager
• Support all accounting operations for the trusts/funds and asset manager including maintaining the general ledger, recording realized and unrealized gains & losses and reconciling fund assets
• Track cost basis and sales of assets and record the unrealized/realized gains for those assets
• Support the internal controls & risk team in the implementation, performance and documentation of internal controls
• Assist in responding to auditor requests for the trusts/funds and asset manager
• Support operational needs of the trusts/funds including reconciling and verifying the assets, valuing the assets held by the trusts/funds, monitoring share counts, and income and expenses for each of the funds
• Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for annual tax returns and investor information statements
• Publish fund performance and NAV daily on various platforms including company’s website
• Assist in preparing ad-hoc internal and external financial reporting deliverables

Prior Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field (CPA preferred)
• 1 – 3 years accounting or related finance experience required
• Analytical thinker that can work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Multitasker that can manage/prioritize own workload to meet deadlines 
• Strong excel skills 
• Experience with ActiveDisclosure (preferred)
• Systems savvy / technology enthusiast - an ability to understand the flow of financial information through systems and the ability to apply technology to improve processes
• Previous experience in a Finance or related role with a focus on process design and improvement