Accountant

Accountant New York City / San Francisco / Los Angeles / Remote Finance / Full Time / Remote apply for this job Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating most spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. We build institutional-grade vaults for decentralized finance, delivering risk-adjusted onchain yields for capital at scale. Designed by the most vigilant, quantitative minds in crypto and informed by years of research.   As of November 2025, Gauntlet manages over $2B in vault TVL, and optimizes risk and incentives covering over $42 billion in customer TVL. We continually publish cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institutions — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 75 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.   As a company, we build institutional-grade vaults that deliver risk-adjusted DeFi yields at scale, powered by automated risk models and off-chain intelligence. Gauntlet curates strategies across Morpho, Drift, Symbiotic, Aera and more, with >$2B in vault TVL and a growing suite of Prime, Core and Frontier vaults.   Our mission is to drive adoption and understanding of the financial systems of the future. We operate with a trader’s discipline and a risk manager’s skepticism: size carefully, stress routinely, unwind decisively. The label equals the package equals the contents. No surprises, just predictable, reliable vaults.   About the Role Gauntlet is seeking an Accountant to support our growing accounting function and help ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of our financial records. This role will play a key part in the monthly close process, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, accounts payable and accounts receivable operations, audit support, and compliance activities. You will work closely with the Accounting Lead, Onchain Accounting Lead, and Controller while gaining exposure to a broad range of accounting and finance functions. This position is ideal for someone with a strong accounting foundation who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and building expertise in a high-growth environment. Responsibilities Month-End Close & Financial Reporting Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process Prepare journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules Perform bank, balance sheet, and general ledger reconciliations Maintain accurate accounting records and documentation Assist with preparation of monthly financial statement packages Analyze account activity and investigate variances Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manage the full accounts payable process, including invoice processing and vendor payments Manage customer invoicing, collections, and accounts receivable tracking Maintain vendor and customer records Ensure transactions are coded accurately and recorded timely Employee Expenses & Corporate Cards Administer Ramp and related spend management platforms Review employee expense reports for policy compliance Manage corporate card activity and reconciliations Support employee reimbursement processes Audit, Tax & Compliance Prepare audit support schedules and workpapers Assist with annual financial statement audits Support tax filings and compliance reporting requirements Maintain organized accounting documentation and records Controls & Process Improvement Follow and uphold established accounting policies and procedures Assist in maintaining internal controls and documentation standards Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy ...