The Block is hiring a

Web3 Senior Financial Analyst

Founded in 2018 and based in NYC, The Block is the leading research, analysis, and news brand in the digital asset space. The Block's team is spread across 5 continents and 15+ countries, covering the global cryptocurrency space 24/7.

The Block delivers deep insight into how the emerging digital assets sector interacts with traditional finance, technology, governments, and markets. We reach hundreds of thousands of technologists, financial market participants, Fortune 500 professionals, global service providers, policymakers, and more through our main website, dedicated Research Portal, podcast, and events.

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Operations team and play a key role in driving decision-making across the business. This individual will join The Block as the second hire to the Finance team and will be responsible for providing critical support to our financial reporting and operations processes.  

The hiring range for this role is $90,000 - $110,000 in base salary, plus equity and benefits. Base salary pay within the provided range will be refined based on candidate’s experience and location.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage a month-end-close process including financial statement review, journal preparations, and accrual 
• Manage cash flow operations, including customer invoicing, accounts receivable, collections, accounts payable and related accounting operations while ensuring efficient and accurate processing 
• Review expenses and other transactions to ensure compliance with company policies 
• Assist in preparation of federal, state and local tax filings, including sales tax 
• Create and enforce a documented system for accounting policies and procedures 
• Prepare internal and external facing financial documents such as business reports, financial forecasts, and statements that inform upon the financial state of the business to the leadership team 
• Maintain historical budget variance analysis 
• Oversee the budget process and report variances against the budget on a monthly basis 
• Provide financial analyses as needed for operations, capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations 
• Seek out and recommend company-wide and department-specific internal control improvements 

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive experience in a financial function 
• Advanced Excel experience 
• Ability to operate at a highly strategic level, but also deep dive tactically 
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including GAAP 
• Experience in entire month-end close process 
• Experience with enterprise ERP and related tools for reporting and analysis, including NetSuite
• Experience with SaaS metrics and deferred revenue 
• Understanding of cryptocurrency, digital assets and web3 technologies 
• Certified Public Accountant not required, but preferred

Who We Are: The culture of The Block lies in our key behaviors. It’s who we are and it’s how we show up everyday.

We are confidently humble. We jump in and roll up our sleeves. We know there’s always more to learn and we operate without egos.

We are actionably curious. We strive to be an expert in our field and always seek opportunities to expand our knowledge and skill set. We put our learnings into practice every day. 

We practice tenacious ownership. Every day when we show up we are contributors, teammates, and owners. We rotate through those three hats with agility and without sacrificing accountability or consistency.

We practice respectful partnership. We treat others as we’d expect to be treated - with respect, concern, understanding, and patience.

During our application process we collect completely anonymous diversity information. Providing this information is voluntary but we want you to know what we do with it. We use the data to ensure that our recruiting practices are bringing diverse talent to the organization and we are reacting where we are coming up short. We strive to use the data to ensure we have the tools and resources for all employees both during the interview process and should those employees choose to join us at The Block.